The Asian Association of Open Universities was founded in 1987 so that open universities in Asia could exchange information resources about distance education.
In addition to Far East countries including Korea, Japan, China, South Asian and Middle Eastern countries have participated in AAOU to improve their higher education through distance education. Since KNOU was first elected as the President of AAOU in 2002, it has been taking an active part in various projects.
In addition, KNOU held annual conferences under the theme of “Roles of Open Universities for All” and “Distance Education in the Digital Era” in 1992 and 2002, respectively.
The International Council for Open and Distance Education is an international conference relating to distance education.
The international Council for Open and Distance Education, founded in Canada in 1938, has a total of 155 educational institutions all over the world.
As a member of the International Council for Open and Distance education. KNOU has been attending the annual executive meeting and the semiannual assembly as Asia’s representative distance educational institution.
This international seminar began with the participation of open universities in Korea, China, and Japan.
It aims to promote the development of distance education in each country through academic exchanges and to seek ways to cooperate.
Starting with Korea National Open University in 2009, Open University of Japan and Open University of China take turns hosting the event every year.
It contributes to boosting academic discussions and promoting exchanges for the development of innovative distance education in East Asia.
