Athabasca University
| Athabasca University | |
|---|---|
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| motto | Canada's Open University |
| founding | 1970 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place |
Athabasca , Alberta Canada
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| president | Neil Fassina |
| Students | approx. 40,000 |
| Employee | approx. 1,350 |
| Annual budget | 130 million CAD |
| Networks | IAU , UArctic |
| Website | www.athabascau.ca |
The Athabasca University is a university in Athabasca , Canada , the courses and university degrees via distance learning offers. Founded in 1970, it is recognized as the leading distance learning university in North America . She is a member of the University of the Arctic .
Athabasca University is the only Canadian university that does not impose any requirements on previous school qualifications for admission. It is primarily used by students who are unable to study at an ordinary university outside of Canada due to disabilities, family responsibilities, full-time employment, professional sports, or military service. The university offers more than 60 degrees in English and French and has over 30,000 students enrolled. It was the first Canadian university whose degrees were recognized in the United States . 260,000 graduates have graduated since the university was founded.
organization
In 2009 the organization of the university was changed and is structured as follows:
Faculties
- Faculty of Business - Department of Economics
- Faculty of Health Disciplines - Department of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences - Department of Social Sciences
- Faculty of Science and Technology - Department of Technology
- Faculty of Graduate Studies - Department for master’s degree programs
Centers
- Center for Distance Education
- Center for Learning Accreditation (PLAR)
- Center for Learning Design and Development
- Research Center
Accreditations
Athabasca University reports to the Minister of Advanced Education and is funded by the Province of Alberta. The university may award degrees up to a master’s degree, which is regulated by the Post-Secondary Learning Act .
The university is accredited in the United States by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
The university is a member of the following associations:
- Association of Commonwealth Universities
- Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
- Canadian Virtual University
- International Council for Open and Distance Education
- University of the Arctic
Well-known graduates
- Jonathan Filewich - Canadian ice hockey player
- Jayne Gackenbach - writer, researcher
- Stu Grimson - Canadian ice hockey player
- Thomas Hickey - Canadian ice hockey player
- Sandra Keith - Canadian biathlete
- Ralph Klein - former Prime Minister of Alberta
- Alyn McCauley - Canadian ice hockey player
- Beckie Scott - Canadian cross-country skier
Honorary doctorate
- Pierre Berton - author and journalist
- Northrop Frye - literary critic
- Dorothy Livesay - poet
- Ernest Manning - former Prime Minister of Alberta
- Ian Tyson - Canadian country and folk singer
Web links
- Athabasca University (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interim President's Biography ( Memento from November 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c d Athabasca University: Athabasca University at a Glance (English)
- ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed July 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Athabasca University: Academic Faculties & Centers ( Memento of August 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English) of February 24, 2011. Accessed July 24, 2011.
- ↑ a b Athabasca University: Accreditation (English) of June 10, 2010. Accessed July 24, 2011.
- ^ Official website of Pierre Berton (English). Accessed July 24, 2011.