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Motto
  
敦品勵學、敬業樂群

Website
  
www.nou.edu.tw

Established
  
1 August 1986

National Open University

Location
  
Luzhou, New Taipei, Taiwan

National Open University (NOU; Chinese: 國立空中大學) is an open university in Luzhou District, New Taipei, Taiwan. National Open University was established on August 1, 1986 along the lines of Great Britain's Open University. Although National Open University originally had entrance examinations, they were later abolished in 1997. Classes were originally conducted over a dedicated radio station, and television channel and internet classroom were later added. Today, National Open University is a full-service, distance learning university fully accredited by the Taiwanese government, and has an annual enrollment of 35,000 students.

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Organization

National Open University is headed by a president. The University contain 6 academic departments.

  • Department of Liberal Arts
  • Department of Social Sciences
  • Department of Arts in Commerce
  • Department of Public Administration
  • Department of Living Sciences
  • Department of Management and Information
  • Alumni

  • Chen Fu-hai, Magistrate-elect of Kinmen County
  • Wang Chien-fa, Magistrate of Penghu County
  • Transportation

    NOU is accessible within walking distance South East from Luzhou Station of Taipei Metro.

    References

    National Open University Wikipedia