Athabasca University

Athabasca University
Other name
AU
MottoLearning for Life[1]
TypePublic university specializing in online distance education
Established1970
PresidentAlex Clark[2]
Students40,630[3]
Undergraduates35,520[3]
Postgraduates5,110[3]
Location,
Alberta
,
Canada
CampusOnline, rural and urban
Faculty & Staff1,233[3]
ColoursBlue and orange   
Affiliations
Websitewww.athabascau.ca
Aerial view of the Academic & Research Center at Athabasca University

Athabasca University (AU) is a Canadian public university that primarily operates through online distance education. Founded in 1970, it is one of four comprehensive academic and research universities in Alberta,[4] and was the first Canadian university to specialize in distance education.[5]

  1. ^ "About AU: Coat of Arms". Athabasca University. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ^ Tran, Paula (3 February 2023). "Athabasca University board of directors fires president, hires new one | Globalnews.ca". Calgary, Alberta: Global News. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Athabasca University Annual Report to Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education for the year ended March 31, 2013 (PDF). Athabasca University. 2013. pp. 10, 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Comprehensive academic and research universities (CARUs)". Types of publicly funded institutions. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  5. ^ Zdeb, Chris (16 June 2014). "June 16, 1985: Athabasca University opens for distance education". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.