THREE POST-GRADUATE ISSUES A DISTANCE EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY SHOULD ADDRESS

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN?

Most of our learners haven't set foot inside a university classroom in many years but they found their way to us at the insistence of a little voice in the back of their heads that urged them forward into more education.

HOW DO YOU CHOOSE AN EDUCATIONAL

ORGANIZATION?

How do our learners know which educational institution would best meet their needs?

What questions should they have been asking? What answers should they have heard?

RETURNING TO SCHOOL

There are countless educational organizations out there offering adult degree programs these

days and the faculty and staff at the Intercultural

Open University Foundation know that a return to school can be overwhelming.

MATURE STUDENTS

That's especially true for mature learners who have busy careers, family considerations and charitable interests to tend.

THREE DECADES AND THREE QUESTIONS

As a respected provider of distributed education at the Master's and PhD levels, we have three decades of experience in mentoring mature adults to their chosen degree and we feel any potential purveyor of higher education should answer three questions well:

FLEXIBILITY

Is the educational experience the organization provides flexible enough to make it possible for a student to pursue their degree and still maintain their work and family commitments?

EXPERTISE

Does the educational institution have the appropriate expertise necessary for delivering a quality education?

SUPPORT

Are students well supported in their efforts to obtain their degrees?

OUR RESULTS?

The IOUF earns high marks from our students - who we call "learners" - in all three of these areas.

ONLINE WORK

Although we have offices in the USA and in Spain, our learners work towards and obtain a degree without having to be present on a physical campus.

TIME COMMITMENT

All communication and course work are completed online and learners direct their own curricula in consultation with a thesis advisor. Working at their own pace, they complete their distance learning program when and as their schedules permit.

FACULTY AND STAFF

IOUF faculty members are respected academics with decades of experience in their chosen fields. Many hold concurrent teaching positions at other universities and some are contributing to the development of their selected fields as active members of the workforce.

All faculty and staff work for the IOUF on a volunteer basis.

ACCREDITATION

Cooperative educational agreements signed in 2011 mean our graduates receive accredited degrees from the Universidad Azteca and the Universidad Central de Nicaragua, as well as from the IOUF.

MENTORSHIP

Our learners are fully supported in their distance learning efforts and each one is assigned a faculty mentor who oversees all aspects of their education, providing input and assistance where necessary.

ARE YOU A SOCIAL CHANGE AGENT?

We'd appreciate the opportunity to explore the possibility of welcoming you as a learner in our University Foundation and we'd love to help you in your own efforts to make the world a better place through academic achievement.

CONTACT US!

If you feel you would like to investigate the possibility of pursuing your graduate or post-graduate degree with the IOUF, we invite you to contact us for more information:

On our website at www.ioufoundation.org

On our social site at http://www.social.ioufoundation.org/index.php/blogs/7/22/iou-foundation-at-work-in-the-wo

On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Intercultural-Open-University-Foundation/256061553857