Intercultural Open University Foundation Explained

Intercultural Open University Foundation
Established:1981
City:Arden, DE (US) and Granada (Spain)
Campus:Distributed Education
President:Sandra Hurlong, PhD

The Intercultural Open University Foundation (IOUF) is an international non-profit charitable organization that provides distance learning courses to master's and PhD students.[1] IOUF offers dual degree programs in association with Universidad Azteca and its partner the Universidad Central de Nicaragua (UCN). Upon successful completion of the course, students are awarded with the Doctor of Philosophy, PhD degree in consortium with UAzteca and UCN.[2]

The faculty and staff of IOUF contribute their time on a volunteer basis. To promote the higher education in developing countries, a limited number of scholarships are provided. The scholarship program was begun by the founders of the Intercultural Open University Foundation, Jan R. Hakemulder and Fay A.C. DeJonge. Jan Hakemulder was an academician who worked on the development programs designed to help the world's poor as an educational consultant for UNICEF.[3] [4] He and his wife, Fay A.C. DeJonge wrote about many subjects such as journalism, the media and ethics, alternative education, distance education and peace and non-violence studies.[5] [6] [7]

The Intercultural Open University Foundation is registered as a non-profit foundation in the United States and maintains offices in Arden, Delaware and Granada, Spain.[8] Although it originally obtained registration as a foundation in the Netherlands, it no longer maintains offices in that country, having transferred its European headquarters to Spain in August, 2011 and it is no longer registered as a Dutch juridical person.[9] The use of Information and communications technology in IOUF has been assessed and validated by the European Commission's HEXTLEARN Peer Review and Study.[10] IOUF is a member of international educational organizations such as European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN), European Foundation for Quality in e-Learning (EFQUEL).[11] [12]

As a charitable foundation, IOUF is an independent legal entity with a stated mission of serving the public interest through higher education and research.[13] Its status as a not-for-profit organization confers favorable tax status on activities undertaken in pursuit of Foundation goals.

History

The Intercultural Open University Foundation was established in 1981 by Jan R. Hakemulder.[14] During his tenure as an educational advisor with UNESCO in Africa, Jan and his wife Fay A.C. DeJonge, convened a meeting of Dutch, German and English professors at Bosk House in Opeinde, Netherlands. After this meeting, the group decided to provide distributed educational programs focused on the social subjects to students around the world, the Intercultural Open University Foundation was the result.[15]

The foundation was the subject of controversy when John Bear, a writer on educational institutions, questioned its status.[16] The foundation also came under attack in 2008 when CIMEA, the Italian Information Centre on Academic Mobility and Equivalence, claimed it had "dubious professors with dubious credentials that somehow (connected it) to UNESCO."[17] CIMEA subsequently posted a letter from the foundation's president, board of governors and faculty protesting the reference.[18]

In 2007, Skepsis, a Dutch magazine which aims to debunk pseudoscience, published an article stating that the founders of the Intercultural Open University Foundation held PhD degrees from distance-learning institutions. The article also stated that the foundation awarded degrees in India for about 250 Euros while charging 8000 Euros for students from developed countries as a part of the "Robin Hood strategy: what the rich pay too much, is given to the less fortunate." by the Hakemulders. The author stated that he doubted that the professors of the IOUF could legally bear the legally protected Dutch title doctor (dr.).

IOUF founder and president Jan Hakemulder died in August, 2008. After his death, IOUF's board of governors appointed Sandra Hurlong as the interim president of the foundation. From the estate of Jan Hakemulder, an endowment was established to fund the institution. In August 2009, the IOUF announced Dr. Hurlong as the appointed president. Under her direction, the foundation shifted its focus to graduate dual degrees programs exclusively.[19] [20]

In October 2011, IOUF signed an academic co-operation agreement with the Universidad Azteca (UAzteca).[21] [22] [23] According to the agreement upon successful completion of the program, IOUF PhD students will be awarded an international double degree offered jointly by the Universidad Azteca and its partner, the Universidad Central de Nicaragua (UCN).

Professional memberships

The Intercultural Open University Foundation is a member of:

Other affiliations Include:

Academics

Intercultural Open University Foundation offers programs in social science, environmental science, health science, psychology, sociology, anthropology, international business management, social change, education for sustainable development, religious studies.[29]

Notable people

Faculty:

Graduates:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Intercultural Open University Foundation . OnGreen . 22 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714224349/http://www.ongreen.com/companies/Intercultural-Open-University-Foundation . 14 July 2014 .
  2. Web site: Partners & Affiliations - Universidad Azteca . . 24 June 2014.
  3. Book: Primary Education and Teacher Training: Kenya . UNESCO-UNICEF Project (Kenyed 9), UNICEF . Hakemulder, Jan . 1972.
  4. Web site: Books by Jan R. Hakemulder . . 23 June 2014.
  5. Web site: Publishers of Academic, Professional and Reference Books. . Anmol Publications . 23 June 2014.
  6. Book: Principles And Ethics Of Journalism . Anmol Publications Pvt. Limited . Jan R. Hakemulder. 1998 . 9788126100743. etal.
  7. Book: Broadcast Journalism . Anmol Publications Pvt. Limited . Jan R. Hakemulder. 2010 . 9788126100736. etal.
  8. Web site: Entity Details: INTERCULTURAL OPEN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION . Department of State: Division of Corporations . 24 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721035421/https://delecorp.delaware.gov/tin/controller . 21 July 2011 .
  9. Web site: Foundation for Intercultural Open University. . KVK . 24 June 2014.
  10. Peer Review as Means to Enhance Quality of IC in Integration in Teaching and Learning . Arenas, M. Begoña . 135378-LLP-1-2007-1-Hu-Ka3-Ka3Nw . 2010.
  11. Web site: Members List - EDEN . . 24 June 2014.
  12. Web site: EFQUEL Members . https://web.archive.org/web/20120413030918/http://efquel.org/membership/members-list/ . dead . 13 April 2012 . . 24 June 2014 .
  13. Web site: Mission - IOUF . IOUF . 28 June 2014.
  14. Web site: Introduction to the Intercultural Open University. Internationale Kulturwissenschaften International Cultural Studies Etudes culturelles internationales . 27 June 2014.
  15. Web site: De Universiteit van Opeinde . Skepter . 27 June 2014 . Nanninga, Rob.
  16. Book: Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning . . Bear, Mariah . 2003 . 978-1-58008-431-4.
  17. Web site: Degree Mills: non-accredited and irregular higher education institutions . . 30 June 2014 . Lantero, Luca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150513185433/http://www.cimea.it/files/fileusers/Diploma_mills_Luca_Lantero_EN.pdf . 13 May 2015 .
  18. Web site: Intercultural Open University Foundation Letter to CIMEA Administration . . 28 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031734/http://www.cimea.it/default.aspx?IDC=2621 . 6 January 2014 .
  19. Web site: Dr. Sandra Hurlong Appointed President of the Intercultural Open University Foundation . Intercultural Open University Foundation . 20 April 2009 . 30 June 2014.
  20. Web site: Global Advisory Board - Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies . Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies . 30 June 2014.
  21. Web site: International Association of Universities recognized universities list . . 30 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131209091432/http://www.iau-aiu.net/sites/all/files/m_nw.pdf#Mexico . 9 December 2013 .
  22. Web site: Recognition of Studies' Validity for Universidad Azteca from the Mexican Ministry of Public Education . Mexican Ministry of Public Education . 27 May 2009 . 30 June 2014.
  23. Web site: Universidades de Estado De México . Nuevo Leon Unido . 30 June 2014.
  24. Web site: Member Schools . Alternative Education Resource Organization . 6 July 2014.
  25. Web site: Graduate and Post-Graduate Credibility and Accreditation in Distance Education . IOUF . 6 July 2014.
  26. Web site: East meets West at conference on cultural morality . Taiwanauj . 26 November 2004 . 6 July 2014 . Fanchiang, Cecilia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120319071725/http://taiwanauj.nat.gov.tw/fp.asp?xitem=21000&ctNode=122 . 19 March 2012 .
  27. Web site: Education - World Dignity University Initiative . Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies . 7 July 2014.
  28. Web site: Ojha chair set up to promote research on Vedas . https://web.archive.org/web/20040621232137/http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/12/stories/2004031209160500.htm . dead . 21 June 2004 . 11 March 2004 . . 6 July 2014.
  29. Web site: PhD Programs . IOUF . 7 July 2014.
  30. Book: Challenge and Change for the Military . . David Last . Leena Parmar . Franklin Pinch . 2004 . 9781553390336 . registration .
  31. Web site: Profesor Leena Parmar's Page . Peace & Collaborative Development Network . 15 September 2014.
  32. News: Rajasthan professor awarded for work in Uri . Web India 123 . 18 August 2006 . . 15 September 2014 . Jaipur.
  33. Book: The New Jersey Federalists . Associated University Presses Inc. . Rudolph J. Pasler . Margaret C. Pasler . 1975 . 0838615252.
  34. Book: Detroit: I Do Mind Dying . Redwords . Dan Georgakas . Marvin Surkin . 1998 . 9781872208107.
  35. Web site: Biographies of Participants - Informal Interactive Hearing of the General Assembly with Civil Society on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace . . 4 October 2007 . 7 July 2014.
  36. Web site: Chairman - PMO Institute of Vedic Studies and Research . Pandit Madhusudan Ojha Institute of Vedic Studies and Research . 7 July 2014.
  37. Web site: Sergey Krivov . . 7 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714203400/http://www.uvm.edu/~cems/cs/research/ResearchDay02/Faculty/Bio-Krivov.pdf . 14 July 2014 .
  38. Web site: Making your Green Investments Grow . Worldview Impact . 7 July 2014.

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