{"id":1632,"date":"2024-06-19T10:12:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T10:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oaucdl.edu.ng\/site\/?page_id=1632"},"modified":"2024-06-19T10:35:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T10:35:32","slug":"our-centre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oaucdl.edu.ng\/site\/our-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"About &#8211; Our Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1632\" class=\"elementor elementor-1632\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b91e03d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b91e03d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d17486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d17486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Centre<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1c58a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1c58a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159ed77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"159ed77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>At a Glance<\/h3><p>Established in 2002 by the Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, our Centre was charged solely with the responsibility to facilitate the development and co-ordinate the delivery of degree and sub-degree programmes by open and distance learning mode through the use of modern information and communication technologies.<\/p><h3>Our Mission<\/h3><p>The mission of OAU Distance Learning is to develop and provide through emerging network technologies, responsive and quality distance learning opportunities that meet diverse local, national and global needs.<\/p><h3>Our Vision<\/h3><p>The vision is to expand the reach of education that is open, flexible and that is responsive to the challenges of a rapidly changing world, accessible worldwide anywhere, anytime and to virtually anyone who needs it.<\/p><h3>Our Mandate<\/h3><p>Our mandate is to facilitate the development and co-ordinate the delivery of degree, sub-degree and professional programmes by the open and distance learning mode through the harnessing of emerging information and communication technologies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf530cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf530cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a2a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4a2a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Our Programmes Objectives<\/h3><p>The objectives of OAU Distance Learning Programmes are to:<\/p><ol><li>Provide increased educational opportunities to those disadvantaged by limited time, distance, gender discrimination, old age or physical disability, thus contributing to meeting the ever-increasing demand for tertiary education in Nigeria;<\/li><li>Develop and establish high value and demand driven degree and non-degree programmes;<\/li><li>Re-position the University within the context of growing global information technology revolution and global learning community and use information technology to enhance teaching and research and university administrative efficiency;<\/li><li>Attain financial sustainability by generating the financial resources necessary to support the university\u2019s mission and thus reduce dependency on declining government funding;<\/li><li>Build mutually beneficial linkages with industry.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Centre At a Glance Established in 2002 by the Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, our Centre was charged solely with the responsibility to facilitate the development and co-ordinate the delivery of degree and sub-degree programmes by open and distance learning mode through the use of modern information and communication technologies. 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