Universitas Terbuka

Isungulwe ngoSepthemba 4, 1984, ngeSimemezelo sikaMongameli esinguNombolo 41 sika-1984, i-Universitas Terbuka (UT) iyunivesithi yomphakathi yama-45 yase-Indonesia futhi ingumqali wemfundo ephakeme evulekile nebanga ezweni. Okwaqala njengesixazululo sikazwelonke sokwandisa ukufinyelela kwabaphothule esikoleni esiphakeme futhi kuthuthukiswe ikhwalithi yothisha kuguquke kwaba umnyakazo womhlaba wonke wokufunda impilo yonke - okwenza imfundo ephakeme ifinyeleleke noma nini, noma kuphi, kunoma ubani.
Namuhla, i-UT imi njengenyuvesi enkulu kunazo zonke eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, isebenzela abafundi abakhuthele abangaphezu kuka-766,000 kulo lonke elase-Indonesia nasemazweni angu-56 emhlabeni jikelele. Njenge-Legal Entity State University (PTN-BH), i-UT iyaqhubeka nokuhola emisha ku-Open, Flexible, and Distance Learning (OFDL), inika amandla abantu abavela kuzo zonke izigaba zokuphila ukuze baphishekele imfundo ephakeme ngaphandle kwezithiyo.
Ubuhle be-UT buqashelwa ezweni lonke nasemhlabeni jikelele. Iphethe ukugunyazwa kwesikhungo “A” okuvela ku-BAN-PT kanye nesitifiketi samazwe ngamazwe esivela ku-International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE).
Emazweni ngamazwe, i-UT idlala indima ehamba phambili ekulolongeni ikusasa lemfundo evulekile. Inyuvesi ibibambe isikhundla sikamongameli of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) amahlandla amabili elandelana. Iyilungu elisungula i-of the Open University 5 (OU5) - inhlangano yocwaningo lwesifunda ehlanganisa amanyuvesi avulekile eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia.
Ngokuzibophezela kwayo okungapheli kukhwalithi, ukufakwa, kanye nokusungula izinto ezintsha, i-Universitas Terbuka iyaqhubeka nokuhlanganisa umbono wayo wokuba inyuvesi evulekile neqhelelene esezingeni lomhlaba - imfundo yokuphayona evulekile, exhumene, futhi engenamingcele.