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The Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) is a distance education university in Zimbabwe. Established in 1999,〔(The status of open learning and distance education in Zimbabwe )〕 it is the only distance education university in the country.〔〔(Zimbabwe Open University Utilizes Synapse to Deliver Web-Based Education Across the Country )〕 Student enrollment at ZOU has been growing steadily from the time of its formation and in terms of enrollment it is the largest university in Zimbabwe.〔 The Zimbabwe Open University has three faculties under which the academic programmes are conducted. ==History== After independence, the Government of Zimbabwe adopted a policy of Education for all.〔(Access to tertiary education as a national strategy for development - The Zimbabwe Open University case ) ''World Bank''〕 To address the need for high skilled manpower the 5 Year National Development Plan (1991–1995) stated:〔 The University of Zimbabwe, which was the single university in the country at that time, could not cope with the demand for university education.〔 Two commissions were established: the Williams Commission (1981) and the Zimbabwe Open University Feasibility Study (1986).〔 In July 1994, a committee was formed to investigate the development of university distance education.〔 The commission recommended that there is need for distance education at university level to upgrade skills and "to provide a continuing education facility for the adult population".〔 Based on these recommendations the Center for Distance Education (CDE) of the University of Zimbabwe was formed in 1993.〔(Conversion of Zimbabwe Open University to Decentralized Web-Based Learning ) ''Knight-moore.com''〕〔(Higher Education and Open and Distance Education as a Strategy for National Development: the ZOU Case ) ''UNESCO''〕 In 1996, it became the University College of Distance Education (UCDE)〔〔 and finally renamed to Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) on March 1, 1999 by an Act of Parliament.〔〔(The Transformative Aspect of Open and Distance Learning Towards Equity and National Brain Gain: the Zimbabwe Open University Case ) ''Association of African Universities''〕 The first Vice-Chancellor was Professor Peter Dzvimbo.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=About ZOU )〕 Below is a table showing student enrollment in the Zimbabwe Open University from 1999 to 2003: The year 2001 marked the increase of the enrollment figures to 23,161. It was because Commerce degrees were introduced that year.〔 There was a decline in student enrollment in 2002 because some found independent learning difficult and many students faced economic difficulties.〔 In 2003, a total of 19,228 students were enrolled in the university which constituted 46.9% of the total university enrolment in the country.〔 According to 2006 estimates, approximately 20,000 students are enrolled in the university which makes it the largest university in Zimbabwe.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zimbabwe Open University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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