Strategic Partnerships

Athabasca University has formed more than a hundred partnerships with colleges, universities, associations, training bodies and the private sector. In addition to the numerous articulation agreements are some strategic alliances, which will be central to the development of the University in the coming decade:

Teluq

AU's strategic agreement with Télé-université du Québec greatly enhances services offered to bilingual and Francophone students. The agreement gives every Athabasca University student access to all Teluq courses and services, and vice-versa; automatic meeting of residency requirement; and waiving of additional fees that normally accrue when students take courses from other institutions. More information is available on a separate page.

CVU

AU is a founding member of Canadian Virtual University, an alliance of thirteen Canadian leaders in university distance education. Working together, the members of the CVU will in coming years greatly expand the learning opportunities available through distance education.

Universidad de Monterrey

An agreement was signed in September 2000 with Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico, to work on collaboration including a masters degree in distance education and individualized undergraduate education for interested UM students.

Soochow University

An agreement is being forged with Soochow University to facilitate educational, technological and cultural development between China, Canada, AU, BUAA, and DELCL. Delivery of the BAdmin in China, in association with Soochow, has already got under way, with Economics 246 being delivered to a cohort of 24 students from Taiwan.

Other Alliances

A number of additional international alliances are currently being negotiated, and a wide variety of Canadian partnerships continue to strengthen. Further details of the range of collaborations can be found at http://www.athabascau.ca/collab/collab.php. Contact information is also available.