Uttarakhand Open University () is a
public state open University
The Open University (OU) is a Public university, public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by List of universities in the United Kingdom by enrolment, number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate ...
located in the city of
Haldwani
Haldwani (Kumaoni language, Kumaoni: ''Haldvānī'') is the largest city of Kumaon division, Kumaon. It is also the second List of cities in Uttarakhand by population, most populous city in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Haldwani is said to be ...
in the Indian state of
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...
.
The university was established by an Act of
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, also known as the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral governing and law making body of Uttarakhand, one of the 28 States and union territories of India, states of India. It is seated at Dehradun, the w ...
on 31 October 2005. UOU is recognized by
Distance Education Bureau,
University Grants Commission and listed in
Association of Indian Universities.
University offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs. It also offers Phd Degrees but on a full-time basis as directed by UGC.
MoU
The University has signed
Memorandum of Understanding, or MoUs with Abhinav Knowledge Services,
Tata Motors
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T ...
, Hiltron Calc,
University18,
IETS, IKC India and various others.
Hello Haldwani community radio
Hello Haldwani is the
Hindi
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language community radio station of the Uttarakhand Open University, accompanied by its website, which serves as an information portal and provides online access to radio broadcasts. The radio service is broadcast from Uttarakhand open university in Haldwani. The target audience are communities of
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...
. The station began transmission on 2 November 2012. It airs its programs in FM 91.2 MHz.
References
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Universities in Uttarakhand
Education in Nainital
Educational institutions established in 2005
2005 establishments in Uttarakhand
Open universities in India