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[td]}}</ref><ref name=KNIGHT>[http://www.knight-moore.com/projects/ZOUconversion.html Conversion of Zimbabwe Open University to Decentralized Web-Based Learning] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416181956/http://www.knight-moore.com/projects/ZOUconversion.html |date=April 16, 2008 }} ''Knight-moore.com''</ref><ref name=UNESCO>[http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/files/52554/11725003185Kurasha.pdf/Kurasha.pdf Higher Education and Open and Distance Education as a Strategy for National Development: the ZOU Case] ''[[UNESCO]]''</ref> In 1996, it became the University College of Distance Education (UCDE)<ref name=KNIGHT/><ref name=UNESCO/> and finally renamed to Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) on March 1, 1999, by an Act of [[Parliament of Zimbabwe|Parliament]].<ref name="ULTIPP"/><ref name=AAU>[http://www.aau.org/corevip07/papers/sec-docs/Kurasha.pdf The Transformative Aspect of Open and Distance Learning Towards Equity and National Brain Gain: the Zimbabwe Open University Case] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221090639/http://www.aau.org/corevip07/papers/sec-docs/Kurasha.pdf |date=December 21, 2007 }} ''[[Association of African Universities]]''</ref> The first Vice-Chancellor was Professor [[Peter Dzvimbo]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.zou.ac.zw/about_zou/about_zou.html | title=About ZOU | publisher=ZOU | access-date=August 1, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506184812/http://www.zou.ac.zw/about_zou/about_zou.html | archive-date=May 6, 2012 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref>[/td]
[td]}}</ref><ref name=KNIGHT>[http://www.knight-moore.com/projects/ZOUconversion.html Conversion of Zimbabwe Open University to Decentralized Web-Based Learning] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416181956/http://www.knight-moore.com/projects/ZOUconversion.html |date=16 April 2008 }} ''Knight-moore.com''</ref><ref name=UNESCO>[http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/files/52554/11725003185Kurasha.pdf/Kurasha.pdf Higher Education and Open and Distance Education as a Strategy for National Development: the ZOU Case] ''[[UNESCO]]''</ref> In 1996, it became the University College of Distance Education (UCDE)<ref name=KNIGHT/><ref name=UNESCO/> and finally renamed to Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) on 1 March 1999, by an Act of [[Parliament of Zimbabwe|Parliament]].<ref name="ULTIPP"/><ref name=AAU>[http://www.aau.org/corevip07/papers/sec-docs/Kurasha.pdf The Transformative Aspect of Open and Distance Learning Towards Equity and National Brain Gain: the Zimbabwe Open University Case] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221090639/http://www.aau.org/corevip07/papers/sec-docs/Kurasha.pdf |date=21 December 2007 }} ''[[Association of African Universities]]''</ref> The first Vice-Chancellor was Professor [[Peter Dzvimbo]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.zou.ac.zw/about_zou/about_zou.html | title=About ZOU | publisher=ZOU | access-date=1 August 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506184812/http://www.zou.ac.zw/about_zou/about_zou.html | archive-date=6 May 2012 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref>[/td]
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[td]Below is a table showing student enrolment in the Zimbabwe Open University from 1999 to 2017:[/td]
[td]Below is a table showing student enrolment in the Zimbabwe Open University from 1999 to 2017:[/td]
[td]"VISION" To be the university of choice in open and distance learning.[/td]
[td]"VISION" To be the university of choice in open and distance learning.[/td]
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[td]MISSION" Empowering the world through high-quality open and distance learning enabled by technology, 2018".<ref name="ZOUVM">[http://www.zou.ac.zw/topic/vision/vision.htm Zimbabwe Open University: Vision and Mission] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412124327/http://www.zou.ac.zw/topic/vision/vision.htm |date=April 12, 2008 }} ''Zimbabwe Open University''</ref>[/td]
[td]MISSION" Empowering the world through high-quality open and distance learning enabled by technology, 2018".<ref name="ZOUVM">[http://www.zou.ac.zw/topic/vision/vision.htm Zimbabwe Open University: Vision and Mission] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412124327/http://www.zou.ac.zw/topic/vision/vision.htm |date=12 April 2008 }} ''Zimbabwe Open University''</ref>[/td]
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[td]The core ideology of the university is "to develop a best-practice enterprise-culture-based open and distance learning university focused on influencing development and change".<ref name="ZOUVM" /> ZOU's website states its mission is "to empower people through lifelong learning, thereby enabling them to realise their full potential in an affordable and flexible manner while executing their various endeavours".<ref name="ZOUVM" />[/td]
[td]The core ideology of the university is "to develop a best-practice enterprise-culture-based open and distance learning university focused on influencing development and change".<ref name="ZOUVM" /> ZOU's website states its mission is "to empower people through lifelong learning, thereby enabling them to realise their full potential in an affordable and flexible manner while executing their various endeavours".<ref name="ZOUVM" />[/td]
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[td]}}</ref> The university is envisaging the introduction of telelearning/teleteaching methods in its course delivery.<ref>[http://www.col.org/pcf2/papers/ndereya.pdf Challenges faced by Zimbabwe Open University in planning to integrate telelearning in its course delivery: A case study] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526144629/http://www.col.org/pcf2/papers/ndereya.pdf |date=May 26, 2011 }} ''[[Commonwealth of Learning]]''</ref>[/td]
[td]}}</ref> The university is envisaging the introduction of telelearning/teleteaching methods in its course delivery.<ref>[http://www.col.org/pcf2/papers/ndereya.pdf Challenges faced by Zimbabwe Open University in planning to integrate telelearning in its course delivery: A case study] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526144629/http://www.col.org/pcf2/papers/ndereya.pdf |date=26 May 2011 }} ''[[Commonwealth of Learning]]''</ref>[/td]
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[td]ZOU was a partner in the Electronic Distance Training on Sustainability in African Local Governments (EDITOSIA), a project started in 2001 aimed at formulating recommendations for policymakers of the government, training institutions, municipal associations and other agencies regarding promotion of teaching methods for building the capacity of African governments to deal with the challenges of local sustainability.<ref name="EGA">{{cite book[/td]
[td]ZOU was a partner in the Electronic Distance Training on Sustainability in African Local Governments (EDITOSIA), a project started in 2001 aimed at formulating recommendations for policymakers of the government, training institutions, municipal associations and other agencies regarding promotion of teaching methods for building the capacity of African governments to deal with the challenges of local sustainability.<ref name="EGA">{{cite book[/td]
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[td]==References==[/td]
[td]==References==[/td]
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[td]==External links==[/td]
[td]==External links==[/td]

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