Editing Open University of Israel (section)

{{Short description|Distance-education university in Israel}}
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{{Infobox university
|name             = Open University of Israel
|native_name      = {{Script/Hebrew|האוניברסיטה הפתוחה}}
|image            = Open University of Israel.svg
|image_size       = 200px
|established      = 1974
|type             = {{ubl|[[Distance education]]|[[Public university|Public]]}}
|motto            = הרבה מעבר לתואר ([[Hebrew]] for "''far more than a degree''")
|academic staff  = 
|faculty          = 
|president        = [[Mimi Ajzenstadt]]
|chancellor       = [[Dorit Beinisch]]
|chairman         = (of the executive Committee): Uri Yaron
|Rector           = 
|director = Meir Bing
|rector           = [[Iris Shagrir]]
|vice_chancellor  = 
|dean             = 
|head_label       = Vice-president
|students         = 52,102 (2022)
|budget           = 
|undergrad        = 49,399 (2022)
|postgrad         = 2,703 (2022)
|doctoral         = 
|city             = [[Ra'anana]]
|state            = 
|country          = Israel
|campus           = 
|free_label       = 
|free             = 
|logo             = 
|website          = {{url|www.openu.ac.il}}
|coordinates      = {{coord|32|11|19|N|34|53|16|E|display=title,inline}}
}}

'''The Open University of Israel''' ({{langx|he|האוניברסיטה הפתוחה}}, ''Ha-Universita ha-Ptuha'') is a [[distance education|distance-education]] [[university]] in Israel.  It is one of ten public universities in Israel recognized by the Council of Higher Education (CHE).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institutions |url=https://che.org.il/en/institutions/ |website=The Council for Higher Education of Israel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://www-e.openu.ac.il/counseling/faqs.html |website=The Open University of Israel}}</ref>

Open University teaching methods are based primarily on distance learning technologies, with the option of face-to-face tutorial sessions. Campuses are located in [[Ra'anana]], [[Tel Aviv]], [[Jerusalem]], [[Haifa]], [[Beersheba]], [[Givat Haviva]], and [[Nazareth]], in addition to approximately fifty study centers located throughout the country. Most students study remotely from their homes in Israel and around the world. As in other higher education institutions, graduation from the OUI is contingent upon successfully fulfilling degree requirements; English-language proficiency is also required. The university offers bachelor's degrees, as well as a number of master's degree programs, and a doctoral program in Education: Technologies in Learning Systems. Acceptance requirements to master's programs are similar to those at most universities.