Hellenic Open University (HOU) is a Public University founded in 1992. Its prime mission is to offer university level education using solely distance learning methodologies and to develop the appropriate material and teaching methods. An equally important aim is the promotion of scientific and applied research in the field of distance and lifelong learning. HOU offers formal and informal adult education using distance learning in both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, leading to BSc, MSc and PhD degrees as well as to Lifelong Learning certificates, currently serving over 40,000 active students and over 2,500 permanent staff and adjunct teaching members.
HOU uses the distance education methodology complemented with specially developed learning material and supported by a modern technology infrastructure. HOU consists of four Schools (Science and Technology represented in this project by its Digital Systems and Media Computing Laboratory (DSMC), Humanities, Social Sciences, and Applied Arts) and integrates the Educational Content, Methodology and Technology Laboratory (e-CoMeT Lab) as an independent Unit responsible for supervising the development of educational content and applying appropriate methodologies in HOU courses.
Director: Odysseas Zoras
Official email: president@eap.gr
Website: https://www.eap.gr
Contact person: Theofanis Orphanoudakis
Email: fanis@eap.gr