Athabasca University in Edmonton

Make Yourself At Home Athabasca University, Canada's Open University, is dedicated to the removal of barriers that restrict access to and success in university-level study and to increasing equality of educational opportunity for adult learners worldwide. This About AU section of our website will help you to understand that mission, how we go about accomplishing it and how, in the process of doing so, we help thousands of learners every year to accomplish their personal goals and realize their dreams. Our approach to post-secondary education is based on four key principles: excellence, openness, flexibility and innovation. Publications Connect with AU Give to AU Learn how you can support our efforts to remove barriers to university-level studies and help students succeed.