Athabasca University

As Canada’s leading open university, Athabasca University's (AU) academic mission is to remove barriers to post-secondary education for learners, regardless of their age, location, career, or educational background. AU is a public, board-governed, open, and online university serving more than 35,000 students across Alberta, Canada, and around the world.

With faculties spanning health, science, humanities, and business—AU provides more than 70 undergraduate and graduate programs in ways that are uniquely accessible and responsive to today’s demands of life and work.

AU is an agile and inclusive workplace in which all team members can grow, make their highest contribution, and each make a difference to our academic vision and mission. AU is strongly committed to access, opportunity and community, and with Indigenous Peoples and communities, and conciliation.

Drawing from five decades of growth in distance and online education, we aim to reinforce our position as Canada’s foremost innovator in open learning. Athabasca University serves as the Knowledge Hub of the North in the province of Alberta, by delivering world‑class open and online education from its home campus in the beautiful region of Athabasca, transforming learners and their communities. AU's Nukskahtowin centre further reinforces this role by acting as a northern meeting place for ideas, Indigenous knowledge, and community connection, fostering learning that reaches people regardless of location.

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