What is Athabasca University?
'''Athabasca University''' (AU) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[public university|public]] [[research university]]. It is mainly an online school. It was founded in 1970. It is one of the four academic and research universities in [[Alberta]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eae.alberta.ca/post-secondary/institutions/public/types/cari.aspx |title=Comprehensive Academic and Research Institutions |website=Government of Alberta |access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> and was the first Canadian university to focus in distance education.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/June+1985+Athabasca+University+opens+distance+education/9942159/story.html |title=June 16, 1985: Athabasca University opens for distance education |last1=Zdeb |first1=Chris |work=Edmonton Journal |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=19 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820212801/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/June+1985+Athabasca+University+opens+distance+education/9942159/story.html |archive-date=20 August 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{Canada-stub}} [[Category:1970 establishments in Canada]] [[Category:Colleges and universities in Alberta]]