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International Open University

online, distance-learning institute in the Gambia
Organization university Q16850113
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Summary

International Open University is a university[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: International Council for Open and Distance Education[3], Association of African Universities[4]
  • Country: The Gambia[5]
  • Instance of: educational institution[6]
  • Founder: Bilal Philips[7]
  • Headquarters location: Kanifing District[8]
  • Inception: 2001[9]
  • Official website: http://iou.edu.gm/[10]
  • Social media followers: 130,339[11], 123,883[12], 138,822[13], 141,873[14]

Why It Matters

International Open University is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

The Gambia university

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . aau.org. Retrieved . aau.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Godfrey Emmanuel · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → university, educational institution
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: educational institution"
  2. 16w ago · Raasoz456788 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Inception → —
    Influencewatch id → organization/international-open-university-iou
    Instance of → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Influencewatch id: organization/international-open-university-iou"
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