Korea National Open University
 Korea National Open University (KNOUKorean: 한국방송통신대학교) is a national university of South Korea which provides distance learning programs in Korean for more than 180000 students. It was established in 1972 as a branch faculty of Seoul National University with 2-year junior college courses. In 1982 KNOU was separated from SNU and established as a national university launching programs for 4-year undergraduate degrees.