Objectives

·Cooperating for the popularization of higher education and promoting the scientific and cultural levels of the society

· Creating opportunity for individuals with family and work commitments who are not able to continue their studies at conventional universities

·Reducing the constraints and providing possibilities for continuing education both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and for both domestic and overseas students

Launching the largest network of electronic learning in graduate and postgraduate levels

·Offering the basis for the use of potential possibilities that have been ignored in conventional education systems

Providing a part of society’s skilled manpower, particularly in deprived areas

·Developing scientific collaborations in order to resolve social issues

·Launching short and long term educational courses to increase PNU applicants knowledge and skill

Providing educational opportunities for resident applicants in their own towns

Absorbing the local human resources in the study centers and campuses as faculty members and staff