About BUOS

The Board of Universal Online Studies (BUOS) has been the leading agency for distance education institutions since its inception. The accrediting functions of the BUOS are performed by a Commission which was set up to consider the quality of education and curriculum of different educational institutions.

Course length ranges from a few weeks to over four years of study. Although most distance study institutions teach students entirely at distance, some institutions offer courses which feature resident training as well as distance study. The purpose of these recognized programs was, and still is, "to foster and preserve premium, literally sound and widely accepted distance education."

BUOS doesn't neglect the distance study educators and conducts a professional development program for them. Seminars and conferences devoted to distance education are held annually and are open to all those - individual or institution - interested in distance education.


Our Mission

The aim of BUOS is to support the maintenance and enhancement of quality standards for distance learning education. It promotes institutional self-improvement and aids its members in the quest for acceptance and excellence. It accomplishes its mission by providing quality academic and technical education along with customized industry training that is responsive to the workforce needs of students and institutions.

The process of quality assurance by BUOS is to ensure quality in distance education teaching. A main objective is to provide guidance and information for students and educational institutions and to contribute to more transparency in the market of study programs.

BUOS serves quality assurance in an open education market by evaluating study programs on the basis of the degree program profile and by developing quality standards and evaluation criteria.