A world leader in modern distance education, The Open University's International Development Office (IDO) supports developing regions around the world in creating sustainable change. The OU’s expertise in high quality teaching at a large scale, combined with its use of appropriate technology in learning, is helping provide large scale education with international impact. We specialise in four key areas: teacher education, healthcare training, business/leadership education and supporting governments in strengthening their own Higher Education systems. We work with governments, NGOs and local organisations around the world.