Directorates and Units

Academic Directorates

Directorate for Entrepreneurship and General Studies (DE&GS

Directorate of Academic Planning (DAP)

Regional Training and Research Institute for Distance and Open Learning (RETRIDOL)

African Council for Distance Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (ACDE-QAAA)

Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES)

Directorate of Research Administration and Advancement

Non-Academic Directorates

Directorate of Advancement and Linkages (DAL)

Directorate of Counselling Services and Career Development

Directorate of Academic Registry (DAR)

Directorate of Information & Communications Technology (DICT)

Directorate of Examinations and Assessment (DEA)

Directorate of Management Information System (DMIS)

Software Development Unit (SDU)

Directorate of Learning Content Management System (DLCMS)

Directorate of Human Resource

Directorate of Physical Planning and Development (DPP&D)

Directorate of Security Services

Directorate of Media & Publicity

Directorate of Staff Training and Development

Directorate of Internal Audit

Directorate of Procurement

Directorate of Quality Assurance (DQA)

Directorate of Works & Services

Directorate of Protocol & General Services

Units

Course Material Development Unit

Servicom (Service Compact with all Nigerians)

Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU)

NOUN Information and Call Centre (NICC)

Manpower Development Unit (MDU)

Legal Services Unit of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)

Deputy Registrar (Council Affairs Unit)

Transport and Logistics Unit

NOUN University Clinic

NOUN Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

Research Centers

Africa Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning (ACETEL)

Centre of Excellence in Migration and Global Studies (CEM&GS)

Olusegun Obasanjo Centre For African Studies (OOCAS)

Centre for Human Resource Development (CHRD)

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