Universitas Terbuka (UT) is Indonesia’s 45th state university which employs open and distance learning (ODL) system. This system has been proven to be effective in increasing educational outreach and in widening access to quality higher education to all Indonesian citizens, including those who live in remote islands throughout the country as well as in various parts of the world. Since its inception in 1984, UT has been providing a wide opportunity to all citizens of Indonesia, fresh senior high school graduates as well as working adults, to actively engage in higher education, regardless of their domicile, age and socioeconomic background. To become one of the world class distance higher education institutions producing quality graduates as well as quality academic products and providing world class management, development and dissemination of information on higher open and distance education by 2021.