The takeaway
The Changing Higher Ed® Podcast recently featured Dr. Frank Rojas, executive vice president and chief operating officer at APU Global. The discussion focused on APU Global’s mobile university initiative to make online higher education even more convenient and accessible – specifically, via its recently released myAPU Global app.The notion of being able to complete a college degree almost entirely via mobile device remains a novel concept in higher education. Yet, APU Global believes the time h
The Changing Higher Ed® Podcast recently featured Dr. Frank Rojas, executive vice president and chief operating officer at APU Global. The discussion focused on APU Global’s mobile university initiative to make online higher education even more convenient and accessible – specifically, via its recently released myAPU Global app.
The notion of being able to complete a college degree almost entirely via mobile device remains a novel concept in higher education. Yet, APU Global believes the time has come to make that possibility a reality because 1) the technology now exists to make it practical, and 2) today’s population of busy adult learners continues to require increased flexibility and convenience.
Listen to the podcast and learn more about the myAPU Global app and the mobile university initiative at APU Global.
The mobile university idea
The premise is straightforward: if most online students study on a phone, the university should be designed for a phone. That means courses readable in ten-minute windows, assignments submitted from a mobile device, advising reachable by text, and student services that do not assume a desktop and a quiet hour.
Why it resonated
Higher education podcasts and trade press picked up the story because the approach inverts a common assumption. That online learning is a desktop experience delivered remotely. For working adults, commuters, and deployed service members, mobile-first design is not a convenience feature; it determines whether the degree is finishable at all.
- Course content authored for small screens first
- Short, structured modules within eight-week terms
- Advising and support reachable through the channels students already use
- Consistent navigation so students never relearn the platform
Experience it
See what online learning looks like at APU Global, or browse programs built on this model.
Keep reading on related topics from APU Global: The Chronicle of Higher Ed Highlights APU Global As A Mobile University, Leadership Lessons Learned Along the Way.
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