Na internetskoj stranici pučkog otvorenog učilišta predstavili su se ovako: Public Open University Zagreb (POUZ) is the largest adult education/learning and cultural institution in Croatia., iz toga proizlazi da je pučko učilište Public University. A druga internetska stranica čak objašnjeva neke pojedinosti vezane uz takav tip obrazovanja.
Most public universities and colleges were founded by state governments, some as early as the 1800s, to give residents the opportunity to receive public college education. Today, state governments pay for most of the cost of operating public universities. They also oversee these institutions through appointed boards and trustees.