Following its announcement in July of English undergraduate fee levels from September 2012, The Open University has today announced that fees for undergraduate students in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales will be at current levels plus inflation for 2012/13. As the arrangements for funding of higher education in the UK is different, the OU has… Read in full
Joint OU and Birkbeck response to the HE White Paper
The Open University and Birkbeck, University of London have submitted a joint response to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consultation on the Higher Education White Paper – Students at the Heart of the System. 40% of students in England study part-time and both institutions advocate a system of higher education funding which: • Ensures… Read in full
OU in the top three for student satisfaction
Students have yet again rated The Open University among the UK’s top three higher education institutions for overall student satisfaction – demonstrating how much students value the experience of studying part-time. The OU comes third out of 157 universities in the latest National Student Survey published today by the Higher Education Funding Council – behind… Read in full
