About me:
Hi, we’re the Open University, the biggest UK university with more than 210,000 students who come from all sorts of backgrounds and circumstances.
We have students who are in their teens, including some year 12 and 13 school students who are studying OU courses alongside A-levels. We have students in their 90s. And all ages in between.
Thousands of people, who might not have been able to study because of work or family commitments, are able to study part-time with us. Approximately 70% of our students are studying while in employment. They do this through our own style of distance learning called 'supported open learning'. Open learning means our students work wherever they choose - in their own homes, workplace or at a library or study centre - and can plan their coursework around their other commitments.
We received the highest rating for overall student satisfaction in the 2005, 2006 and 2007 National Student Surveys.
