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Establishment of the University
The Open University was established in 1969 and the first students enrolled in January 1971.The university administration is based at Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, in Buckinghamshire,UK.The Open University is a public distance learning and research university, and one of the biggest universities in the UK and Europe for undergraduate education.There are more than 174,000 students enrolled, including around 31% of new undergraduates aged under 25 and more than 7,400 overseas students. -
Purpose
Flexible education of the highest standard Fulfill your potential by studying with The Open University. World-leading distance learning that comes to you. Specially focused on people who are working and study during free time at their own convenient and can finish course by their own choice. -
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The Open University
The Open University (OU) is a public distance learning and research university, and one of the biggest universities in the UK for undergraduate education.With more than 174,000 students enrolled, including around 31% of new undergraduates aged under 25 and more than 7,400 overseas students,2 million students have studied its courses.It is one of the best and only providing full online ad distance study in the UK as well as in the world. -
Announced Establishment of Business School
In 1982 the Open University announced the establishment of a business school supported by the Foundation for Management Education and the British Institute of Management and In 1983 the Open University Business School was founded with 1,600 students enrolled in it.The Open University Business School's MBA program was ranked 13th in the Financial Times’s global rankings of online and distance learning MBA providers which featured five European schools, four of which were in the UK. -
Introduced "OpenLearn"
In October 2006 the Open University joined the Open educational resources movement with the launch of "OpenLearn". A growing selection of current and past distance learning course materials will be released for free access, including downloadable versions for educators to modify,plus free collaborative learning-support tools.Since 2013, the OU(Open University) has set up a MOOC platform called FutureLearn which is now the UK's largest provider of free online courses.
