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It’s an ill wind…

In contrast to the extremely negative reaction from the UK’s student community, research conducted by Home Learning College, a provider of professional distance learning, shows that large sectors of the population see the benefit of increased tuition fees. Some 51% of the adults questioned believe higher fees will encourage more people into vocational study and [...]

By | December 13th, 2010|Categories: Business|Tags: , , |0 Comments

OU’s 40th birthday

This year, on 23rd April – a significant day for lovers of all things English - The Open University (OU) celebrated its 40th anniversary. The OU is now the UK’s largest university, teaching almost 200,000 students each year and, since its establishment in 1969, it has helped over 2m students further career development or fulfil [...]

By | April 23rd, 2009|Categories: Business, Lifestyle|Tags: , , , |0 Comments