Open University

The Open University (OU) is the British 'open' learning university, established in 1969. The majority of students are based in the UK however its courses are also studied in the rest of Europe, in Africa and the Far East. The administration is based at Walton Hall, Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire although it has offices in each of its thirteen regions around the UK. It awards undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, diplomas and certificates.

In fiction

See Educating Rita for a fictional treatment of the OU

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