The Open University Student Home

The open university was established by royal charter on 23 april 1969 and celebrated its 50th birthday in 2019.
The open university student home. Student stories every year thousands of students from all walks of life enrol with the open university. Learn how study works. Your username is either the email address you signed up with or for students and staff your ou computer username or pi. One of the aspects of open university learning on which we pride ourselves is the global classroom.
Contact the open university. All ou students are considered part time students. We have compiled these listings to get you through to the relevant support team. Every year thousands of students from all walks of life enrol at the open university.
We are the leading university for flexible innovative teaching and world leading research in the united kingdom and in 157 countries worldwide. The open university offers flexible part time study supported distance and open learning for undergraduate and postgraduate courses and qualifications. Contact us from studenthome. That means even if you choose to study at full time equivalent intensity you ll be a part time student and your eligibility to claim government benefits and or to fund your studies with a part time tuition fee loan will usually be unaffected.
If you don t already have an open university account you can create one free of charge by registering with your email address. Student jack and ou tutor rehana talk about balancing competing life pressures and the tutor support available to students at the ou. Studying with students from different nations you ll enjoy a classroom experience that will be as enriching for you culturally as your studies are educationally. Sign in to the ou website.
The open university is the world s leading distance learning institution. Each one with a story to tell on how distance learning has changed their lives. The open university is the university that comes to you. If you re currently an ou student or you ve applied for or studied with the ou before please login to studenthome for personalised contact options.
Discover what it s like to take that life changing step. And students across the world are delighted with us too. Our studies take place online enabling you to study whenever and wherever you wish.