Open University

The open university's mission is to be open to people, places, methods and ideas. People: making university study available to an increasingly large and diverse body of students, and providing learning opportunities that meet individuals' lifelong needs. Places: providing learning opportunities in the home, workplace and community throughout the united kingdom and selectively elsewhere, and serving an increasingly mobile population. Methods: using and developing the most effective media and technologies for learning, teaching and assessment, whilst attaching central importance to the personal academic support given to students, and working collaboratively with others to extend and enrich lifelong learning. Ideas: developing a vibrant academic community that reflects and supports the diversity of intellectual interests of all students and staff, and that is dedicated to the advancement and sharing of knowledge through research and scholarship.