The Vice-Chancellor

In these video highlights from the 17th January 2013 Breakfast Briefing, The Open University's Vice-Chancellor Martin Bean responds to questions from Dr Fiona Ellis-Chadwick and members of the Breakfast Briefing audience, discussing how Higher Education, and The Open University in particular, can serve the needs of business as a specific audience within the wider community, how the OU is addressing the demand for Higher Education in this digital age, and the excellence of research at the OU and its relevance to the business community.

Part 1: The Napster Moment in higher education - are we prepared?

Part 2: Where are we going with business education and how is the Open University going to help future economic growth?

Part 3: Can students afford to study full time any more or is it time for a renaissance of earn and learn?

 Part 4: What's keeping you awake at night? Business and universities need to lock step together and find ways to fund future research and produce more practical results

 Part 5: Is publishing in top rated journals relevant for the business community?

 Part 6: Best kept secrets of the Open University.

 Part 7: Futurelearn - the disruption point