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  • New MOOC for teachers and educators in Africa

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    19 October 2017

    A free course is being launched for teachers and educators in Africa by the TESSA programme (Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa) which is co-ordinated by The Open University.

  • Student perspective: Studying the OU MSc in Development Management

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    12 October 2017
    Ever wondered what it is like to study for a postgraduate qualification as a mature student? Jayne Cravens, an international consultant who has just completed an OU MSc in Development Management, shared her experience of studying on her blog. We love her honesty and wanted to share an excerpt below to help anyone else thinking about studying. The key, she says, is choosing a subject that sparks your interest and ignites your passions. Development Management did that for her, and here is an excerpt from her blog post:
     

  • OU Development Management student breaks down barriers to girls in education

    Image of Bridget Nagomoro with Michael Lopuke, Under Secretary at the South Sudan Ministry of Education, at the recent conference in Oxford
    2 October 2017

    OU student, Bridget Nagomoro, spoke at a recent meeting of the Gulmakai Network of activists which supports a global campaign by Malala Yousafzai for girls’ rights to education.

  • Open University attends DSA Conference on societies, growth and social justice

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    28 September 2017

    The Open University attended this year’s DSA Conference, which took place at the University of Bradford in September and focused on ‘Sustainability interrogated: societies, growth and social justice’.

  • Open University workshop explores implications of Open Banking

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    13 September 2017

    A recent Open University workshop brought together academics, consumer representatives, regulators and industry to explore the implications of the introduction of Open Banking.

  • Examining refugee justice and asylum

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    11 September 2017

    Two new books on refugee justice and asylum by Dr Victoria Canning, Lecturer in Criminology at The Open University, will launch later this year.

    ‘Strategies for Survival, Recipes for Resistance’ (edited by Jasmin Caur, Victoria Canning, Anstey Gilley, Elisabeth Kabemba, Amina Rafique and Jennifer Verson) is a collection of photography, poetry, recipes, musical reflection and stories of the fight for refugee justice.

  • Sanctuary in Sweden: Workshop to discuss support for refugees in Malmö

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    11 September 2017

    A workshop organised by The Open University and funded by the ESRC will address the evolving challenges faced by organisations supporting refugee groups in Malmö, Sweden.

  • OU contribution to the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration

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    7 September 2017

    Dr Avi Boukli, Lecturer in Criminology and Dr Tendayi Bloom, Lecturer in Politics & International Studies participated in the thematic meetings relating to smuggling and trafficking of persons at the UN in Vienna at the beginning of September. They attended the meetings and gave a spoken intervention on behalf of The Open University, based on research into private sector migration management.

  • Open University welcomes new commonwealth distance-learning scholarship students from Uganda

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    27 August 2017

    Twelve Ugandan development workers will start studying The Open University’s MSc in Development Management in November this year.  The twelve, selected in May from over 100 applicants, will be recipients of Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships which cover fees for the course and also fund face-to-face workshops conducted by Open University tutors in Kampala for each of the six modules making up the course.

  • Health and industry research contributes to changing ideas and policies in East Africa and internationally

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    24 August 2017

    Work undertaken by The Open University, with a network of African and other experts, is contributing to policy change around industry and healthcare in East Africa and internationally.

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