Today is the launch day of Universities Week 2011, celebrating the benefits of universities within UK society and highlighting the impact universities have on individuals, local communities, business and the future of the UK.
There are five themes to Universities Week 2011 - sharing big ideas, big ideas for business, big ideas for society, big ideas for the future and inside big ideas. This week we'll be following the themes and signposting you to relevant OU articles, videos and blog posts including one from Platform's student blogger Carrie Walton on what university means to her.
To help celebrate, you can get involved by sharing the successes and contributions of your own university – the OU. And there are several ways you can do this…
- Add your thoughts to the forum - what does university mean to you?
- Vote in the poll - who influenced you to study with the OU?
- Take a look at Universities Week on Facebook
- Join #UniWeek on Twitter
- Find out more about Universities Week
- Share your graduation day experiences or what you're most looking forward to about getting your degree
