Stefan Collini at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2018

The Open University in Scotland is delighted to be supporting the Stefan Collini event, 'Will Universities Learn?', at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2018. 

Stefan Collini, Will Universities Learn? 
Thursday 23 August 14:00-15:00
Spark Theatre, George Street

Stefan Collini has significant experience of the British university system and cares deeply about its future. The Professor Emeritus at Cambridge University is fearful that colleges and universities are being made to think and act like business enterprises rather than seats of learning, with buzzwords such as ‘marketisation’ and ‘accountability’ distorting the real purpose of our academic institutions. Chaired by Susan Stewart, Director of The Open University in Scotland. 

Tickets £12.00, £10.00 concession. Book tickets on the Edinburgh International Book Festival website. 

There is free learning to try on the OU site OpenLearn, such as courses about Society, Politics and Law, and the 12-hour course, Seeing institutions in different ways. 

OU modules and qualifications include Creative Writing.