If you live in Scotland and decide to study with The Open University, you will be joining over 14,000 people a year who study with Scotland.s largest provider of part-time higher education.

This includes an increasing number of students aged 24 or under who are recognising the opportunity the OU offers to start a degree and a career at the same time. If your personal income is £15,000 or less a year, you may get your fees paid in full too.

Whether you.re looking to improve your career prospects or study for personal interest, you.ll be in good company. Studying with us while managing work and personal commitments develops a range of skills that employers in Scotland value highly - such as adaptability, motivation, time management and problem solving - in addition to demonstrating academic ability. The OU is highly-rated by employers such as Scottish Power, Standard Life and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

The OU offers first-class university teaching: we were ranked in the top five of all universities in the UK by The Sunday Times University Guide in 2006 and recently topped the National Student Survey for overall satisfaction with their university for the second year running.

The OU in Scotland has 90 permanent staff based in our Edinburgh offices and 600 module tutors all over the country. Together we provide a range of services to our students from teaching to advice on which module or qualification to go for, financial assistance and careers guidance.

So whether you want a single module for career updating or a qualification such as a first degree or postgraduate degree, find out more about what The Open University in Scotland can offer you.

Contact Us

Open University in Scotland
10 Drumsheugh Gardens
Edinburgh
EH3 7QJ

Tel: 0131 225 2889
Email: scotland@open.ac.uk
Web: www.open.ac.uk/scotland