The Open University

Gordon Brown, known for being the prime minister of the United Kingdom & the leader of the Labour party between the years 2007 to 2010 is an honorary doctorate from the Buckinghamshire, based Open University in Milton Keynes.

Brown was also a Member of the Parliament in the UK between 1983 to 2005, & also the Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1997 to 2007.

Open University graduates are the recipients of job offers from some of the best private & government based organizations in the UK & abroad. The UK's National Health Service (NHS), Ministry of Defence & the British Army are known to recruit OU graduates.

Operations, Business Development, IT. Education & Engineering are some prominent industries employing the university graduates.

Yes, OU is known to offer placement opportunities to students, enrolled in diploma, certification or degree courses at the institute. The institute maintains a platform for finding employment opportunities in the form of the OU OpportunityHub.

The platform also lists a number of remote internship opportunities available across the UK.

Yes, English language proficiency is a mandatory requirement to be fulfilled by international students planning to pursue higher studies from the institute.

IELTS is considered as an acceptable proof of the same along with TOEFL, Cambridge English & the GCSE.

The general requirements for international students are mentioned below:

The Open University entry requirements varies by courses. Most of the courses at Open University have no formal GPA requirements.

Students only need to have an understanding of some basic concepts with regards to the area of studies they are applying to & demonstrate proficiency in verbal & written English.

For a course-by-course description of the Open University Admission Requirements students are advised to refer the official course page of the university.

The cost of living in Milton Keynes, varies based on the kind of accommodation & the standard of living a student opts to take up.

As per the British Council's the latest official cost of living report, the estimated monthly cost of living in the UK (not including London), is GBP 900-GBP 1,300 (INR 1.02 L-INR 1.47 L).

This includes: accommodation, bills, groceries & some other expenses a student may incur over the duration of the stay in the UK.

The cost of studies at Open University, varies per the type of the course, a student is applying for.

The cost of full-time degree courses with a duration of 3 years at OU, Milton Keynes is: GBP 24,552 (INR 27.9 L), while that of a 2-year Diploma is: GBP 16,368 (INR 18.6 L) & a 1-year Certificate of Higher Education is: GBP 8,184 (INR 9.3 L).