Open Learning Australia
Encyclopedia
Open Universities Australia (OUA) (previously The Open Learning Agency of Australia (OLA)) is an Australia
n open distance education
organisation. The majority of students are based in Australia, however the courses are available to the rest of the world. Undergraduate courses offered have no first year entry requirements, and there are no quotas for most courses, hence the 'open' aspect.
Open Universities Australia is owned by seven Australian universities. It is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of nominees of the owner universities plus up to 5 independent Directors. The current chairman is Sam Weiss, and the Chief Executive Officer since 2003 is Stuart Hamilton.
OUA has partnerships with several Australian public and private companies such as National Australia Bank
and recently established relationships with sporting organisations such as the AFL Players Association
and Football Federation Australia
.
of several Australian universities and colleges, seven of whom own it, with courses being taught through each individual university or college.
OUA's course offerings aim to suit the specific needs of elite student athletes, as courses are designed for distance education and they are accessible online or delivered by mail. Professional athletes studying with OUA come from a range of sports including all football codes, tennis, athletics, diving and more. OUA's partnership with the AFL Players Association
is aimed at making AFL players aware of the educational opportunities they can take up during and after their football careers.
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Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n open distance education
Distance education
Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom...
organisation. The majority of students are based in Australia, however the courses are available to the rest of the world. Undergraduate courses offered have no first year entry requirements, and there are no quotas for most courses, hence the 'open' aspect.
Open Universities Australia is owned by seven Australian universities. It is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of nominees of the owner universities plus up to 5 independent Directors. The current chairman is Sam Weiss, and the Chief Executive Officer since 2003 is Stuart Hamilton.
OUA has partnerships with several Australian public and private companies such as National Australia Bank
National Australia Bank
National Australia Bank is one of the four largest financial institutions in Australia in terms of market capitalisation and customers. NAB is ranked 17th largest bank in the world measured by market capitalisation...
and recently established relationships with sporting organisations such as the AFL Players Association
AFL Players Association
The AFL Players Association, or AFLPA, is the representative body for all current and past professional Australian Football League players....
and Football Federation Australia
Football Federation Australia
Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...
.
Universities
The organisation is a consortiumConsortium
A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal....
of several Australian universities and colleges, seven of whom own it, with courses being taught through each individual university or college.
Shareholder Institutions
- Curtin University of TechnologyCurtin University of TechnologyCurtin University is an Australian university based in Perth, Western Australia, with additional campuses in regional Western Australia and at Miri , Sydney and Singapore...
- Griffith UniversityGriffith UniversityGriffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current...
- Macquarie UniversityMacquarie UniversityMacquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
- Monash UniversityMonash UniversityMonash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
- RMIT UniversityRMIT UniversityRMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
- Swinburne University of TechnologySwinburne University of TechnologySwinburne University of Technology is an Australian public dual sector university based in Melbourne, Victoria. The institution was founded by the Honourable George Swinburne in 1908 and achieved university status in June 1992...
- University of South AustraliaUniversity of South AustraliaThe University of South Australia is a public university in the Australian state of South Australia. It was formed in 1991 with the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology and Colleges of Advanced Education. It is the largest university in South Australia, with more than 36,000...
Other Institutions
- TAFE South AustraliaTAFE South AustraliaTAFE South Australia provides vocational education and training in South Australia. The acronym TAFE stands for Technical and Further Education and is used and recognised nationally throughout Australia....
- Australian Catholic UniversityAustralian Catholic UniversityAustralian Catholic University is a national public university. It has six campuses and offers programs in five faculties throughout Australia.-History:...
- Charles Darwin UniversityCharles Darwin UniversityCharles Darwin University is an Australian public university with about 20,000 students in 2007.The University offers a wide range of Higher Education degrees and Vocational Education and Training courses with flexible study options, including part-time, external and online.CDU has campuses in the...
- La Trobe UniversityLa Trobe UniversityLa Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to become the third oldest university in the state of Victoria. The main campus of La Trobe is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora; two other major campuses are...
- Learning Network Queensland
- Murdoch UniversityMurdoch UniversityMurdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975...
- Polytechnic West
- The University of New EnglandUniversity of New England (Australia)The University of New England is an Australian public university with approximately 18,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern New South Wales....
2010 - The University of Western Australia 2010
Elite athlete friendly
OUA is a member of the Elite Athlete Friendly University program (EAFU). A key factor in being part of EAFU is for the parter to support athletes to achieve academic excellence and recognise the challenges athletes face when combining education, career and a personal life with a high performance-sporting career.OUA's course offerings aim to suit the specific needs of elite student athletes, as courses are designed for distance education and they are accessible online or delivered by mail. Professional athletes studying with OUA come from a range of sports including all football codes, tennis, athletics, diving and more. OUA's partnership with the AFL Players Association
AFL Players Association
The AFL Players Association, or AFLPA, is the representative body for all current and past professional Australian Football League players....
is aimed at making AFL players aware of the educational opportunities they can take up during and after their football careers.
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External links
- Open Universities Australia - Official website