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Open Universities Australia (OUA) is an online higher education organization based in Australia. The organization was previously known as The Open Learning Agency of Australia. The current chairman is Sam Weiss, and the Chief Executive Officer is Paul Wappett.
Seven Australian-based universities control the ownership of the organization. A Board of Directors, consisting of nominees from the universities that own the organization, governs OUA. In addition, there are also up to 5 independent Directors on the board at any one time. While the majority of enrolled students are based in Australia, courses are available to students globally. Most undergraduate courses offered have no first year entry requirements, and there are no quotas for most courses. The organization has approximately 170 qualifications available online, which are provided by Australian universities and other education providers.
Online courses are also offered by Australian Universities. A group of 11 United States universities, plus Trinity College, Dublin, in Ireland and the University of Melbourne in Australia, have teamed up with 2U, an online education provider, to offer online undergraduate summer courses. The consortium, known as Semester Online, is offering 24 courses from June 9 to Aug. 8. Students will meet in real-time sessions twice a week, with online classrooms capped at 20 students. Courses will earn transferable academic credits issued by the college or university offering the class. Tuition will cost $2,250 per course. The courses range from forensics at Boston College to history at Trinity College and advanced calculus at the University of Notre Dame.
The Universities of Australia which offer these courses are:
The Flinders University of South Australia, commonly referred to as Flinders University, is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.
The university has established a reputation as a leading research institution with a devotion to innovation. It is a member of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) Group and ranks in the 10-16 bracket in Australia and 36th in the world of those established less than 50 years. Academically, the university pioneered a cross-disciplinary approach to education, and its faculties of medicine and the humanities are ranked among the nation's top 10. The university is also ranked within the world's top 400 institutions in the Academic Ranking of World Universities.
Griffith University is a public research university in southeastern Queensland on the east coast of Australia. The university has five campuses located on the Gold Coast, Logan City and the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current total enrolment is approximately 43,000 with 4,000 full-time equivalent staff. Griffith University offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees across ten discipline areas including Arts, Education, Business, Health, Law, Engineering, Information Technology, Environment, Music and Visual Arts.
The Bond University is a private not-for-profit university located in Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Bond differs from other Australian universities as it schedules three semesters each year, commencing in January, May and September, allowing a six-semester degree to be completed in two years, instead of three, without increasing semester workloads.
Open Universities Australia (OUA) is an online higher education organization based in Australia. The organization was previously known as The Open Learning Agency of Australia. The current chairman is Sam Weiss, and the Chief Executive Officer is Paul Wappett.
Seven Australian-based universities control the ownership of the organization. A Board of Directors, consisting of nominees from the universities that own the organization, governs OUA. In addition, there are also up to 5 independent Directors on the board at any one time. While the majority of enrolled students are based in Australia, courses are available to students globally. Most undergraduate courses offered have no first year entry requirements, and there are no quotas for most courses. The organization has approximately 170 qualifications available online, which are provided by Australian universities and other education providers.
Online courses are also offered by Australian Universities. A group of 11 United States universities, plus Trinity College, Dublin, in Ireland and the University of Melbourne in Australia, have teamed up with 2U, an online education provider, to offer online undergraduate summer courses. The consortium, known as Semester Online, is offering 24 courses from June 9 to Aug. 8. Students will meet in real-time sessions twice a week, with online classrooms capped at 20 students. Courses will earn transferable academic credits issued by the college or university offering the class. Tuition will cost $2,250 per course. The courses range from forensics at Boston College to history at Trinity College and advanced calculus at the University of Notre Dame.
The Universities of Australia which offer these courses are:
The Flinders University of South Australia, commonly referred to as Flinders University, is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.
The university has established a reputation as a leading research institution with a devotion to innovation. It is a member of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) Group and ranks in the 10-16 bracket in Australia and 36th in the world of those established less than 50 years. Academically, the university pioneered a cross-disciplinary approach to education, and its faculties of medicine and the humanities are ranked among the nation's top 10. The university is also ranked within the world's top 400 institutions in the Academic Ranking of World Universities.
The Bond University is a private not-for-profit university located in Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Bond differs from other Australian universities as it schedules three semesters each year, commencing in January, May and September, allowing a six-semester degree to be completed in two years, instead of three, without increasing semester workloads.