The Open University was established in 1969 in the United Kingdom by Royal Charter. It has Faculties of Arts, Health & Social Care, Law, Mathematics, Education & Language Studies, Computing and Technology, Science, Social Science, and Business School.
The Open University Business School is one of the leading business schools in Europe. Its MBAs are accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA).
It offers a top accredited MBA degree program by distance learning. The MBA consists of two stages: Stage 1 provides a sound foundation in the functional aspects of management - students take one of two programmes, the Professional Diploma in Management or the Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration. Stage 2 comprises two courses that everyone takes, plus two electives. The university also offers specialist programs: MBA (Life Sciences) and MBA (Technology Management).
Accreditations and Rankings:
- The OU Business School is accredited internationally by the European Foundation for Management Development, through its EQUIS programme; the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB); and the MBA is accredited by AMBA. It is one of only 21 business schools worldwide to have achieved all three accreditations. It is the world's largest triple accredited MBA provider.
- Placed in the top five of UK universities for teaching quality (ahead of Oxford and University College London), ranked 5th in the Sunday Times University Guide 2005’s table of universities with the best marks for teaching.
- Ranked as a World's Top 500 University in the Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings, placed in the rank range of 401-500th in 2007 and 2008, and 410th globally in 2006.
- Ranked No. 1 for student satisfaction! Students at The Open University are more satisfied with the quality of their higher education than any other university, according to the National Student Survey 2006.
- Listed as the third largest MBA provider in the world and second largest in Europe (behind EBS), according to the annual review of 42 top distance learning and online MBAs published in the Financial Times newspaper in 2009.
- Placed in the Top 10 internationally, rated 9th among the top online MBA programs in the world (2008 Distance Learning MBA Rankings by the Economist Intelligence Unit).
- Ranked 280th globally in the 2008 Ranking web of the World Universities.
- 42nd in the RAE Ranking by Research Power 2008.
- Rated as the No. 1 Most Popular UK Business School, according to the Sunday Business (UK) 1998.
* Suggested Reading: Top Distance MBA Degree
The Open University Business School is one of the leading business schools in Europe. Its MBAs are accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA).
It offers a top accredited MBA degree program by distance learning. The MBA consists of two stages: Stage 1 provides a sound foundation in the functional aspects of management - students take one of two programmes, the Professional Diploma in Management or the Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration. Stage 2 comprises two courses that everyone takes, plus two electives. The university also offers specialist programs: MBA (Life Sciences) and MBA (Technology Management).
Accreditations and Rankings:
- The OU Business School is accredited internationally by the European Foundation for Management Development, through its EQUIS programme; the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB); and the MBA is accredited by AMBA. It is one of only 21 business schools worldwide to have achieved all three accreditations. It is the world's largest triple accredited MBA provider.
- Placed in the top five of UK universities for teaching quality (ahead of Oxford and University College London), ranked 5th in the Sunday Times University Guide 2005’s table of universities with the best marks for teaching.
- Ranked as a World's Top 500 University in the Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings, placed in the rank range of 401-500th in 2007 and 2008, and 410th globally in 2006.
- Ranked No. 1 for student satisfaction! Students at The Open University are more satisfied with the quality of their higher education than any other university, according to the National Student Survey 2006.
- Listed as the third largest MBA provider in the world and second largest in Europe (behind EBS), according to the annual review of 42 top distance learning and online MBAs published in the Financial Times newspaper in 2009.
- Placed in the Top 10 internationally, rated 9th among the top online MBA programs in the world (2008 Distance Learning MBA Rankings by the Economist Intelligence Unit).
- Ranked 280th globally in the 2008 Ranking web of the World Universities.
- 42nd in the RAE Ranking by Research Power 2008.
- Rated as the No. 1 Most Popular UK Business School, according to the Sunday Business (UK) 1998.
* Suggested Reading: Top Distance MBA Degree
