Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!ucbvax!HKUCC.BITNET!HJKOOY From: HJKOOY@HKUCC.BITNET ("NAME "Dik - Jan Kooy, Physics Department, Hong Kong University"") Newsgroups: comp.society.futures Subject: Re: studies from home (?) Message-ID: Date: 15 Mar 91 11:55:00 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 37 X-News: hkucc mailing-list.info-futures:194 >From: stinnett%plains%ogicse@decwrl.dec.com >Subject:RE: studies from home (?) >Date: 15 Mar 91 01:30:24 GMT >Message-ID:<8907@plains.NoDak.edu> >The United Kingdom has The Open University. Some of the courses >are broadcast on BBC-2, or were a few years ago. I never looked >at it closely, but it had a reputation of being tough, and >seemed well-respected. >--M. G. They, as of summer 90, still were broadcasting, and mainly on BBC2. Try late in the evening, early in the morning or in weekends (esp. sunday). Besides the TV programmes, they expect you to do some activities like seeing your advisor/supervisor. In the summer they run a program in an (empty) university. They even offer higher degrees, but I've seen only announcements of those. More information available from the address below (sorry, don't know the ZIP or about EMAIL) The Open University Milton Keynes United Kingdom The Netherlands have two kinds of programmes, TELEAC which offers courses via the TV. These are mainly language courses and how to do a certain hobby. The dutch equivalent to OU looked rather experimental and/or as a complement to university education. In principle it should lead to a degree, but it'll take years and years of courses. More information from the address below (sorry, don't know this ZIP either, but I think I've seen EMAIL addresses from them) De Open Universiteit Heerlen The Netherlands In Germany (at least the western half of it) they have 'TeleKolleg' which looks rather substancial. I know of courses in maths, physics, chemistry and economy. I don't know about degrees. I'm sorry but the only part of the address of those people I can remember is 'ARD Telekolleg' and that they have a PObox number. H.J. Kooy Jr. (HJKooy@HKUCC.bitnet Gate: CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU)