armed forces, with course materials supplied via the student's BFPO address. OU study centres have been established in Cyprus and Germany. Many have studied while on active service, even in conflict situations.
=== Partner institutions ===
The Open University has a diverse network of partners across the globe. Once approved, partner institutions offer Open University validated awards, granted under the university's royal charter. As of October 2021, the Open University has over 40 international partners, including for example Union School of Theology, Regent's University London, York College, Belfast Metropolitan College, American College of Greece, Leeds City College and Ruskin College Oxford.
=== Doctoral training partnerships ===
==== The Grand Union ====
The Grand Union is an ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership uniting The Open University, the University of Oxford and Brunel University London. The partnership is committed to a student-centred approach to training researchers, increasing access to postgraduate study, and advancing disciplinary and interdisciplinary research.
==== Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training ====
Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership is a consortium of the Open University, University of Oxford and University of Cambridge providing funding and training for doctoral students in the arts and humanities.
==== Imperial-Cambridge-Open Centre for Doctoral Training ====
From 2014 to 2022, the Open University is working with Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge to establish a new EPSRC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) to develop skills in civil nuclear energy for global markets.
== Coat of Arms ==
== See also ==
Armorial of UK universities
Futurelearn
OpenLearn
Open College of the Arts
Open University Press
List of Open University Alumni
List of universities in the United Kingdom
University of Hagen
== Notes ==
== References ==
== Further reading ==
Dorey, Pete. "‘Well, Harold Insists on Having It!’—The Political Struggle …
