Open University

Series

Series Name

London Line

Issue

Issue No.

544A

Date Released

1977

Length of issue (in feet)

185

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Open University

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: The Open University provides a chance for anyone in Britain to obtain a university degree, regardless of age or previous qualifications. It also provides expertise for countries elsewhere in the world who feel that the system could well be adapted to local traditions. We visit a very busy student indeed: a hovercraft pilot who began without academic qualifications, had to fit in intensive part-time study between trips from Britain to France and back - and graduated.

Researcher Comments

The featured pilot is Brian Smith. There is also a brief interview with Prof. Abou-Hindia, of the Polytechnic of Central London. NB: ‘This Week In Britain, No. 955’ ran the same story

Local distribution only

Arabic version

Keywords

Education and training

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1257/544A

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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