The Open University Student Association Conference 2009 ended on Sunday: it's hard to give here a précis of the several hundred bits of information I could put on here but here are some trends.
In general, from an overseas student perspective, OUSA moved forward policy-wise on awareness of international issues and the importance of external relations, enhancing the student experience (even in small ways such as improving the reliability of the TMA submission system) and improving the way OUSA communicates (including maintaining the importance of face-to-face meetings).
On what is probably the biggest issue for overseas students - fees - there was not much progress, partly because policy is already in place, and partly (I guess) because in a recession sources such as OUSA's own 'pot' of money to help students are likely to be smaller.
What does seem to have happened at Conference though is that with the introduction of workshops and so on away from formal proceedings the whole event is turning less formal and more 'dynamic'.
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- Hi - I'm Mike - I live in Belgium and am an Open University Student also active in the Open University Students Association. I am always on the verge of saying something important (or so I tell myself...)
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