UK Education for over 60s
May 25th 2014, 6:21 pm
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Re: UK Education for over 60s
Of course if they vote for independence in September, all bets are off as far as free student fees are concerned. They'll be too broke to afford it, within 5 years of independence, IMO.
May 25th 2014, 6:22 pm
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May 25th 2014, 7:22 pm
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Re: UK Education for over 60s
I thought I remembered something about Scotland, which is why I thought I'd mention it.
Of course if they vote for independence in September, all bets are off as far as free student fees are concerned. They'll be too broke to afford it, within 5 years of independence, IMO.
Of course if they vote for independence in September, all bets are off as far as free student fees are concerned. They'll be too broke to afford it, within 5 years of independence, IMO.
Surely, Scottish independence won't go through! I can't imagine it passing.
May 25th 2014, 9:04 pm
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Re: UK Education for over 60s
AFAIK, there's a 4-year limit so my guess would be No.
[ETA: Finding it difficult to keep up with the multiple issues going on - so:
3-year resdiency generally required to qualify for "home" fee status (though some people hve found a way to qualify as exceptions to the rule);
for a first degree, this would then be free in Scotland, and up to £9,000 in England (Wales has a subsidy for residents); and
for second degrees and post-grad degrees, a 3-year residency is also generally required for "home" status and throughout the UK, this would mean some fees, dependent on the university and the country.
Sorry for any confusion and for typos - still wi-fi-ing on the run (now in Charlotte Airport!)]
[ETA: Finding it difficult to keep up with the multiple issues going on - so:
3-year resdiency generally required to qualify for "home" fee status (though some people hve found a way to qualify as exceptions to the rule);
for a first degree, this would then be free in Scotland, and up to £9,000 in England (Wales has a subsidy for residents); and
for second degrees and post-grad degrees, a 3-year residency is also generally required for "home" status and throughout the UK, this would mean some fees, dependent on the university and the country.
Sorry for any confusion and for typos - still wi-fi-ing on the run (now in Charlotte Airport!)]
Last edited by dunroving; May 25th 2014 at 9:17 pm.
May 25th 2014, 9:34 pm
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Re: UK Education for over 60s
AFAIK, there's a 4-year limit so my guess would be No.
[ETA: Finding it difficult to keep up with the multiple issues going on - so:
3-year resdiency generally required to qualify for "home" fee status (though some people hve found a way to qualify as exceptions to the rule);
for a first degree, this would then be free in Scotland, and up to £9,000 in England (Wales has a subsidy for residents); and
for second degrees and post-grad degrees, a 3-year residency is also generally required for "home" status and throughout the UK, this would mean some fees, dependent on the university and the country.
Sorry for any confusion and for typos - still wi-fi-ing on the run (now in Charlotte Airport!)]
[ETA: Finding it difficult to keep up with the multiple issues going on - so:
3-year resdiency generally required to qualify for "home" fee status (though some people hve found a way to qualify as exceptions to the rule);
for a first degree, this would then be free in Scotland, and up to £9,000 in England (Wales has a subsidy for residents); and
for second degrees and post-grad degrees, a 3-year residency is also generally required for "home" status and throughout the UK, this would mean some fees, dependent on the university and the country.
Sorry for any confusion and for typos - still wi-fi-ing on the run (now in Charlotte Airport!)]
May 25th 2014, 9:46 pm
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Re: UK Education for over 60s
OU is not Scotland so there are fees. Last time I checked, fees were high. I fancied doing an MA for fun, but the fees were through the roof.
May 26th 2014, 3:08 pm
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Re: UK Education for over 60s
). Off to Florida tomorrow - 12-hr road trip to a conference in Orlando. I love road trips! Won't be back in the UK for another 9 days.
May 27th 2014, 11:06 am
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Re: UK Education for over 60s
I would get in touch with the careers dept. at any of the colleges and ask for their advice. A lot of Adult colleges in the area we live do free courses for over 60+'s. Good look
May 28th 2014, 12:59 pm
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Re: UK Education for over 60s
Windsong, have you heard of Coursera? It's online learning from top universities around the world, and it's free. As the name suggests, the focus is on short courses.
I know quite a few people who have taken courses with them, from a friend who works as a community health nurse with médecins sans frontiers in Cambodia, to people in IT, film and music, and those who want to learn a language. There are countless courses, most of them have online lectures, peer assessments, interactive learning and the feedback has been terrific - I think it's a fabulous organization
https://www.coursera.org/about/
I know quite a few people who have taken courses with them, from a friend who works as a community health nurse with médecins sans frontiers in Cambodia, to people in IT, film and music, and those who want to learn a language. There are countless courses, most of them have online lectures, peer assessments, interactive learning and the feedback has been terrific - I think it's a fabulous organization
https://www.coursera.org/about/
May 29th 2014, 3:27 am
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Re: UK Education for over 60s
Windsong, have you heard of Coursera? It's online learning from top universities around the world, and it's free. As the name suggests, the focus is on short courses.
I know quite a few people who have taken courses with them, from a friend who works as a community health nurse with médecins sans frontiers in Cambodia, to people in IT, film and music, and those who want to learn a language. There are countless courses, most of them have online lectures, peer assessments, interactive learning and the feedback has been terrific - I think it's a fabulous organization
https://www.coursera.org/about/
I know quite a few people who have taken courses with them, from a friend who works as a community health nurse with médecins sans frontiers in Cambodia, to people in IT, film and music, and those who want to learn a language. There are countless courses, most of them have online lectures, peer assessments, interactive learning and the feedback has been terrific - I think it's a fabulous organization
https://www.coursera.org/about/
May 30th 2014, 1:02 am
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Re: UK Education for over 60s
Had a one hour meeting.
Flew to Dallas then to Calgary. Monday night I slept quite well.