THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
Discussions at The Open University
Meeting with:
- PROF. KEVIN SHAKESHEFF Pro Vice Chancellor Research, Enterprise and Scholarship
- MS. JHUMAR JOHNSON Chief of Staff to the Vice Chancellor
- MR. VIREN PATEL Director, Business Development Unit
- MS REBECCA BARNETT Head of International Partnerships, Business Development Unit
Prof. Kevin Shakeshoff, Pro Vice Chancellor
Viren Patel, Director Business Dev. Unit
Rebecca Barnet, Head of International Partnerships
Jhumar Johnson, Chief of Staff to the VC
The Open University produces more CEOs than any other UK university, including universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, University College London and the London School of Economics. Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, broadcaster Anna Ford and actress Glenda Jackson are among a host of well-known names who have tutored for the OU. The OU Business School’s MBA programme was ranked 13th in the Financial Times’ global rankings of online and distance learning MBA providers which featured five European schools, four of which were in the UK. Ranked fifth in the Global Online MBA Rankings by CEO Magazine and 1st for UK institutions (2019) Ranked sixth in the world for the QS Distance Online MBA Rankings (2016)
