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The Faces of Open University

Who Are the Students of the Open University of Israel (OUI)?

OUI serves 45,000 diverse students. Over 90% of OUI's students require a flexible study schedule in order to balance their life, work, and personal and family schedules.  Students study at home, at work or even at the battlefield.  70 computer-equipped Study Centers scattered throughout Israel and the Former Soviet Union support OUI's students.students-formation

Every sector of Israeli society and every walk of life are represented in the OUI’s student body.

  • Active-duty Soldiers study at the only university where soldiers are authorized officially by the military to pursue their studies; they receive scholarships upon enrollment, regardless of family income;Women Soldier Students
  • Israel's Workforce, the largest sector of OUI students, seeks advanced education, professional status, career change or updates in their specific field while at work;
  • Professionals and university graduates seek to broaden their knowledge after having focused exclusively on their professional training;
  • Veterans choose to continue their studies while working after military service;
  • Gifted high school students take advanced courses while still in high school to get a head start on the rest of their lives;
  • Teachers and school principals upgrade their education, specialty or degree without interfering with their teaching obligations;
  • Student in Study CenterDistant populations access higher education despite their remote locations far from conventional university centers; 
  • Home-bound individuals, including mothers raising small children, the physically challenged, Ultra-Orthodox or Arab women who lack basic secular education, study at OUI's 70 computer-equipped Study Centers;
  • Senior citizens pursue new studies and complete academic degrees inaccessible to them earlier due to lack of financial support or illness;
  • Israel's Arab Sector, Israel's largest minority, study from remote locations, aided by OUI's open admissions policy and scholarship funds;
  • Prisoners take special OUI correspondence courses to help them re-enter society upon their release; they can register, study and obtain a degree.
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