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FernUniversität in Hagen
The FernUniversität in Hagen ( Other name , FernUni Hagen): with its tradition of supported distance learning, this university has been offering an alternative to on-campus studies within the German university landscape for 30 years and is currently serving around 45.000 students.
On its web site FernUni Hagen calls itself the only state-maintained distance teaching university in Germany.
The institution’s main office is in Hagen, Germany. Other study centres are located in Germany and abroad.
Supported distance learning with a maximum independence and flexibility, making it particularly suitable for would-be students whose personal circumstances prevent them from studying at conventional universities.
Years of experience in developing mature teaching materials has made the FernUniversität one of the national and international leaders in developing multimedia teaching materials and online courses.
The teaching materials, including study units, exercises, interactive CD-ROMs and DVDs which are delivered to the students’ homes by mail, and increasingly via the Internet. Students can download additional material or listen to and watch online-lectures. They also hand in their assignments online. FernUni Hagen makes extensive use of the Internet and offers a service-oriented university library from which, on request, books and articles will be sent to the student’s home by mail. Individual support is possible, either at Hagen itself and with face-to-face contact with tutors through a network of over 50 study centres in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Central and Eastern Europe.
In the winter semester 2008/ 2009 there was a total of 55.450 students (including students on sabbatical leave) at this HEI.
The FernUniversität in Hagen web site is at http://www.fernuni-hagen.de and its virtual campus is located at https://vu.fernuni-hagen.de/ (secured)
Membership of international organisations
It is a member of EADTU.
Re.ViCa role: FernUniversität in Hagen is Partner 4 of the project, based in DE (Germany. Its short name is FernUni Hagen.
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