Distance learning up close
Can students afford to gamble on paying to spend three years at university in our current economic climate? We look at the option of graduating without ever being in the same room as your tutor.
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A chance for "the lost generation" to find itself
For the graduation class of 2009, leaving university is even more bitter-sweet than previous years. We will experience the usual tearful goodbyes mixed with hope and excitement for the future as well as the relief that the emotional roller-coaster of exam term is finally over.
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