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Page updated:
9 January 2004



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News from 2003      For news from previous years, go to 2002 & 2001


Distance Education Journal launched in Asia

(own website, 22nd December 2003)

Accreditation in Malaysia

Newspaper reports in Malaysia state that in future, “all courses, including Masters and PhD programmes, offered by foreign institutions via distance or e-learning will not be recognised by the Government until they are accredited by the National Accreditation Board (LAN).”
(The Star, 4th December 2003)

Beckham can learn Spanish with us, says the OU

Following the news that David and Victoria Beckham are to move to Madrid, the Open University is offering the couple free places on its new distance learning beginners Spanish course.
(Open University Press Release, 20th June 2003)

Guardian raises doubts about loan company linked to Learning Library

The Jobs and Money Guardian tells one learner that the loan they took through Empress Finance and the Learning Library "cannot be be enforced."
(The Guardian, 14 June 2003)

Online Learning the cure for countries with SARS

In reaction to the contagious SARS virus, schools in the east have turned to distance learning.
(Education Week, 22 May 2003)

Worries raised over owners of Learning Library

A national newspaper has expressed concern about the Learning Library, and alleged that its owners are convicted fraudsters.
( Guardian Jobs and Money, 19 April 2003)

Fake Universities Closed?

The BBC say that several organisations offering "fake British degrees" have been closed down.
(BBC, 7 March 2003)

Tutorial Services liquidated

ODL QC has learnt Tutorial Services (who took on some of the learners from the defunct NDLC) has now itself closed.
(2 April 2003)

Unless explicitly stated, ODL QC cannot confirm the validity of any story on the news pages. We are reporting stories from elsewhere, in good faith, as a service to those interested in distance learning.