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[edit] What is the University of Openess?

The uo is a framework in which individuals and organisations can persue their shared interest in emerging forms of cultural production and critical reflection such as unix, cartography, physical and collaborative research.

Any member may start a faculty to socialise their research with the Uo. For more information, see the FacultyHowTo page.

The uo:

  • is a user led facility of learning and research with many temporary physical campuses, and one less temporary one at LimehouseTownHall, London, and many online presences .
  • runs a core curriculum and regular classes, and at present has several faculties listed and linked to from the HomePage.
  • is administered by an orgiastic board with a floating Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and self-elected members of various denominations. The Quorum is established as the majority of the members in the room.
  • is open to solicitation for prospective classes, faculties, symposia and more than you can possibly imagine.

uo facilities include a media-lab, map room, library, wikis, a wireless industrial unit, and other distributed campus services.

In light of recent proposals for allowing extortionate 'top up fees' to be charged for education in the uk, and the increasing tendency of universities to prioritise commercially sponsored research (and to allow that research to become intellectual property of the sponsors), free (in both senses of the word) educational institutions such as the uo are more needed than ever.

Admissions / More info

  • Anyone may study at the UO, in accordance with the UoCharter.
  • At this time there is no central domain name for the UO, all members use http://uo.whatever.... as a sub-domain of their respective domains. So, for example, twenteenthcentury.com uses uo.twenteenthcentury.com, metamute.com uses uo.metamute.com etc. A central domain may emerge if we can get uo.ac.uk.
  • There are various mailing lists, you can find out about them on the UoMailingLists page.
  • The Uo has an expanding list of SisterUniversities. If your institution is a relation of ours, please add it there.
  • In the continuing brand development of the Uo, there is a list of logos that will continue to expand until we have found one that represents the Uo convincingly.
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