The Open University Students Association in Southern Europe

February 2010 Newsletter

The Open University Students Association (OUSA) is a large apolitical organisation with a widespread membership. We aim to represent the views of Open University students whatever they study and wherever they live. All OU students are automatically members of the OUSA. More than 25,000 students study outside the UK, 4341 of whom live in Southern Europe. The aim of our website is to provide useful information to OU students living in Southern Europe.

The Southern Europe Regional Forum (SERF) has an online FirstClass© conference: 'OUSA Southern Europe RF'. The SERF represents the following European countries: Austria, Cyprus, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland. Each country has at least one FirstClass© branch conference; some countries have more than one, each representing a region (e.g. OUSA Br SW France, OUSA Br Barcelona, OUSA Br Northern Italy).

FirstClass© conferences are the main point of contact and discussion among OU students living in a same area. If you wish to obtain access to the SERF conference please send an email from your OU mailbox to OUSA Controller, oufcnt1.open.ac.uk, stating your Personal Identifier. Online branches are easy to access.

From your FirstClass desktop, select the Open University (blue shield) > OU Students' Association (green icon) > OUSA LIVE (ear icon) > OUSA Regions > OUSA Southern Europe > select your nearest branch and add the conference to your desktop (Collaborate > Add to Desktop)

Visit our website if you wish to know more about the OUSA and the SERF, and about how you can get involved.

The Southern Europe Regional Forum
The Regional Forum is a group of students who volunteer their time to meet and discuss issues affecting students in the region and consist of officers and representatives of each branch in the region, as well as a member of the Executive Committee.
The Current Regional Forum Officers:
SERF CHAIR Jane Harvey (Barcelona Br)
SERF SECRETARY Haris Lamprou (Greece Br)
SERF TREASURER Amanda Marlowe (Madrid Br)

Branches
O U S A has branches at a local level. Not all branches meet in person and not all are active at a formal level within O U S A. But all branches do have a forum on First Class where you can meet other students online. See the link in the menu bar for more information about First Class. Where newsletters are linked these are in Word format and some personal contact details may have been removed. Where websites are linked these are managed by either past or current students so are not under the direct control of O U S A. The Open University Students Association is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Branch News
Newsletters are linked from the Branch name where highlighted. 
For info about meetings and other events please see the Local Events page.

Meetings are held at KLEOS S.A, 22 Vas. Konstantinou Ave, (5th floor), Pagrati, Athens
It is between the Kallimarmaro Stadium and the National Research Centre and can be easily accessed either by any bus/trolley going to Pagrati or the Metro Station (Evagelismos).
We welcome all members and would appreciate any comments or ideas on how to improve our website, or any other aspect of being an OU student in Greece. For those unable to attend meetings but would like to contribute ideas, or if anyone needs clarification or information, please contact the Chair, Lorraine Adams. Branch meetings aren’t just stuffy business meetings; they have a strong element of social interaction too. They’re where you get your say on all aspects of your Association, and also a fantastic way to meet local people who truly understand what that distance learning thing is all about!
contact OUSA in Greece

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