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== Partnerships ==

=== Armed Forces ===
Through an agreement between the Ministry of Defence and the OU going back to the early 1970s, a wide range of courses is available to members of the British armed forces, with course materials supplied via the student's [[BFPO]] address. OU study centres have been established in Cyprus and Germany. Many have studied while on active service, even in conflict situations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-22|title=Partnerships|url=http://www.open.ac.uk/about/main/strategy-and-policies/partnerships|access-date=2021-02-15|website=About The Open University|language=en|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416202000/https://www.open.ac.uk/about/main/strategy-and-policies/partnerships|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Partner institutions ===
The Open University has a diverse network of partners across the globe. Once approved, partner institutions offer Open University validated awards, granted under the university's royal charter. As of October 2021, the Open University has over 40 international partners, including for example [[Union School of Theology]], [[Regent's University London]], [[York College (York)|York College]], [[Belfast Metropolitan College]], [[American College of Greece]], [[Leeds City College]] and [[Ruskin College|Ruskin College Oxford]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Open University|url=https://www.open.ac.uk/about/validation-partnerships/about-ou-validation/ou-validation-partner-institutions|access-date=2021-10-31|website=www.open.ac.uk|language=en}}</ref>

=== Doctoral training partnerships ===

==== The Grand Union ====
The Grand Union is an ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership uniting The Open University, the [[University of Oxford]] and [[Brunel University London]]. The partnership is committed to a student-centred approach to training researchers, increasing access to postgraduate study, and advancing disciplinary and interdisciplinary research.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.granduniondtp.ac.uk/home|access-date=2021-10-31|website=www.granduniondtp.ac.uk|language=en}}</ref>

==== Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training ====
Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership is a consortium of the Open University, [[University of Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge]] providing funding and training for doctoral students in the arts and humanities.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-31|title=Our current partners|url=https://www.open.ac.uk/research/degrees/doctoral-training-partnerships/current|access-date=2021-10-31|website=Research at The Open University|language=en|archive-date=4 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104123409/https://www.open.ac.uk/research/degrees/doctoral-training-partnerships/current|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://oocdtp.web.ox.ac.uk/home|access-date=2021-10-31|website=oocdtp.web.ox.ac.uk|language=en}}</ref>

==== Imperial-Cambridge-Open Centre for Doctoral Training ====
From 2014 to 2022, the Open University is working with [[Imperial College London]] and the [[University of Cambridge]] to establish a new [[Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council|EPSRC]]-funded Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) to develop skills in civil nuclear energy for global markets.<ref>{{Cite web|title=EPSRC Imperial Cambridge Open CDT Programme|url=http://www.imperial.ac.uk/a-z-research/nuclear-cdt/epsrc-imperial-cambridge-open-cdt-programme/|access-date=2021-10-31|website=Imperial College London|language=en-GB}}</ref>