School and Departments

The Open Universiteit in the Netherlands is organised into three departments, seven schools and a network of twelve regional study centres and three support centres in various parts of the country. It also has six study centres in Belgium (Flanders) and one in the Dutch Antilles.

Schools

We have seven Schools, which develop and provide educational materials and conducts educational programmes:

• School of Management
• School of Cultural Sciences
• School of Computer Science
• School of Science
• School of Psychology
• School of Law
• Education & Training Institute.

Each school is headed by a dean of studies, who supervises teams of subject specialists and educational technologists engaged in developing courses and programmes. This often takes place in co-operation with specialists from other educational institutes or from trade and industry.

Departments

• Expertise- and trainingcentres:
  • Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies (CELSTEC)
  • Ruud de Moor Centrum (RdMC)
  • NEtherlands Laboratory for Lifelong Learning (NELLL)
  • Lex, The Learning Experience (LEX)
• Department of Educational Support Services
  This department provides operational services, ranging from staff administration to the distribution of course materials.
• University Office.

Boards and councils

Furthermore, the Open University has several boards and councils.