Study2U is an information resource to help explore distance and online learning established in 2002. We are proactively developing the site's content, including a focus on student experiences (stay tuned for this). We aim to create valuable content that enables our audience to learn about the options available when selecting an online degree.

We are excited about the opportunities that online learning offers, given it means that high quality education can literally reach all corners of the globe. Therefore people who wouldn't normally be able to study have the chance to develop their knowledge and skill base, and maybe go on to do greater things!

Key contacts at Study2U:

Richard Orr BCom, Grad Dip Int Bus - Sales and Marketing Director

Richard has been working in online education marketing since 1999. He also has a number of years experience in Human Resources. Contact Richard regards promoting your programs on study2u.

Ben Hindmarch BA (Hons) - Technical Director

Ben has worked in website development for 9 years, as technical lead for educational websites through to multinational consumer retailers and major advertising campaigns. Contact Ben regards any problems or ideas relating to the website.

Caroline Stephenson BA, Grad Dip Tchg - Content Manager

Caroline has worked in education for many years - a qualified teacher, she has taught English at High School level. Most recently she has worked at a top university as an admissions advisor. She has a Graduate Diploma in Teaching, and a degree in English and Art History. Contact Caroline to provide feedback on the content, ideas or if you'd like to make a contribution.

 

Blog
  • 150 Free Online Courses and Lectures in Business
    We've put together a list of 150 free online courses that can help you get ahead in business.
  • UK Online MBAs prove popular
    The Financial Times have published a list of forty international online MBAs, ranked by the number of students enrolled. It lists three UK online MBAs in the top five – Edinburgh Business School (Heriot Watt University) in second position, the Open University Business School in third and Henley Business School in forth. The University of [...]
  • Reasons why online learning is becoming mainstream
    From 2002 to 2008 more than 1.5m people joined the online student population. It had reached nearly 2m students by last year,  2008 (Eduventures Inc). Studying online is becoming mainstream because every year it is more widely accepted as a legimate method of learning to earn a degree. Indeed some would much prefer to study [...]
  • 10 Websites To Make You Think
    A useful list of some of the internet's most thought-provoking websites.
  • Harvard Meets Hollywood. Celebrities Who Went To College
    A collection of movie stars with both brain and fame.
  • Quotes On Education
    A collection of our favourite learning-related quotes
  • Concern in rise of "Life Experience" degree scams
    We’ve noticed a growing number of websites offering life experience degrees in the last few months. These are websites selling degrees on the premise that your life experience could earn you a degree. The catch is that you also must pay thousands of dollars for the paperwork to come through. As you may suspect, your life [...]
  • Diary of an online student: a UBIS experience
    The Swiss are famous for their precision, quality, and of course chocolate. They also offer high-quality, English-based, accredited education, online. The University of Business and International Studies (UBIS), is a ‘bricks-and-mortar’ university based in Geneva which delivers campus-based degrees online to students in Switzerland, and all over the world. I asked if they could give me an [...]
  • Make yourself richer: study art history
    Many of us have dropped the term ‘Renaissance’ casually in to a conversation, aware of how impressive it sounds, but not entirely aware of its meaning or origin. We then hope like heck that we won’t be asked to explain… Well, in a nutshell the term Renaissance comes from a French word meaning: re-birth. And [...]
  • Is online learning going to suit you?
    Is online learning going to suit you? What will a successful online student be good at? Online learning will be just as demanding as learning through the traditional routes, but as well as having the necessary skills and intelligence to complete the academic work, there will be other characteristics, and traits, that you will need to [...]