Open Universities Australia (OUA) Programs

• OUA is responsible from marketing and prospect management for enrolment into Open Access courses and award programs.
• Shared UofA and OUA branding – all advertising and promotion approved by UofA
• Any prospective students' enquiries received by UoA should be redirected to OUA
• OUA is responsible for all marketing and prospective student management for Open Access Subjects and Undergraduate Online Programs.
• OUA programs are promoted on the OUA website and students apply via the OUA Student Hub portal.  
• Degree Finder “Apply Here” is linked directly to the University program on the OUA website.
• Prospective students have direct access to OUA Student Advisors who can discuss their study plans and answer any questions they may have.
• OUA Partner Hub portal which allows University staff to manage the program and course catalogue on the OUA website, view program applications, course enrolments, and make changes to grades.

• OUA will process and manage all admissions, enrolments and amendments in their system.
• Students manage their enrolments and fees through the OUA Student Hub portal.
• All admission and enrolment data will be transferred directly into PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (CS) via an automated secure data exchange process.
• Courses in PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (CS) are identified with a code suffix of OUA
• OUA students will have access to all relevant UoA services once their record is activated in PeopleSoft CS – including MyAdelaide, MyUni, student email and online library access.
• OUA students have ‘view only’ access to MyAdelaide, except for entering their expected graduation year field. An enrolment checklist will not be assigned as this data is collected by OUA.
• Students will receive Welcome Letters from UoA and OUA.

• OUA will manage all student fee matters, including CSP places and TCSI reporting requirements for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP. 
• As the programs are exclusively online, OUA students will not be charged a Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). (SSAF funding guidelines) 

• Courses will be delivered in a 100% fully online format. 
• There are no exams for OUA programs. 
• Standard grading and final results processes will apply for all OUA courses – with final results entered in MyUni. The PS CS grade roster will be approved by the relevant course coordinator and faculty. The LMS used to deliver the subjects will be MyUni (Canvas). 
• Course grades will be visible in Access Adelaide but also provided to OUA and accessible to students via the OUA Student Hub. 

Normal completions and graduation processes apply for OUA students

• OUA students will have access to Smarthinking and Studiosity. 
• Enrolled OUA Students are entitled to access all University services. 

All academic and professional staff enquiries will be managed via email at ouahelp@adelaide.edu.au

• Open Universities Australia (OUA) is an online higher education organisation based in Australia.
• OUA is the sole entity legislated in Australia to offer FEE HELP funding at full fee to domestic students enrolling in single subjects under their Open Access model.
• Most undergraduate courses offered, have no first-year entry requirements and there are no quotas for most courses. 
• Students can enrol in hundreds of courses and programs online, which are provided by Australian universities and other education providers

• OUA enrols over 110,000 students every year
• OUA develops high-quality student leads in real time 
• OUA is Australia’s most recognised online higher education brand
• 74% of OUA students' study outside their home state which creates opportunities for UofA to expand its market reach on an established national platform.
• OUA contributes to online product development through the provision of Rapid Development Funding grants.

• UoA receives a (gross) revenue share of 70% (UoA) and 30% (OUA).
• OUA has approved a contribution of $135K per program via their Rapid Development Funds initiative.
• A focus on in-house capability development will position the UoA effectively to embrace and create new opportunities as the digital disruption of the higher education sector continues to unfold
• The partnership allows the UoA to enter the fully online undergraduate market
• OUA attract the CSP for Open Access students, preserving valuable CSP places within UoA and enabling market reach in undergraduate programs.
• UoA’s participation on an online platform, based on reputation will provide a lucrative market opportunity, as well as positioning the University as a contemporary, flexible and accessible education provider.