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TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1993

DISTANT LEARNING WORTH PURSUING

DISTANT LEARNING IS ALL WORTHWHILE FOR IT

WILL ENHANCE THE

STUDENTS' CAREERS AND GIVE THEM A GOOD DEAL OF PLEASURE AND SATISFACTION, MRS PATTEN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE VARIETY SHOW WHICH MARKED THE END OF A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN ON LIFE-LONG EDUCATION AND DISTANCE LEARNING, MRS PATTEN SAID THE OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE (OLI) PROVIDED EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISTANCE LEARNING TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

SINCE THE INSTITUTE OPENED ITS DOORS IN OCTOBER 1989, THOUSANDS

OF STUDENTS HAVE ENROLLED ON ITS COURSES.

"IT SHOWS HOW MUCH THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG VALUE CONTINUING EDUCATION AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT, SHE SAID.

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THE OLI

OCTOBER 1995 IT PROGRAMMES.

PROVIDES 41 COURSES FOR 17 DEGREE PROGRAMMES. BY

PLANS TO MAKE AVAILABLE 68 COURSES

FOR 29 DEGREE

WILL

IN ADDITION, ITS NEWLY LAUNCHED CENTRE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF NON-DEGREE AND SHORT COURSES TO MEET PUBLIC DEMAND.

"THAT IS A REAL SUCCESS STORY, ++ SHE SAID.

THE HONG KONG COUNCIL FOR ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION HAS RECENTLY SCRUTINISED THE FIRST 17 DEGREE PROGRAMMES PROVIDED BY OLI.

"THIS ACCREDITATION CONFIRMS THE QUALITY OF THE INSTITUTE'S PROGRAMMES AND GIVES STUDENTS THE ASSURANCE THAT THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR WHICH THEY WORK SO HARD WILL BE RECOGNISED,'

中华 MRS PATTEN SAID.

SHE SAID THE EVENING WAS A RARE OCCASION FOR STUDENTS TO COME TOGETHER AND SHARE EXPERIENCES AND PROBLEMS AS DISTANCE LEARNING WAS AN ISOLATED ACTIVITY FOR INDIVIDUALS.

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