The Open University - Pearson partnership

The Open University has partnered Pearson Plc, owner of the Financial Times, to launch a part-time MBA. The pilot Global MBA, to be launched this month, is a 30-month programme aimed at students in Norway, Sweden, India, Malaysia and Singapore. The university will retain the course's intellectual property rights and control the distribution of its content. A weekly digest of financial and management news will be supplied by the FT, on which tutors can base lessons and case studies.