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Table 5

Good practices in lifelong learning in NOU and UT

Aspects	NOU	UT
Institution purpose	Oriented to lifelong learners – described by one NOU student as “a nice place to learn”	Open university for everybody
Student needs	Learning for life for continuing professional development, not necessarily for degrees or diplomas but also through open loose courses for competency development	Students taking courses mostly in degree or diploma programs and open loose courses for continuing professional development
Degree requirements	Students may enroll in any of the courses Students may eventually choose a major and meet the requirements to graduate with a degree	Students mostly enroll in Study Programs for degrees (diploma, bachelor, master, or doctorate) right from the beginning Students may enroll in any of the loose courses and transfer credits to a Study Program and meet the requirements for degrees of the Study Programs High school certificates are required for the undergraduate degrees or diplomas to be awarded
Admission and study duration policy	Open admission to all, including those without high-school certificates, in its undergraduate programs and courses Lifelong learning, no dropout	Open admission to all, including those without high-school certificates, particularly in loose courses; the high school certificates are needed for the awards of undergraduate degrees or diplomas Lifelong learning, no dropout, impacting on accreditation as a challenge Selection tests apply in master and doctoral programs

Aspects	NOU	UT
Institution purpose	Oriented to lifelong learners – described by one NOU student as “a nice place to learn”	Open university for everybody
Student needs	Learning for life for continuing professional development, not necessarily for degrees or diplomas but also through open loose courses for competency development	Students taking courses mostly in degree or diploma programs and open loose courses for continuing professional development
Degree requirements	Students may enroll in any of the courses Students may eventually choose a major and meet the requirements to graduate with a degree	Students mostly enroll in Study Programs for degrees (diploma, bachelor, master, or doctorate) right from the beginning Students may enroll in any of the loose courses and transfer credits to a Study Program and meet the requirements for degrees of the Study Programs High school certificates are required for the undergraduate degrees or diplomas to be awarded
Admission and study duration policy	Open admission to all, including those without high-school certificates, in its undergraduate programs and courses Lifelong learning, no dropout	Open admission to all, including those without high-school certificates, particularly in loose courses; the high school certificates are needed for the awards of undergraduate degrees or diplomas Lifelong learning, no dropout, impacting on accreditation as a challenge Selection tests apply in master and doctoral programs