University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia

The University of New England was the first Australian
university established outside a capital city. With a history extending back to
the 1920s, UNE has a well-earned reputation as one of Australia's great
teaching, training and research universities.

Since 1955, teaching off-campus students by distance
education has been an important part of the University's activities. UNE is now
Australia 's longest continuous provider of distance education and with more
than 15,000 external students, is still one of Australia 's major providers of
awards to off-campus students. Increasingly, the flexibility offered by
external study is proving a significant attraction to those pursuing a tertiary
education.

With more than 12,500 of its 17,000 students studying via
the Internet, UNE is also at the forefront of online learning. UNE students
have access to 600 subjects online, allowing them to experience new and
innovative ways of working and communicating with supervisors and fellow
students.