11-05-2025, 01:33 AM
(09-30-2025, 01:57 PM)Robson Wrote:France lets university students apply for citizenship after two years of residency. Wish I spoke French.(09-19-2025, 04:07 AM)Robson Wrote: Wikipedia has a list of open universities.Update: France also has a distance learning system for degrees known as CNED (cned.fr). It appears open to international students outside France, but it also seems to only be in French. Some websites mention that CNED also has programs in English, but I couldn't find any myself.
I checked out the prices of some of these international open universities for international students. Some of them seem like pretty good deals!
- University of South Africa: USD $1,000 for a research-based masters degree; coursework programs cost more
- Open University of Kenya: ~USD $2,500 for a four-year degree (options include mathematics, computer science, and economics); ~$1,500 for a masters; ~$2,500 for PhD
- Zimbabwe Open University: >USD $2000 per year for a PhD (minimum 3 years)
- Indira Gandhi National Open University: ~USD $1000 - $3,500 for a bachelors degree, depending on subject; ~$1,500 to >$4,000 for a masters, depending on subject
- Open University of Sri Lanka: prices vary widely from ~USD $900 to $11,000 for bachelors and masters degrees
- Korea National Open University: >USD $2,000 for a bachelors degree; programs are in Korean, although they do have a degree in the English language
- Open University: >GBP 20,000 for a bachelors degree, ~GBP 10,000 or less for a masters degree


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