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Open University first students
The Open University enrolled its first students in January 1971, with an initial cohort of about 25,000.
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It opened in January 1971 with headquarters at the new town of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
In January 1971, the first students enrolled in the Open University in Britain .
The first students enrolled in January 1971 .
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