Community network

Stay connected with other OUBS alumni online, at events throughout the UK and Europe, through alumni giving, by sharing your story, or by joining our a regional group or the Alumni Council. You can also contact the alumni team.

Join our postgraduate alumni group on LinkedIn.

You can also follow our University page, where you can see other alumni on LinkedIn and keep up-to-date with the latest news and forthcoming events.

Regional groups

Please also get in touch if you have suggestions for events, speakers or venues.

London Community

The monthly meet-ups in London are currently cancelled due to Covid-19 and will resume when possible.

Munich Community

The Munich group would like to welcome any OUBS alumni in and around Munich to join their small but active community. They organise several formal and informal events each year, with the highlight of the year being the Christmas get-together! Contact the group for more information. Please note that again, face-to-face events may be cancelled until further notice.

Email the Munich Group

Networking events

We publicise networking events via our monthly eNewsletter and on LinkedIn.

We will also send you email invitations if you’ve agreed for us to contact you. Update your details to ensure you're included.

Alumni Giving

Your generosity helps us to continue our internationally renowned research programmes, develop accessible new teaching technologies and help disadvantaged OU students with the cost of study.

You can support us by funding a specific project, leaving a legacy, or making a monthly donation. For more information please visit the OU Alumni Giving page.

Share your story and be an Alumni Ambassador

Prospective students often ask what it’s like to study with OUBS. You can inspire them to follow in your footsteps by sharing your story.

Read some of our recent Student and Alumni Ambassador stories.

Join our Alumni Council

You can take an active role in the work of OUBS by joining our representative body, the Alumni Council.

Annual achievement awards

Read about our annual achievement awards celebrating our highest-performing students, and alumni who have made an outstanding contribution to an organisation or society.

We don’t want to lose you! Please keep in touch and stay connected

Was completing your qualification with OUBS a significant milestone in your life? Was this recently or years ago? The relationship we have with our alumni community is for life, and we always want to hear about how your life has changed since learning with us. The alumni services and career services are also available to you for life, and it is important to us to be able to offer this on-going support to you.

If you share your email address with us we’ll be able to keep in touch with you about the full range of benefits available from the University including the latest news, discounts, events, fundraising appeals, campaigns, and other ways to get involved with the OU Business School and The Open University.

Stay connected

You can change, or stop, the communications you receive from us at any time, just get in touch.