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flag Over 300 students, including seniors, graduated from Belfast’s Open University, celebrating its 50th anniversary of Northern Ireland classes.

flag More than 300 students, including 90-year-old Maryette McFarland and 84-year-old Jim Mulholland, graduated from the Open University in Belfast, marking the 50th anniversary of its first Northern Ireland ceremony. flag The event honored diverse graduates in fields like nursing, psychology, and social sciences, with alumni reflecting on how the university’s distance-learning model—featuring televised lectures and mailed materials—transformed their careers and lives. flag Matthew McCarthy, a 31-year-old mental health worker, credited the program with helping him overcome personal loss and rebuild his life, now pursuing a postgraduate certificate and aiming for a doctorate. flag The ceremony underscored the Open University’s lasting impact on lifelong learning across generations.

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