University of the Observable Universe
University of the Observable Universe
59 1st Street, Melody
Industry: Education
Entity type: Non-profit, public
Product: Secondary, tertiary education
Specialties: Astronomical sciences, telecommunications theory
Enrollment: 39,890
Colors: Neptune, Lion Teak
Revenue: 4,387,820μ/AU
University of the Observable Universe (UOU) is a public institution of tertiary education located in Melody. UOU offers secondary and tertiary degrees chiefly in the scientific and communications disciplines.
University of the Observable Universe is lauded for its academic specialties in astronomical sciences and telecommunications theory. Students are drawn from across the Modal Peninsula to UOU for secondary degrees generalizing in communications and applied sciences. The university's advanced tertiary degrees cater to the burgeoning space exploration industry in Melody and many UOU students find gainful employment with space exploration outfits that maintain a presence in the city, such as the Galaxy Wide Corporation.
Total enrollment at University of the Observable Universe is known to be about 39,890 students, with many of those students originating from within the Randall Bay Megalopolitan Complex. UOU receives funding and oversight from the Bureau of Education and Enlightenment. As with most public educational institutions, public funding accounts for nearly all of UOU's operational resources. The university's annual revenue is understood to be about 4,387,820μ annually.
University of the Observable Universe students have been known to frequently construct their own passenger-carrying project rockets, a spectacle that is mostly tolerated by the residents and authorities of the city of Melody. Tactful students launch their personal rockets from well outside the city's boundaries, reducing disruption and nuisance in the population center. Students often board their own rockets as a thrill-seeking activity. Those who successfully build operational rockets send themselves on brief journeys into the upper reaches of the atmosphere before returning to the surface of Neonisi in an unplanned, random location—sometimes requiring rescue or medical intervention in the event of a rough landing or uncontrolled descent.
As with all public education institutions, UOU students enjoy a nearly 100% placement rate upon graduation thanks to a government-assisted matching system. UOU supplements this credible record with its own astronomy industry connections.