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The UK does not operate an accreditation system in the way it is understood in the US, i.e. a university (or other institute of higher education) cannot be "accredited" or "unaccredited". Instead there is a system of quality assurance, with reviews carried out by a government-appointed agency, the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education ...
The government maintains lists of "recognized bodies" that have the right to grant UK degrees, [29] and of "listed bodies" that offer courses validated by a recognized body and leading to degrees of that body. [30] UK institutions offering courses leading to degrees are subject to quality assurance by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). [31]
Many of the colleges below are "listed bodies" that are authorised to offer courses leading to a degree from a UK university or other body with degree-awarding powers. [1] Others may offer non-degree higher education courses such as Higher National Diplomas or Higher National Certificates.
Several unaccredited universities have names that are similar to those of accredited institutions, and thus some persons may be misled into thinking that an entity is an accredited university. Accreditation is date-related: in the United States, colleges and universities are typically not fully accredited until several years after they open.
This is a list of university colleges in the UK.Institutions included on this list are university colleges that are recognised bodies with their own degree awarding powers; [1] it does not include institutions with "university college" in their title that are listed bodies as parts of a university (see colleges within universities in the United Kingdom), or other institutions with "university ...
As well as assisting law enforcement in cases of potential fraud, [8] the British Accreditation Council has provided evidence on the private sector to the UK parliament. [9] In 2008, the charity undertook a research project on private further and higher education in Kosovo, as requested by the British Council and the Kosovo Government. [10]
The Open degree is the most popular qualification at the university, [46] followed by BSc (Hons) Psychology; Cert of HE in Psychology; Bachelor of Laws (Hons); and BA (Hons) Business Management. [6] Around 20,000 students are enrolled on the Open degree, which makes the Open University the UK's largest multidisciplinary education provider. [47]
The New Zealand Education Act prohibits the use of the terms "degree" and "university" by institutions other than the country's eight accredited universities. In 2004 authorities announced their intention to take action against unaccredited schools using the words "degree" and "university," including the University of Newlands, an unaccredited ...