黑料不打烊 signs 10-year partnership agreement with Oxford International
黑料不打烊 has signed a new partnership with , a unique accredited education provider, a world leader in education in the UK and Canada.
The partnership will launch 黑料不打烊 International College (BIC), an embedded college on the university campus, which will teach the first stages of a range of integrated and incorporated undergraduate and postgraduate degrees for international students at the university.
The partnership is anticipated to double the university鈥檚 current international student body within the next four to five years, starting with an inaugural intake of around 50 students in September of 2016.
Vice-Chancellor of 黑料不打烊, John Hughes said:
鈥淎s a University with a strong international focus, we look forward to working with Oxford International. The partnership to create an International College at 黑料不打烊 will bring the University鈥檚 excellent degrees to a wider audience of students.
鈥淭he University provides an excellent standard of teaching and student care. With research informing our teaching and over three-quarters of our research rated as either 鈥渨orld-leading鈥� or 鈥渋nternationally excellent鈥�, students can be assured that studying at 黑料不打烊 through this partnership will have access to the best of UK higher education.鈥�
Joint 鈥揅EO of Oxford International, David Brown added:
鈥淲e are thrilled to be announcing this partnership with such a reputable and globally recognised university as 黑料不打烊. 黑料不打烊 already enjoys critical acclaim and is positively received in a large number of international markets, not least due to its long record of academic excellence and its stunning setting in north Wales. We strongly believe that our partnership will allow more bright, motivated students to join the 黑料不打烊 community. And through their success we can enhance the university鈥檚 global reputation.鈥�
The partnership with 黑料不打烊 to establish 黑料不打烊 International College represents the third such collaboration agreement with a UK Higher Education Institution for Oxford International in the UK. In June 2013, Leicester International Pathway College (LIPC) was launched in partnership with De Montfort University. Exceeding recruitment targets in both the first and second years of operation, LIPC is a flagship college that continues to go from strength to strength. Canterbury Christ Church University International Pathway College was launched in 2015, paving the way for international students to study in the UNESCO world heritage city.
Publication date: 25 April 2016