Collaborative Partners
Nottingham Trent University works in collaboration with a range of organisations to deliver Higher Education provision.
The University’s definition of collaborations and partnerships is based on that used by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) and is:
Educational provision leading to a University award, or to a specific credit towards a University award, delivered and / or supported and / or assessed through an arrangement will a partner organisation
NTU engages in a range of types of collaboration and partnerships as follows.
Collaborations
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Validation Service
Describes an arrangement where a partner institution delivers its own courses to its own students at its own premises. The courses are validated and awarded by Nottingham Trent University.
Our current Validation Service partners
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School-based provision
Includes franchise, joint delivery, joint/double degrees, dual degrees and joint/double MPhil/PhD awards.
Our current school-based collaborative partners
Partnerships
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An articulation arrangement
Facilitates entry with advanced standing from another institution to a University course. Advanced standing is granted to regular cohorts of students completing a period of study on a named course at a named partner.
The register of articulation agreements is under review in 2021/22. Please contact the Collaborations and Partnerships team with any questions.
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Distance delivery
Describes an arrangement whereby a course is wholly delivered and assessed by the University at another organisation's premises
The register of distance delivery partners is currently under review in 2021/22. Please contact the Collaborations and Partnerships team with any questions.
Other types of partnerships include Foundation Degree Progression and School Centred Initial Teacher Training.
Please note: The information above is updated on a regular basis and is correct at the time of publication (dates shown on the pdf documents).