The UK has 106 institutions that have the title of university (if you count federal institutions like the Universities of London and Wales as one university). A university has been granted authority by the government to award degrees and to design and validate its own degree programmes. This means that your final Masters or Doctoral degree will be awarded by the university itself, and the university is responsible for the quality and organisation of the programme. More... |
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University colleges and colleges of higher education (CHEs) are small to medium-sized institutions, often with a narrower range of academic disciplines than universities. Many are notable for their small campuses with a distinct sense of community. The degrees they award will not be their own – they will be degrees validated by a university, but taught in the college. More... |
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Across the UK most vocational education for 16- to 19-year-olds has traditionally been provided by colleges of further education, and most large towns will have at least one ‘FE college’. There are over 300 such colleges in the UK and most now provide some form of higher education, and some are called colleges of further and higher education (CFHEs).
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