QA Higher Education

QA Higher Education empowers universities and students to achieve their greatest ambitions.

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QA Higher Education

We extend our programme reach through high-quality online delivery

Working with leading UK universities, QA Higher Education offers flexible delivery models across multiple city centre teaching locations and on-campus embedded pathway colleges. Our multiple annual intakes and entry routes, combined with innovative blended learning and evening/weekend timetables, help widen access to higher education for domestic and international students.

We work closely with partner universities renowned for their quality of teaching in major UK cities, including London, Birmingham and Manchester, and extend our programme reach through high-quality online delivery.

We are passionate about supporting our students to fulfil their potential, applying proven pedagogic and digital expertise, arming them with the skills to achieve their career aspirations. 

We are extremely proud of our outcomes-focussed student-centred approach, offering excellent support, industry opportunities, and teaching in a friendly learning environment. 

Courses

Business, computing, cyber security, project management, and health. 

Types of qualifications

Undergraduate degrees; Master's degrees; Postgraduate degrees with Advanced Practice; Certificate of Higher Education; Foundation degrees; Undergraduate top-up degrees (Level 5/6); Pre-sessional English; Pathway (International Foundation, International Year One and Pre-Masters).

Academic partnerships

Our degrees are validated by UK universities. We partner with Ulster University, Northumbria University, Southampton Solent University, London Metropolitan University, Swansea University and Oxford Brookes University. 

UK Education

Course delivery in the UK

Classroom
Blended
Online Learning

Courses offered in the UK

We deliver more than 100 courses. Explore the full list, with search options based on location, university partner, study level, and subject: QA Higher Education courses

Transnational Education (TNE)

Future collaboration with overseas partners

Leveraging established expertise in delivering university programmes through branch campuses in the UK to create transformative educational experiences for students globally. 

Enhancing and diversifying partnership models to engage a wider range of student profiles, while ensuring outstanding teaching, enriched learning environments, and tailored support that meets the needs of each student. 

A decade of success: Growing international enrolment through strategic collaboration

While many UK universities grappled with a sector-wide 26% downturn in international student recruitment in Autumn 2024, the partnership between QA Higher Education and Northumbria University tells a different story. 

Against a challenging market backdrop, Northumbria University London Campus recorded a remarkable 21.6% year-on-year growth in international enrolments, with this success stemming from deliberate, versatile strategies focused on: 

• combining the strengths and investment from both the university and QA Higher Education 
• agility in responding to market changes whilst ensuring quality and reputation 
• student centricity and flexibility 
• strong recruitment relationships 

Northumbria University launched its London campus, a joint venture partnership with QA Higher Education in 2014. Over ten years of operation, the campus has grown its student body to more than 4,100 UK and international students, drawing on the shared resource of both the university and QA Higher Education. 

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