The programmes will be offered in partnership with QA Ltd, a firm that provides training courses at 25 locations across the UK and Ireland.

From this September, Northumbria will offer business-related MSc programmes, a one-year bachelor¡¯s top-up programme in business and administration, as well as a foundation course for international students to progress onto Northumbria degree programmes.

The campus will be based at the same address as one of QA¡¯s training centres on the edge of the City of London.

According to Northumbria¡¯s brochure for the campus, the university is ¡°working in partnership¡± with the company to ¡°deliver the new campus¡±.

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¡°QA will work alongside Northumbria staff to deliver an outstanding learning experience,¡± it says.

¡°In addition, all Northumbria London students will receive ?2,000 worth of specialist course vouchers. These can be used to undertake QA¡¯s certified courses in a host of subjects including delivering presentations to effective business communications,¡± it continues.

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A statement from Northumbria says the London campus ¡°supports the University¡¯s aim to grow significantly its international community in the UK¡±.

¡°Northumbria will recruit students nationally as well as internationally,¡± it says.

It adds that QA has a ¡°strong track record in international student recruitment and is one of the UK¡¯s leading innovators in education and training¡±.

Andrew Wathey, Northumbria¡¯s vice-chancellor, said that the new campus would ¡°appeal to our growing international community and to home-based students, whose educational experience will be bolstered by the rich and diverse industry links that the capital offers.¡±

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