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Links

Below are a collection of useful and relevant external links, including other important organisations in the FE and HE sectors, as well as websites featuring useful information for students.



  • AimHigher: www.aimhigher.ac.uk
    (Information on Higher Education, including a list of state universities etc)
  • Association of Commonwealth Universities: www.acu.ac.uk
    (Provides a list of commonwealth universities)
  • The British Council: www.britishcouncil.org
    (wide range of information on British education)
    www.britishcouncil.org/accreditation
    (Accreditation UK:  EFL provider accreditation)
  • The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA): www.chea.org
    (a US body which recognises accrediting organisation for higher education)
  • The Council for Independent Further Education (CIFE): www.getthegrade.co.uk
    (a professional association of accredited independent tutorial colleges)
  • The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: www.bis.gov.uk
    (UK Government department with responsibility for higher education)
  • Education UK: www.educationuk.org
    (website promoting accredited independent and state schools, colleges and universities)
  • English UK: www.englishuk.com
    (the national association for British Council accredited English language teaching centres)
  • Fulbright Commission: www.fulbright.co.uk
    (information on American universities based in the UK)
  • Hero: www.hero.ac.uk
    (The official online gateway to higher education and research in the UK)
  • Open and Distance Learning Quality Council: www.odlqc.org.uk
    (Accrediting body for open and distance education)
  • Ofqual: www.ofqual.gov.uk
    (Recognition of awarding bodies, examinations etc.)
  • The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA): www.qaa.ac.uk
    (independent body which carries out external review of the standards of UK universities and higher education colleges)
  • UCAS: www.ucas.ac.uk
    (the UK body which processes applications for publicly funded higher education. The site includes a full listing of courses accepted for university entrance)
  • UKCISA: UK Council for International Student Affairs: www.ukcisa.org.uk
    (a wide range of downloadable information on study and life in the UK)
  • UK NARIC: www.naric.org.uk
    (Government agency advising on the equivalence of overseas qualifications with UK awards)
  • UK Visas: www.ukvisas.gov.uk
    (Official advice from the UK government on visa applications)
  • US Department of Education: www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation
    (Postsecondary Educational Institutions and Programs Accredited by Accrediting Agencies and State Approval Agencies Recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education)