The review of college governance by Professor Griggs recommended thecreation of 12 college regional clusters and the education secretary said he would accept the professor's new structure almost in its entirety.
Among its suggestions is likely to be thecreation of a national college and Mr Balls said he had already held talks with Justice Secretary Jack Straw about upgrading its status further.
Thecreation of the Foundation for Male Studies was announced on Wednesday at Wagner College in New York, along with a proposal for male studies as a new discipline.