The partnership with BPP will benefit people who want to study locally, says Mr Taylor, allowing the college to "offer undergraduate programmes at affordable fees in our own classrooms".

BBC: Private university to offer degree through FE college

In many ways the two schools appear to be a natural fit, bringing together a full range of management programmes, including undergraduate, specialised Masters, MBA, PhD and executive education programmes.

ECONOMIST: News from the schools, July 2009

He has facilitated the introduction, development and implementation of fifteen undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in Peace and Conflict Studies, Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution at African universities in 10 countries, including the establishment of four specialist peace and conflict management centres.

UNESCO: Professor David J. Francis

The big increase will be in the number of MSc in Management programmes, which usually admit students straight from their undergraduate studies, rather than at the MBA level, the latter being designed for those with several years' business experience.

ECONOMIST: The Bologna Process