Higher education institutions

(1) Higher education in the UK is now provided by a diverse range of organisations. 166 institutions currently have their own degree awarding powers. The majority of these also have ‘university’ title which is only granted to those institutions which meet certain criteria. However, there is also a growing number of ‘listed bodies’ – institutions which do not have the power to award their own degrees, but may provide full courses which lead to a degree of institutions with degree awarding powers.

(2) Recently the UK government estimated that, in addition to degree awarding institutions, there were over 1,600 bodies, including 250 further education colleges, which currently offer some form of UK higher education provision. It should also be noted that, for many purposes, higher education policy is now developed separately in each of the countries making up the UK. Thus, the Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive have specific and differing responsibilities for certain parts of higher education and student policies.

(3) The UK’s Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are not owned or run by government. They are independent, autonomous legal entities where Councils or Governing Bodies have responsibility for determining the strategic direction of the institution, for monitoring its financial health and for ensuring that it is effectively managed. While the majority of HEIs receive some public funding as a percentage of their total income, the proportion varies considerably between institutions.

(4) Government funding for publicly-funded HEIs is managed via some funding councils which provide both financial support and general guidance to institutions.

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1. Which institutions can provide higher education in the UK?

2. What are ‘listed bodies’?

3. Does the government run the UK’s higher schools?

4. What do the funding councils offer?

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