UHI Millennium Institute, the prospective University of the Highlands and Islands, has announced that it has been granted taught degree awarding powers by the Privy Council.
It means that from 1st August this year UHI degrees will no longer have to be validated by the Open University. This follows a recommendation earlier this year by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) that UHl be granted its own taught degree awarding powers.
UHI principal, Professor Bob Cormack, said taught degree awarding powers would give UHI more flexibility in the development of new courses and enable it to respond more efficiently to student interests and employer demands. He thanked the Open University for its backing to date and paid tribute to staff, students and supporters for helping UHI to reach this milestone stage in its development.
More than 6800 students are currently studying at university-level with UHI through a network of colleges, research institutions and learning centres in the Highlands and Islands.
