Raffles College of Design and Commerce (Raffles College
Pty Ltd) is a unique education provider based in Sydney, Australia specialising in design, visual communication and commerce. We deliver higher education and vocational programs from Masters Degrees through to Bachelor Degrees and Certificate courses.

We've been around for 30 years (formerly known as KvB Institute of Technology). Keeping pace with industry, we deliver excellent courses and produce graduates who are well respected and successful in their creative careers. We do this by having lecturers who are active in industry, so their teaching constantly benefits from a real-time knowledge of what's going on out there.

In 2005 the college joined the Raffles Education Corporation, Asia Pacific's premier creative design and business education provider with a network of over 28 colleges across the Asia Pacific region, including locations such as Singapore, China, Thailand and New Zealand. As part of the Raffles Education Corporation, there is an exciting opportunity to study part of your degree at one of our other group locations. A big advantage in the global world of design influenced and enhanced by local cultures and ideas.

Founded by Royal Charter in 1893, the University of Wales is the degree-awarding body for the vast majority of higher education students in Wales, as well as for many at other higher education institutions in the United Kingdom and overseas. It currently accredits nine university institutions in Wales to award its degrees; these are:

Aberystwyth University
Bangor University
Glyndwr University (previously known as North East
Wales Institute of Higher Education)
Swansea Metropolitan University
Swansea University
University of Wales, Lampeter
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
University of Wales, Newport
Trinity College, Carmarthen

Cardiff University is also closely linked with the University of Wales, as an Affiliated Institution, and
the University continues to be the awarding body for the prestigious degrees in medicine, dentistry and allied subjects.

The University is the degree-awarding authority not only for these Accredited and Affiliated Institutions, but also for over 100 other higher education institutions both within the United Kingdom and overseas, with which it also enjoys close links. Annually, it awards around 15,000 initial degrees and more than 4,000 higher degrees, making it the second largest degree-awarding body in the United Kingdom. The number of students, from all over the world, pursuing University of Wales degrees is more than 80,000, and their studies cover almost the full range of subjects.

The University of Leicester was established in 1921 and granted its Royal Charter in 1957. It is one of the oldest universities of excellence in management education in the United Kingdom. The University is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), giving its students international recognition. The University of Leicester is a prominent member of the academic community with an enviable reputation for teaching and research in a wide range of disciplines. It is acknowledged internationally and ranked among the top universities in the UK for research excellence. The Financial Times (May 2003) again placed the University of Leicester among the Top 20 universities in the UK. This Top 20 ranking is the third successive year Leicester has appeared in this group of leading institutions. The University also lead the country in terms of the size of its taught postgraduate programmes. The Sunday Times ranked University of Leicester 19th in its 2002 league table ? one position ahead of its 2001 ranking. In 2002, the University of Leicester won its second highly prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education, this time for its achievements in genetic studies.

The University of Newcastle was established in 1965 and is one of Australia's leading universities. It enjoys a well-earned reputation for an exceptionally successful research output and is recognised internationally for the leadership it has provided in creative teaching. In Singapore, notable University of Newcastle graduates include Khaw Boon Wan, Acting Minister for Health and Senior Minister of State for Finance, and Dr Tan Chin Nam, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts. The University is dedicated to enhancing the quality and accessibility of e-learning through the delivery of targeted online postgraduate programmes that are highly responsive to the needs of students. A member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), it has been widely acknowledged as a leader in the development and delivery of online learning.

Partnering with British Council Education UK with its partnership and quality assured by QCA, NCC Education is now a global provider and an awarding body of quality British education programmes in IT and Business. REC College is one of NCC Education's Accredited Partner Centres in over 45 countries employing the latest technologies for learning, assessment and support. Programmes are developed to provide the required skills and knowledge that are recognized by universities, professional bodies and employers worldwide.

The University of Portsmouth was inaugurated in 1992. The former Portsmouth Polytechnic, one of the largest and most successful education provider in the UK, it grew from the Portsmouth and Gosport School of Science and Arts, founded in 1869. The University has a total of five major faculties, including Portsmouth Business Schools, Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Technology in which the University is now located at the forefront of a rapidly changing, thriving city, with a modern diverse campus, taking pride in its reputation among students for the friendliness and approachability of its staff, and for the provision of a well structured and supportive learning environment. The university is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).