Our academic partners

The awarding bodies you study with

Smart College is a UK-registered education provider. Your award is always issued by the awarding body named on the programme — this page introduces each of them.

  • 97 programmes in the catalogue
  • 8 named awarding bodies
  • 6 partner universities

Principal delivery partner

Our main agreement is with Kaplan, through which the Liverpool and Essex programmes are delivered. The award is issued by the university — not by Kaplan, and not by us.

Kaplan Higher Education UK United Kingdom Kaplan Higher Education UK Kaplan Higher Education UK Limited is the organisation that delivers the online degree programmes of two British universities, and it is the partner Smart College holds its principal agreement with. The company is registered in England and Wales under number 06245017, with its registered office at Palace House, 3 Cathedral Street, London SE1 9DE. Both universities state the relationship on their own sites. The University of Essex Online says its courses "are delivered by Kaplan Higher Education UK", and University of Liverpool Online says its programmes are "delivered in partnership with Kaplan Higher Education UK". Kaplan delivers the teaching, the learning platform and the student support. It does not award degrees. Every qualification on these programmes is awarded by the university named on the programme — the University of Essex or the University of Liverpool — and that university sets the entry requirements, examines the work and issues the certificate. Smart College is the provider that supports admission, study and progression. The programmes themselves are listed under the two awarding universities: University of Essex Online and University of Liverpool Online. 37 37 programmes

Other awarding bodies

Each body awards its own qualifications. Open any card for that body and its programmes.

NCC Education United Kingdom NCC Education Originally established as a computing initiative by the British Government in 1966, NCC Education is a UK awarding body and global provider of education. Contact Smart College Admission Consolers to help you to Get Admission and start your journey Email: Admission@smartcollege.uk NCC Education is recognised by Ofqual under recognition number RN5155, which anyone can check on the public register at https://find-a-qualification.services.ofqual.gov.uk/organisations/RN5155. 1 1 programme Lincoln University College (LUC) Malaysia Lincoln University College (LUC) About LUC Lincoln University College (LUC), located at Petaling Jaya, Malaysia was established in the year 2002 as Lincoln College (LC) and later upgraded to Lincoln University College in the year 2011. Lincoln University College is one of the premier private institutions of higher education approved by the Ministry of Higher Education and Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA- National Accreditation Board). The University College is also crowned with 5 Star ranking by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia Consecutively in 2017 and 2019. Our promise to the stakeholders that we shall hold this position forever. Lincoln University College is listed among the top nine Malaysian universities according to the Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings 2019 (2021). LUC is also an ISO 9001:2015 certified academic institution. Lincoln University College is also the associate member of the ‘Association of Indian Universities (AIU)’, Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), London and a member of ‘International Association of Universities (IAU)’, Paris. The founders and administrators of Lincoln are true academicians who are committed to helping the students to achieve their potential in the education, research and employment world of this exciting new millennium. They bring together almost fifty years of higher education, post-secondary education and language teaching experience. Their backgrounds include teaching, research and professional training. The main focus of Lincoln University College is student-centred and student-directed. Our philosophy is that everyone has a claim to education to better their life, advance their career and reach their desired level of personal success. 24 24 programmes EU Business School Germany EU Business School Established in 1973, EU Business School (EU) is an international, professionally accredited, high-ranking business school with campuses in Barcelona, Geneva and Munich, as well as our Digital Campus. EU has been awarded a four-star rating in business school excellence by the world-renowned QS Stars Rating. CEO Magazine ranks our Online MBA program number one in the world, and our presential MBA programs in the top tier for global and European MBA programs. Contact Smart College Admission Consolers to help you to Get Admission and start your journey Email: Admission@smartcollege.uk 11 11 programmes Al-Madinah International University (MEDIU) Malaysia Al-Madinah International University (MEDIU) Al-Madinah International University (MEDIU) is an independent, non-profit educational institution located in Malaysia. Officially approved by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), MEDIU provides innovative online and campus degree programmes in Islamic Studies, Business, IT, and Education. 5 5 programmes

Regulators and official registers

These are not awarding bodies — they regulate qualifications, hold the official registers, or evaluate credentials. They are kept separate because mixing them in with the universities was what made the old page hard to read.

Not sure which body is right for you?

Browse the full catalogue by level and subject, or speak to an admissions adviser.