Become an academic partner
Our experience and expertise attracts partnerships with academic institutions both in the UK and overseas and we are proud to have established many strong, longstanding partnerships across the globe. Partnering offers unique opportunities to enhance our institutions together.
Coventry University has a wealth of experience and expertise in teaching and learning, student mobility, research, and enterprise development which enhance our ability to operate globally and build deep and successful multi-disciplinary partnerships.
We are seeking to work with other academic institutions who are innovative, enterprising and entrepreneurial and who share our ambitious international agenda and the same desire to deliver excellence in education.
Coventry University supports its partners to take advantage of the opportunities that working collaboratively can bring. Ultimately we want any relationship between us and our partners to expand the proposition we are jointly able to offer globally.
Collaborative Partnerships
Students can earn a Coventry University degree by taking courses at a collaborative Academic Partner outside the UK
This means that students can be awarded an internationally recognised higher education qualification within their home country, or in a country that’s more convenient for them to study in than the UK.
Becoming a collaborative partner helps academic partners directly with:
- A raised profile for the academic partner by associating with the Coventry University brand name
- An opportunity for staff within the partner to develop skills and experience
- Partner development by sharing academic expertise
Becoming a collaborative partner also benefits students with:
- New learning opportunities for students within the partner’s region
- Improved student opportunities, such as online international learning, summer schools, exchange programmes and research projects
- Access to Coventry University resources, such as the online library
- The chance for students to graduate in a partner country or in the UK
Contact
If you are interested in becoming a collaborative academic partner please complete a Prospective Partner form. This will allow us to assess how well our objectives, values and working practices align.
If you wish to contact us about becoming a collaborative academic partnership, please contact us by email.
Articulation Partnerships
Students from progression Academic Partners can finish their studies at Coventry University in the UK
Students at progression partners have increased opportunities based on learning and achievements gained at that academic partner. So a student could be accepted onto a programme for a Coventry University award after completing part of their course elsewhere. This means a student could complete two years of an undergraduate course at an academic partner, and take their third year at Coventry University in the UK. Progression academic partners can offer this in two ways.
1. As credit rating partners. Students are offered an entry route on to a Coventry University programme delivered in the UK. Credit earned at an academic partner is recognised when an application is made. However, students must still meet the entry requirements for courses, and space is subject to availability.
2. As recognition partners. Students are offered a guaranteed place on a Coventry University course delivered in the UK. Coventry University approves in advance the quality and teaching standards of courses offered by the academic partner.
This helps academic partners directly with:
- A raised profile for the academic partner by associating with the Coventry University brand name
- An opportunity for staff within the partner to develop skills and experience
- Partner development by sharing academic expertise
Students also benefit from taking part with:
- Specific recognition and reward of prior learning and achievement of students
- New learning opportunities for students
- One dedicated point of contact to support students during their study
- Expanded cultural enrichment for students when they study in the UK
- Improved student opportunities, such as online international learning, summer schools, exchange programmes and research projects.
- Access to Coventry University resources, such as the online library
We have a 5 stage process so that progression partnerships are well clear and well organised from the start.
You can find out more below:
5 stage process
1. Telling us the basics
Partners complete a Progression Prospective Partner Form. This shows the partner’s background, achievements, future plans, current portfolio of qualifications, research activities. Partners also show which progression opportunities they would like to offer to students. Coventry University will look at this information within 4 to 6 weeks.
2. Creating a progression pathway
If we are happy with the proposal, we will contact you for programme information. This is likely to include:
- The Programme specification or programme content
- Learning outcomes
- Module descriptors (including reading lists and bibliography)
- Assessment strategy
- Samples of completed coursework or exam materials
- The Grading or marking scheme
- An outline of contact and study hours
- Admissions requirements
- Processes for programme monitoring and review
We allocate an academic from a Faculty to formalise this information by mapping the details. This should take around 2 weeks, and might require extra information from you as well.
3. Getting approval from a Faculty
The academic will present these results of this mapping exercise to a committee within the Faculty. The committee will assess the results and may approve the pathway so that we move to a draft partnership agreement.
4. Finalising the partnership agreement
Coventry University will produce a credit rating agreement for you to look at. This agreement will show you what each institution is responsible for and give you more information about the pathway.
5. Starting applications
We will provide you with a partnership student application pack so that you can tell students how to apply for the programme. Students can then start to apply for Coventry University programmes directly through the Academic Partnership Unit.
Contact
To find out more about progression academic partnership, please contact us by email.
