Become a partner

Forming a collaborative academic partnership with University of Staffordshire allows your institution to enjoy a range of benefits for both its staff and students.

Benefits for your institution and staff

• We appoint qualified staff to oversee the management of our partnerships.
• Both our academic and professional services staff visit partners regularly to provide support, advice and development opportunities.
• The opportunity for guest lectures and collaborative research with our academic staff.
• We provide marketing support to help promote our collaborative programmes.
• Partner staff teaching a University of Staffordshire programme can enjoy a 25% tuition fee discount if they choose to study one of our programmes themselves (either on-campus or online).
• Partner staff have the opportunity to achieve Higher Education Academy status with support from our partnerships team.
• Partner staff can engage with staff development sessions run by the partnerships team and the University as a whole.
• Partner staff have access to the University's student admin system and library, including its range of e-resources (subject to licenses)
• Partners in the United Kingdom can participate in the University of Staffordshire Connect U scheme and access further support resources.
• Partner staff receive invites to key University events, including:
  • Our regular UK partnerships forum (at least two each year).
  • Our library forum (where our library staff update partners on the way that library services have changed and how new services can be leveraged).
  • Our partner marketing forum (provides knowledge transfer, staff development and valuable networking opportunities).

Benefits for your students

• Partner students studying a University of Staffordshire programme have access to our Virtual Learning Environment, where they can access learning materials and e-resources (subject to licenses).
• Partner students receive a University of Staffordshire award upon successful completion of their programme of study.
• Partner students have the option to attend the University of Staffordshire graduation ceremonies.
• Students progressing from a University of Staffordshire course at a partner institution to an on-campus course will be eligible for our alumni discount.