'Everyone at INTO Manchester happily welcomes the opportunity to
work more closely with colleagues at Manchester Metropolitan
University so that our current and future students can progress
there even more smoothly than they have done so in the past,' said
Dawn Abbott, Centre Director at INTO Manchester. 'It is a great
opportunity for our students and for INTO Manchester'. In the
agreement which was signed on Friday 2nd March 2012, INTO will
extend its relationship with MMU to cover the development of the
MMU-specific pathway programmes and international student
recruitment support for all students interested in the
University.
Erimm Mahmoud, Director of MMU International, said- 'The
University is excited to be entering into this new phase with INTO
University Partnerships, a development which will help the
University achieve its ambitious international vision whilst
providing a first-class student experience for students around the
world'.
Manchester Metropolitan University is one of the largest
universities in the UK, with a history dating back over 150 years.
They offer impressive facilities designed to enhance students'
learning- from remarkably equipped lecture theatres and teaching
rooms, to specialist facilities and cutting-edge laboratories. In
addition to this, each campus has extensive libraries, with over
750,000 books, not including e-books, e-journals and articles all
available for students to access online, 24 hours a day. Students
on the INTO Manchester MMU programmes will benefit from direct
access to these facilities, which will include the brand new
Business School opening in September 2012.
Andrew Colin, Chairman of INTO, said- 'I am delighted to welcome
Manchester Metropolitan University to the INTO network. Outside of
our existing joint venture partners, MMU received the largest
number of students from our pathway programmes. This new
development will allow us to work together to extend the
University's global reach and to bring top quality,
professionally-focused education within reach of thousands of
students worldwide'.
This new collaboration comes after more than 114 students have
transferred to MMU from the INTO Manchester centre in the past two
years, making it the largest recipient of INTO students outside of
the joint venture network. It has increased options to students
seeking to study in Manchester, one of Europe's top student
destinations. Under the agreement INTO will provide recruitment and
support services for MMU, giving the University direct access to
INTO's 28 offices and network of over 700 education counsellors'
worldwide, and application processing services for pathway students
and support for those who wish to apply directly to the
University.
The agent FAM trip to MMU will take place next month, from April
22nd- 25th.