Our Partners

The Open University has a varied and international group of partner institutions, including institutions across Europe and the Middle East. Once approved, institutions offer Open University validated awards, granted under the University's UK Royal Charter. These have complete parity of esteem with the awards offered throughout UK higher education. Our partner institutions are:

• Ada, the National College for Digital Skills
• All Nations Christian College
• Amity Global Varsity
• The Arab Open University
• Art Academy London
• Architectural Association School of Architecture
• Belfast Metropolitan College (Belfast Met)
• Bishop Auckland College
• Bridgwater and Taunton College
• Cambridge Muslim College
• Chichester College Group
• Christie’s Education
• Craven College
• Education for Health (Exiting - in teach-out)
• Havering College of Further and Higher Education​ 
• Hochschule Fresenius Heidelberg ​(Exiting - in teach-out)
• Hull College Group (Exiting - in teach-out)
• Leeds City College
• Lincoln College
• London College of Creative Media
• London College of International Business Studies
• Maryvale Institute
• Middlesbrough College
• Nescot College
• New College Durham
• New College Stamford
• Newham College 
• Niccolò Cusano University London
• Oldham College
• Regent's University London
• Ruskin College Oxford
• South Essex College
• South West College
• Southern Regional College 
• The American College of Greece
• The American College of Thessaloniki
• The Sheffield College
• The City of Liverpool College
• Union School of Theology
• UK Armed Forces Military Aviation Academy (UKAFMAA)
• University Centre Calderdale College
• University Centre Quayside
• XuetangX

In addition, please click on the following link for the list of all collaborative arrangements for programmes leading to OU qualifications.