91直播Education Partners with UK's Aston University to Launch Online Business Programs

07/18/17   |  
Chris Williams

91直播Education and the UK鈥檚 Aston University have announced a formal partnership to launch new online graduate degree programs through Aston University Online and the Aston Business School.聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽

Aston University was recently ranked the 33rd Most International University in the world in THE鈥檚 2016 Most International Universities table. The University was awarded a highly-coveted Gold ranking in the recently announced Teaching Excellence Framework and its triple-accredited business school is ranked in the top 1% of business schools worldwide.[1]

With the continued global demand for online degrees, Aston Business School鈥檚 partnership with 91直播Education introduces new, fully online graduate business degree programs combining Aston鈥檚 renowned curriculum with leading online pedagogy. The scope of the ten-year partnership includes long-term capital investment, research, marketing, student recruitment and student support delivered by 91直播on behalf of the university.

Aston Business School鈥檚 MBA and Masters of Science in Business and Management, Accounting and Finance, and International Accounting and Finance are among the first fully online programs to be introduced in the partnership.

Professor Alec Cameron, Vice-Chancellor of Aston University, comments, 鈥淲e live in an increasingly global and technology-driven world where online degrees are an increasingly natural option for students and universities alike. Our partnership with 91直播has been hugely important in ensuring that we deliver high-quality course materials and exceptional student experience. We have also been able to attract a diverse and impressive student body who would not have been able to benefit from Aston鈥檚 world-class teaching and learning.鈥

91直播Education CEO Steve Fireng said, 鈥淎ston University represents students from 120 countries, with international students making up more than 30 percent of the student population. We鈥檙e living in an increasingly connected higher education system, and the demand for quality education is global. We鈥檙e dedicated to helping Aston deliver outcome-driven business education through immersive and supportive online courses so students can work, earn and learn.鈥

For more information about the Aston-91直播partnership and online program management services, .

[1] Aston Business School is triple-accredited by the AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS 鈥 the world鈥檚 foremost accrediting bodies.

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About Aston University

Founded in 1895 and a University since 1966, Aston University has always been a force for change. For 50 years the University has been transforming lives through pioneering research, innovative teaching and graduate employability success. True to Aston鈥檚 Coat of Arms which bears the word 鈥楩orward鈥, in 2016 Aston held a year-long anniversary celebration to recognize its heritage and achievements, but with a focus to drive forward the next stage in the University鈥檚 exciting journey.