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The Power to Award Degrees etc. (New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering) Order 2023

S.I. 2023/939 · Made 29 August 2023 · Extends to England and Wales

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Education, England

Made 29th August 2023

Coming into force 1st September 2023

The Office for Students, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017f1, makes the following Order.

The Office for Students has requested advice from the relevant body regarding the quality of, and standards applied to, higher education provided by the provider, and has had regard to that advice in accordance with section 46(1)(a) and (7) of that Act.

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Footnotes

f1

2017 c. 29.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Authorisation to grant awards
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. Signature
  6. Schedule: Subjects related to engineering, architecture, building and planning
  7. 1Paragraph 1
  8. 2Paragraph 2
  9. 3Paragraph 3
  10. 4Paragraph 4
  11. 5Paragraph 5
  12. 6Paragraph 6
  13. 7Paragraph 7
  14. 8Paragraph 8
  15. 9Paragraph 9
  16. 10Paragraph 10
  17. 11Paragraph 11
  18. 12Paragraph 12
  19. 13Paragraph 13
  20. 14Paragraph 14
  21. 15Paragraph 15
  22. 16Paragraph 16
  23. 17Paragraph 17
  24. 18Paragraph 18
  25. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

This Order may be cited as the Power to Award Degrees etc. (New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering) Order 2023 and shall come into force on 1st September 2023.

2Authorisation to grant awardsI1

New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (registered company number 08800142) is authorised to grant taught awards of the kind mentioned in section 42(2)(c) of the said Act for taught awards up to and including master’s level for subjects related to—

(1)

engineering, and

(2)

architecture, building and planning,

including but not limited to the subjects specified in the Schedule.

3F1

The authorisation in article 2 is for a fixed term beginning on 1st September 2023 and expiring at the end of the day on 30th November 2027.

4I1

New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering shall only grant the awards specified in article 2 of this Order to persons enrolled with it at the time they complete the course of study for which the award is granted.

Signature

Jean Arnold

Deputy Director of Quality

Office for Students

29th August 2023

1I1

Engineering (non-specific)

2I1

Mechanical engineering

3I1

Production and manufacturing engineering

4I1

Aeronautical and aerospace engineering

5I1

Naval architecture

6I1

Bioengineering, medical and biomedical engineering

7I1

Civil engineering

8I1

Electrical and electronic engineering

9I1

Chemical, process and energy engineering

10I1

Fire safety engineering

11I1

Safety engineering

12I1

Mining engineering

13I1

Water quality control

14I1

Timber engineering

15I1

Architecture

16I1

Building

17I1

Landscape design

18I1

Planning (urban, rural and regional)

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order authorises New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering to grant taught awards up to and including master’s level for subjects related to engineering, architecture, building and planning, including but not limited to the subjects specified in the Schedule. The authorisation is for a fixed term beginning on 1st September 2023 and expiring on 30th November 2026.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on businesses and civil society organisations. The instrument has no impact on the public sector.