Our Partners

We offer a range of distance learning programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Some of these programmes are offered directly through Anglia Ruskin University and others through our selective network of partners.

Resource Development International (RDI)
Excelsior College New York
Schouten University, Netherlands

Resource Development International (RDI)

RDI are the world's largest independent provider of UK university distance learning. With over 22 years experience in supporting over 50,000 students in the UK and around the world, enrolling 3,000 new students each year - over 90% of whom combine full-time work with their studies - RDI know exactly what it takes for you to achieve success.

RDI is based in Coventry, UK and offers students worldwide the opportunity to study flexibly for their UK university degree, diploma, MBA or Masters qualification.

Our partnership

RDI partners with Anglia Ruskin University to offer students a choice of over 20 qualifications across a range of subject areas including: Business, Management, Marketing, IT and Computing, Tourism, Law, Finance, Health and Social Care, Psychology, HRM, and Graphic Design. Awards offered include full bachelor’s degree, degree top-up, diploma, MBA and Masters qualifications.

To view more details on the courses available by online distance learning through our partnership with RDI please click here to visit their website.

Excelsior College

Excelsior College is an accredited, non-profit distance learning institution that focuses on removing obstacles to the educational goals of adult learners. Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Albany, New York, Excelsior has nearly 30,000 currently enrolled students, from around the world, completing their college degrees entirely online and at a distance.

Excelsior is a leader in distance learning, and was among the first to pioneer the concept. With over 136,000 graduates, generations of students have taken advantage of Excelsior’s unique education model that offers more flexible and affordable ways to degree completion.

Our partnership

Anglia Ruskin University and Excelsior College New York have forged a strategic partnership to create a range of innovative degree programmes, designed to equip graduates with the skills and knowledge and the competitive edge to succeed in today’s challenging global marketplace.

The new business degrees meet both US and UK degree awarding requirements so that on completion successful students will graduate with:

UK degree from Anglia Ruskin University
US degree from Excelsior College
The global currency to compete in an increasingly competitive market
An enhanced resume/CV
The ability to attract better lifetime salary

Visit the Business Technology Management or Business Management Practice pages to find out more.

Schouten University

Based in the Netherlands, Schouten University offers a distance learning MBA programme accredited by Anglia Ruskin University. As well as delivery of the course through online distance learning, Schouten also offers residential weeks in Cambridge in the UK and Shanghai in China, where there is a chance to take part in workshops and seminars with fellow students.

Our partnership

Anglia Ruskin University and Schouten have forged a strategic partnership in order to offer a postgraduate distance learning degree to a wider audience, providing our students with greater flexibility in how they choose to study.

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The level of tutor support has been exceptional with dedicated one on one support through the final dissertation module. The on-line library offered by Anglia Ruskin University is also second to none. My learning experience has been very positive and I would like to thank all the University staff for their support.