Birkbeck Stratford is the name for a project to expand the provision of part-time

Higher Education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...

in east London, made by

Birkbeck, University of London , mottoeng = Advice comes over nightTranslation used by Birkbeck. , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £4.3 m (2014) , budget = £10 ...

in conjunction with the

University of East London , mottoeng = Knowledge and the fulfilment of vows , established = 1898 – West Ham Technical Institute1952 – West Ham College of Technology1970 – North East London Polytechnic1989 – Polytechnic of East London ...

. The project was part-financed by a £5 million grant from the

Higher Education Funding Council for England The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom, which was responsible for the distribution of funding for higher education to universities and further education colleges in Engla ...

and the collaboration was formally launched on November 21, 2006. Initially, space was rented as well as utilising the

University of East London Stratford Campus The University of East London Stratford Campus is based in and around University House, a Grade II* listed building, located in Stratford, London in the London Borough of Newham. The nearest station is Maryland. History West Ham Technical In ...

, but the long-term goal of constructing a dedicated facility in Stratford was realised when the new campus officially opened in November 2013.

References

External links

The official Birkbeck Stratford website

BBK.ac.uk - The official Birkbeck website
Stratford Education in the London Borough of Newham {{UK-university-stub