Meanings of award powers in English

BPP is currently one of only four private providers with their own UK degree- awarding powers.

The degree- awarding powers come into effect from the academic year 1998-1999.

A big risk for private universities is that their degree- awarding powers are only granted for a six-year period.

The Dublin Institute of Technology was given its order gran ting it degree- awarding powers by the Minister for Education, Mr Martin, yesterday.

They apply to master's degrees lasting two years full-time or four years part-time at any university with degree- awarding powers in the UK.

UUK counsels, wisely in my view, that any provisional degree- awarding powers granted to new providers should be vouchsafed by an established institution.

But private institutions owe their licence to operate to the state, by being given degree- awarding powers or university titles (which can be revoked).