International
Bachelor's Degree

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is recognized as one of the UK’s truly outstanding universities, with a commitment to student satisfaction, graduate employment, and teaching quality. Named University of the Year three times in the last few years including Guardian University of the Year, 2019, Times and Sunday Times Modern University of the Year 2018 and Times Higher Education University of the Year 2017. Offers over 500 full-time courses and they all offer opportunities to get practical experience in your subject.

Nottingham Trent University is best known for its Art and Design, Fashion, and creative arts programmes, but it also hosts one of the UK’s largest law schools. NTU is ranked 46th in the Complete University Guide 2026, and 25th in the Guardian University Guide 2026.

The institute's lecturers have extensive experience in industry, research, and professions, which is both nationally and internationally recognized. You’ll learn so much from them about the theory and the practice of your subject. Whatever course you do you’ll find new, exciting ideas and develop the confidence to form your own opinions and build up practical experience in the subject.

NTU will provide the highest possible standards of teaching and research and make the best possible facilities available to you during your studies. Nottingham is a great city to be a student.

Creativity makes global communities more vibrant, more innovative, and more human. This is why, for 160 years, the University for the Creative Arts has been a passionate advocate for creativity, tailoring each student’s education to help everyone to forge the path that’s right for them. UCA is the UK’s highest-ranked creative specialist university, offering courses in Architecture, Crafts, Fashion, Graphic Design, Illustration, Fine Art, Photography, Film, Media, the Performing Arts and Creative Business. But that’s not the whole story. The University’s campuses across Surrey and Kent, and overseas, are places to forge inspiring partnerships, work with creative experts and build real solutions to human problems. The Guardian has ranked UCA the second specialist creative university in the UK for 2023. The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023 has ranked UCA as the third placed specialist creative university in the UK. UCA's School of Fashion & Textiles is ranked 12th in the UK by The Guardian for 2023.

Manchester Metropolitan University is home to a diverse international student population from more than 130 countries. The University is ranked amongst the world’s top 200 universities under 50 years old (Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2020), which is a measure of its commitment to delivering and supporting quality research and teaching. Manchester Metropolitan’s campus is located at the center of Manchester, amongst world-renowned music, arts, shopping, and sports venues and the second largest Chinatown in Britain.

Manchester Metropolitan University ranks #50 as per The Complete University Guide - University Ranking 2026. In The Guardian Ranking 2026, Manchester Met is ranked #13 in Fashion & Textiles, #7 in Animation & Game Design, #13 in Graphic Design, #10 in Interior Design subject & over all ranking is #33.

The courses at Manchester Fashion Institute cover all areas of the fashion industry, from design to business management, buying and promotion. The Institute works with industry partners to ensure its courses combine academic expertise with industry experience – making sure its graduates are ready for a career in the global fashion industry.

Pearl Academy students have an option to obtain an international bachelor’s degree by pursuing courses at Manchester Metropolitan University in England.