Nottingham Trent University (NTU) will expand into London with a 35,000 square foot campus set to launch next year. The university says its new campus in the capital will be dedicated to delivering pioneering creative education aligned to the entertainment industries.
It will be based around an expansion of NTU’s Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, located in Whitechapel, London’s centre for the creative industries. Confetti's founder, Craig Chettle, said it would create exciting links between Nottingham and London.
The university's vice-chancellor, professor Edward Peck, said the move would give students in the South-East easy access to the opportunities to transform their futures. “I see the campuses in Nottingham and London working in tandem, creating exciting links and opportunities across the entertainment industries for all our students in both cities," said the companies chief executive.
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"Nottingham will always be our first home, but I’m excited to see the new opportunities that a London base will provide for the University, Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands.” In 2021 NTU reported an income of £369.5 million
Its newest venture will offer students in the South-East the opportunity to study courses in performance, production and business for the music industries, event management, and emerging technologies such as esports, virtual production, and content creation. Courses will be open to both UK and international students, with undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications available.
The course will reflect that on offer in Nottingham, meaning students at both campuses can collaborate on live projects, access work experience across the UK, and spend parts of their study across both campuses. Work on the 35,000sqft campus is now underway, with the first intake of students scheduled for September 2023.
NTU vice-chancellor professor Edward Peck said: “Confetti London supports NTU’s vision of generating new innovations in teaching and new partnerships for practice that build on our sector leading, industry-based approach. It will offer easy access for students in London and the South- East to the opportunities to transform their futures that have been available to those in the East Midlands for twenty five years.
“We look forward to working with local communities and businesses in preparing for our new students in 2023.”
Craig Chettle MBE, Founder and Chief Executive of Confetti said: “Since its creation, Confetti’s vision has been to shape the future creative industries by cultivating dynamic, entrepreneurial and imaginative graduates. Thanks to the support from NTU, creating a campus in London demonstrates our ambitions and ongoing commitment to that vision.
“I see the campuses in Nottingham and London working in tandem, creating exciting links and opportunities across the entertainment industries for all our students in both cities. Nottingham will always be our first home, but I’m excited to see the new opportunities that a London base will provide for the University, Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands.”
East Midlands Chamber chief executive Scott Knowles said: "This is another great step forward in elevating Nottingham's name on the global stage while forging further valuable links with London.
"The world-class research that stems from our region's universities has the potential to change lives locally, nationally and internationally, and the already fantastic reputation of Nottingham Trent University will only be enhanced by this new campus in our capital city."
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