UA92 (University Academy 92) has revealed plans to open a business school in the centre of Salford.
The higher education institution, which was founded by the Class of '92 and Lancaster University, is to occupy 36,000 sq ft at Bruntwood Works’ Baskerville House.
The UA92 Business School will be based opposite Salford Central and add to its current Old Trafford campus.
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The new campus, which is due to open in the autumn, will cater for up to 1,000 students.
The move comes after Bolton-headquartered online electricals retailer AO cut its office space at Baskerville House from 31,000 sq ft to 6,000 sq ft earlier this year.
Baskerville House is one of four buildings at Riverside’s campus-like cluster - which also includes Delphian, Cloister and Aldine.
Sara Prowse, CEO at UA92, said: "This expansion demonstrates the significant impact that UA92 is having on the higher education sector. Just like our students, UA92 is not standing still - we have huge ambitions, and this is an extremely exciting opportunity to further expand and enhance our offering.
"By expanding across Greater Manchester, we will be able to offer our top-class facilities to an even greater number of students who will benefit from being at the heart of a city at the forefront of UK economic growth.
"The new facilities will echo our state-of-the-art Old Trafford campus and we will be embedding the inspiring culture of UA92 into its design.
"We are excited to welcome business students - both those moving across from our existing campus and new students - when we open the doors later this year."
The Class of '92 members behind UA92 are Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt.
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