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BIMM granted university status
By Chris Cooke | Published on Friday 22 July 2022
The BIMM Institute has been granted full university status by the UK’s Department For Education, making it BIMM University.
Within the music industry, BIMM is best known for its network of BIMM-branded music schools, offering various degree courses in performance, composition, production, music business, music marketing and event management. Though the wider BIMM group has expanded into other creative disciplines in recent years, so that BIMM University now also includes the Institute For Contemporary Theatre, Performer College, Northern Ballet School, and Screen And Film School.
BIMM has been working towards getting full university status for a few years now, having originally been granted so called ‘taught degree-awarding powers’ in 2019, meaning it could issue its own degrees to students, rather than having to partner with other universities which would actually issue the formal qualifications.
Commenting on the granting of university status, BIMM’s CEO and Head Of Institution Adam Carswell says: “This is a tremendous accolade for our institution. It is the culmination of a long journey to develop the educational character of our institution, together with our academic processes and corporate governance. We are proud of this tremendous achievement, which enables us to continue to develop our unique brand of education for students seeking a career in the creative industries”.
Meanwhile, Academic Director and Provost Louise Jackson adds: “It is such a joy to be able to announce to our students, alumni, and colleagues past and present that we have been approved to use university title and become BIMM University”.
“To become a university is not a simple act”, she adds, “it is the most significant moment of recognition for an institution of higher education, and it builds upon decades of endeavour. The term university is internationally understood, defined by its community of knowledge creators and leaders who transform societies for the better through innovation and rigorous hard work”.
“I am immensely proud of the unique contribution our communities make to both the higher education sector and the creative industries, and the way in which our graduates embrace their role in transforming the world around us through their creativity”.
“More than ever”, she concludes, “the world needs specialist universities that do not just conserve the past but develop new artistic practices and outputs to help us engage in myriad ways with what it means to be human. I cannot describe how THRILLED I am that BIMM University, now recognised as an equal to other distinguished seats of learning, will continue to lead the way across all our art forms”.
