The Eden Project has announced that it will offer degree courses for the first time delivered in partnership with the Cornwall College Group and awarded by Plymouth University.
From September 2015, students on a range of courses including horticulture, event management and small-scale theatre will be able to put their skills into action at Eden.
Announcing the initiative, Sir Tim Smit, co-founder of the Eden Project, said: “The future will belong to those who have real dirt-under-the-fingernails skills allied to an intellect that enjoys problem solving.
“Our friendship with Cornwall College led us to work together on shaping some new courses that will create a benchmark higher than any available elsewhere.
“Our passion is to offer the sort of courses we would want to go on ourselves, not dreary stuff. We want to be judged on the quality of our students, as they will become our ambassadors.”
The courses will include a BSc (Hons) Horticulture with specialist pathways in Plant Science or Garden and Landscape Design, foundation degrees (FdSc) in Horticulture and Event Management and HNC/HNDs in Garden and Landscape Design and Small-Scale Theatre (interpretation and storytelling).
All these courses will be studied at Eden, following agreement from Plymouth University.
The Cornwall College Group has chosen these courses because of their unique and specialist learning journey, which aligns to Eden’s ethos. It’s hoped that these courses will grow over the next three years, attracting students from across the UK and Europe to study at Eden.
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