University College of Football Business
| Established | 2011 |
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| Location |
Wembley Stadium, London, Etihad Stadium, Manchester, and Turf Moor, Burnley Football Club, United Kingdom Coordinates: 53°47′20″N 2°13′44″W / 53.78889°N 2.22889°W |
| Website | www |
UCFB (University Campus of Football Business) is a Higher Education institution offering undergraduate and postgraduate university degrees and executive education in the football business, sport and events industries.
UCFB has three campus locations:
UCFB Burnley opened in 2011 at Burnley Football Club. The Queen and Prince Philip visited UCFB Burnley during their tour of Turf Moor and Burnley Football Club as part of the Jubilee Celebrations.
UCFB Wembley opened in 2014 at Wembley Stadium, home of English football, sport and events.
The launch of UCFB’s third campus, UCFB Etihad Campus, at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester marks a significant step in UCFB’s growth. Opening in autumn 2016, the UCFB Etihad Campus facilities will include access to state-of-the-art, modern sporting facilities such as the Manchester Regional Arena and Indoor Athletics centre, National Squash Centre, Belle Vue Leisure Centre and the National Basketball Performance Centre.
In October 2015 it was announced that UCFB has gained a Postgraduate partnership with the Real Madrid Graduate School allowing students to spend months of their MSc International Sport Management course with the school affiliated with the Spanish Football Club.
UCFB Wembley, UCFB Etihad Campus and UCFB Burnley are located inside and surrounding their respective stadiums, with some classrooms overlooking the pitch.
UCFB's Employment & Enrichment programme includes its Executive Speaker Series and work experience opportunities, with UCFB students learning from leading figures within the football and sport industries. Previous guest speakers at UCFB have included England manager Gareth Southgate and Sky Sports News presenter Hayley McQueen.
The UCFB Strategic Leadership & Management Programme, another aspect of the Employment & Enrichment programme, is led by Neil Doncaster, Chief Executive of the Scottish Professional Football League.
UCFB students also have the opportunity to work towards a number of internal and external additional qualifications relevant to the industry. These include FA Coaching certificates, STATS (formerly Prozone Performance Analysis) and foreign language qualifications.
UCFB has links with football and sports industry organisations such as the Professional Footballers Association (PFA), Premier League, The Football League, The Football Association (FA), Scottish Professional Football League, League Managers Association, The National League, BT Sport, BBC Sport, ITV Sport and Sky Sports.
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