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# The Power to Award Degrees etc. (New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering) Order 2023

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2023 No. 939
Education, England
The Power to Award Degrees etc. (New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering) Order 2023
Made
29th August 2023
Coming into force
1st September 2023
The Office for Students, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, makes the following Order.
The Office for Students has requested advice from the relevant body regarding the quality of, and standards applied to, higher education provided by the provider, and has had regard to that advice in accordance with section 46(1)(a) and (7) of that Act.

## 1 Citation and commencement {#article-1}

This Order may be cited as the Power to Award Degrees etc. (New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering) Order 2023 and shall come into force on 1st September 2023.

## 2 Authorisation to grant awards {#article-2}

New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (registered company number 08800142) is authorised to grant taught awards of the kind mentioned in section 42(2)(c) of the said Act for taught awards up to and including master’s level for subjects related to—
(1) engineering, and
(2) architecture, building and planning,
including but not limited to the subjects specified in the Schedule.

## 3 {#article-3}

The authorisation in article 2 is for a fixed term beginning on 1st September 2023 and expiring at the end of the day on 30th November 2027.

## 4 {#article-4}

New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering shall only grant the awards specified in article 2 of this Order to persons enrolled with it at the time they complete the course of study for which the award is granted.

## SCHEDULE Subjects related to engineering, architecture, building and planning {#schedule}

Article 2
1 Engineering (non-specific)
2 Mechanical engineering
3 Production and manufacturing engineering
4 Aeronautical and aerospace engineering
5 Naval architecture
6 Bioengineering, medical and biomedical engineering
7 Civil engineering
8 Electrical and electronic engineering
9 Chemical, process and energy engineering
10 Fire safety engineering
11 Safety engineering
12 Mining engineering
13 Water quality control
14 Timber engineering
15 Architecture
16 Building
17 Landscape design
18 Planning (urban, rural and regional)