UCFB x GIS

UCFB’s Wembley campus at the heart of the UK’s capital offers a number of facilities including (but aren’t limited to):

•Wembley Stadium – the heart of UCFB Wembley campus

• The Hive, London – home to the UCFB Academy, Wembley

•Vale Farm Sports Center – Vale Farm features a number of facilities including a 3G football pitch, tennis courts, state-of-the-art gym and sport hall for numerous sporting activities

•Hendon FC – home to various UCFB football teams and a practical and theoretical teaching space for coaching programs

UCFB’s Etihad Campus boasts a state-of-the-art campus devoted to the football industry in the heart of Manchester – one of the world’s most famous footballing cities. UCFB and GIS students live, learn and work at the centre of one of Europe’s most progressive football facilities.

Facilities available at UCFB Etihad Campus include (but aren’t limited to):

•Etihad Stadium - 55,000 capacity

•Manchester Sports Village, Belle Vue - teaching location for all non-football students at UCFB Etihad Campus

•National Basketball Center - located next to Manchester Sports Village, boasts three courts with markings for basketball and netball. It also includes a leisure centre, dance studio and community gym

•Manchester Regional Arena – an eight-lane track and field arena with capacity for 6,500 spectators. Originally used as a warm-up area during the 2002 Commonwealth Games

UCFB and GIS students also can also study a distinctive degree online via the UCFB Online Hub.

From 2019/20, UCFB and GIS students and alumni have access to GIS’ annual summits at global study hubs (to enhance knowledge and expertise of the international sports industry) located in:

•New York’s Red Bull Arena

•Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium

•Toronto FC’s BMO Field

•Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

Additionally, all students have access to the UCFB Global Insight Series, an elite on-campus and online networking and thought leadership series that provides digital publications, podcasts, videos and seminars, as well as access to exclusive guest speaker sessions with industry professionals.

There are a number of support systems in place at UCFB and to assist both UCFB and GIS students throughout their time at the institution:

•Student support

•Student services team

•UCFB library and information service

UCFB and GIS also offers students the chance to gain valuable advice and guidance directly from the alumni services department, enabling them to talk to those with experience as a UCFB student – through alumni mentors and alumni ambassadors.

Students on UCFB and GIS' online degree programs are from a vast range of countries from across the globe, with 29 nationalities represented on campus.