Global Banking School

Global Banking School: higher education with a professional focus in the UK

Global Banking School (GBS) is a UK higher education provider that delivers vocational, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in areas such as business, finance, accounting, computing, construction, psychology, project management, tourism, and health and social care. The institution presents itself as an approved institute on the Office for Students Register.

GBS operates across ten campuses in four UK cities: London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. Its academic offer is developed in collaboration with several British universities and combines specialist training with employer links and individualised academic and career guidance.

Academic offer: from vocational training to postgraduate study

GBS's course catalogue spans various disciplines and levels, from programmes with a Foundation Year to postgraduate degrees. The main areas are:

• Business and finance: BA (Hons) Global Business (Business Management) with Foundation Year; BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year; BSc (Hons) Business & Tourism Management; BSc (Hons) Accounting & Financial Management; HND in Business; MSc Global Business; BA (Hons) Business and Management (Level 6 Top-Up).
• Construction management: BSc (Hons) Construction Management with Foundation Year; HND in Construction Management for England (Construction Design and Build Technician); BSc (Hons) Construction Management (Level 6 Top-Up).
• Digital technologies and computing: BSc (Hons) Computing with Foundation Year; HND in Digital Technologies for England (Cyber Security).
• Health and social care: BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care with Foundation Year; HND in Health and Social Care Practice; BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care (Level 6 Direct Entry).
• Project management: BSc (Hons) Project Management with Foundation Year; MSc Project Management.
• Psychology: BSc (Hons) Psychology with Counselling with Foundation Year.

The institution notes that all courses and classes are subject to availability.

History and evolution

GBS began in 2010 as a specialist training centre for finance and investment banking, with students from various countries. In 2016 it opened its first campus in London's East End, an economically deprived area, with the aim of widening access to higher education for people for whom traditional university was not an option. From then on, it established partnerships with several British universities that allowed it to incorporate new academic disciplines. By 2025, the institution has ten campuses in four of the UK's main cities and more than 35,000 students.

Campuses and geographical presence

GBS's ten campuses are distributed across London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. In London, the institution has locations in Greenford, Bow Road, GEDU House - Stratford, Republic - Canary Wharf and Cam Road - Stratford. In Birmingham, it has the Norfolk House and Brindleyplace campuses. In Manchester, the Universal Square campus, and in Leeds, St George House and Wellington Place.

Student support services and employability

GBS offers support services including guidance on fees and funding, academic calendar, library, safeguarding and prevent, and policies on sexual misconduct and harassment. The institution has the MyGBS app and offers weekend study options. In the area of employability, it provides employment, work placement and volunteering support, as well as entrepreneurship programmes to help students start their own businesses. It also organises open days and campus tours.

Partnerships and recent activity

The institution collaborates with several UK universities and maintains links with employers. Among the news highlights on its website are student participation in the NatWest Accelerator, an industry collaboration for accounting students to gain practical experience, and the holding of the UoS faculty awards ceremony.