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The British Institute of Technology & E-Commerce (BITE) is private educational institute, which is also involved in consultancy and research, whose main campus is located in the London Borough of Newham, east London, England. BITE also has two futher campuses - in Central London and in Suffolk. According to an article in Times Higher Education in March 2012, BITE is ranked 5th in the list of Top Private Education providers in the UK.

History
The British Institute of Technology and E-Commerce was founded in 1999 in Newham, east London. It is as a private educational Institute which is also involved in consultancy and research. BITE has worked on government-funded and private education projects since its foundation.

Academic Quality
BITE was assessed by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) in January 2012 and the ensuing Review for Educational Oversight found that confidence could be placed in its standards of awards, quality and enhancement of learning opportunities, and that reliance could be placed in the accuracy and completeness of its information published about itself and the programmes it delivers. The Institute is also British Accreditation Council (BAC) registered.

Stratford Campus
The Institute's Stratford Campus is situated in Romford Road (the A118), 2 miles from Westfield Stratford City and the 2012 Olympic Park. The campus consists of the School of Technology and the School of Commerce contained in two seven-storey buildings, Avicenna House and Kalam House, which also include a library and nanotechnology labs.

Oxford Street Campus
BITE's Oxford Street campus, situated in a six-storey building in the West End of London, was opened in 2012. The campus hosts business, professional and English language courses.

Shrubland Campus
In 2011 BITE opened a residential executive campus at Shrubland Hall, a large country house 6 miles from Ipswich in Suffolk. The Grade II* listed hall was designed by James Paine in the 1770s, and remodelled in 1850 by Sir Charles Barry, the architect of the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament). Until 2006 when it was put on the market for sale the Hall was used as a Health Clinic and was also open to the public as a visitor attraction.

Academic Structure
BITE works in partnership with universities to offer undergraduate and postgraduate provision, including Honours and Master's degrees and further education courses. There are also professional qualifications validated by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) for managers, supervisors, and customer service and hospitality personnel.

Programmes
BITE's degree programmes are internally designed and validated by UK University partners including University of East London and University of Wales. The programmes are developed in consultation with business and government sectors to address the gap between industry and higher education. The range of programmes includes Masters degrees, covering MBA, LLM, MA and MSc qualifications. At undergraduate level, there are courses focusing on business and technology.