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The UHI Millennium Institute (Scottish Gaelic: Institiùd OGE nam Mìle Bliadhna) is a federation of...

The UHI Millennium Institute (Scottish Gaelic: Institiùd OGE nam Mìle Bliadhna) is a federation of 15 colleges and research institutions in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland delivering higher education. It is incorporated as a charity and limited company and its executive office is in Inverness, in the Highland council area. In April 2001 the Scottish Parliament awarded UHI Higher Education Institute status, and it now provides university level courses. UHI degrees were authenticated by the Open University Validation Service, the University of Strathclyde and the University of Aberdeen until 2008 when the UHI was awarded taught degree awarding powers (tDAP) by the Privy Council under recommendation from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA); Higher National Certificate and Higher National Diploma courses are awarded by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. University status in the UK is awarded by the Privy Council and has not yet been granted to the UHI, but a major step has been taken with taught degree awarding powers (tDAP) recently being granted. If granted, the 'University of the Highlands and Islands' has been touted as the likely name for the