Arden University

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Arden University

Former name	Resource Development International
Motto	Learning without Boundaries
Type	Private, for-profit university
Established	1990 (1990)
Location	Coventry , England, UK 52°22′11″N 1°28′04″W / 52.3696°N 1.4679°W / 52.3696; -1.4679
Owner	Global University Systems
Vice-Chancellor/CEO	Carl Lygo
Affiliations	ACU
Website	arden.ac.uk

Arden University is a private, for-profit teaching university in the United Kingdom. It offers a variety of undergraduate and post-graduate programmes with both blended and online distance learning delivery options. Its head office is in Coventry with study centres in Birmingham, Manchester, London and Berlin. Originally established as Resource Development International (RDI) in 1990, it was later bought by Capella Education and awarded university status by the British government in 2015. Since August 2016, it has been owned by Global University Systems. It is named after the Arden area of England, where its Coventry headquarters are situated.