About Birmingham City University

OpenAdvantage is part of Birmingham City University. It is one of the country's newest universities and at the same time it is one of the country's oldest educational institutions, as several of our constituent colleges are well over one hundred years old. The University is heavily committed to working with local Industries, especially in the SME sector, thereby bringing together high levels of quality Research into supporting economic initiatives from the local industries. Visit web site

About Advantage West Midlands

Advantage West Midlands is the Regional Development Agency for the UK's industrial, commercial and agricultural heartland. Advantage West Midland's focus is on 'sustainable economic regeneration'.

As the development agency for the region, Advantage West Midlands is charged with developing a regional economic strategy and then ensuring its implementation. Advantage West Midlands provides investment to support regeneration, inward investment, business growth and skills development programmes in the region. Visit web site

OpenAdvantage is part of the West Midlands ICT cluster created by Advantage West Midlands.
www.wmictcluster.org

About ERDF

ERDF is a component of the European Union’s Structural Funds.  Structural Funds are monies allocated to regions to stimulate economic development.  

The West Midlands ERDF Programme will provide £270million of investment to create jobs and assist small and medium-sized enterprises from now until 2013.

For more information on the ERDF programme in the West Midlands visit the AWM website.