It's been great for our sport teams to be able to work and train with professional footballers.

We're #BUproud of our partnership with AFC Bournemouth.

Our students congratulating AFC Bournemouth on becoming a Premier League team.

The celebratory parade for AFC Bournemouth becoming a Premier League team.

We even put a congratulatory message on the SUBU Old Fire Station.

BU international students enjoying a live AFC Bournemouth match.

Through our partnership with AFC Bournemouth we were able to offer some of our international students the chance to watch a live match.

Which made some AFC Bournemouth fans very happy!

We ran a range of competitions offering some great AFC Bournemouth goodies!

SportBU and Varsity teams have had the opportunity to train with AFC Bournemouth coaches.

The BU Big Match – AFC Bournemouth versus Tottenham Hotspur - was a great opportunity to celebrate the partnership between Bournemouth University and AFC Bournemouth, which was then in its third season.

French players Sylvain Distin and Yann Kermorgant, who have both experienced what it is like to move from a different country to the UK, visited the International College.

Two AFC Bournemouth players (Sylvain Distin and Yann Kermorgant) even visited students at the Bournemouth University International College.

The strategic partnership between BU and AFC Bournemouth was a key factor in creating a bespoke three month programme that BU submitted for funding to the British Council China UK Football Study Programme (which was announced following the UK-China Government Summit in September 2015). BU was one of only three successful UK Universities from the 35 who put in a bid.