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Friday, April 8th, 2011
- The University for the Creative Arts is a specialist art and design university in the south of England.
- It has campuses in Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester.
- It is a large art and design institution, by UK standards, with around 7,000 students, and offers courses in a very wide range of art, design, fashion and architecture subjects. These are at further education, degree and doctorate level.
- The International School of Creative Arts London UK is an independent day and boarding school for students after artistic excellence at pre-university level.
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Friday, April 8th, 2011
- The University of Strathclyde (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Srath Chluaidh), Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow’s second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK’s first technological university.
- The University focuses on “Useful Learning” — specialising in practical subjects – “for the good of mankind and the improvement of science, a place of useful learning”
- The university has developed its reputation and grown from approximately 4,000 full-time students in 1964 to over 20,000 students in 2003, when it celebrated the 100th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the original Royal College building.
- The University of Strathclyde was the UK’s first technological university reflecting its history, teaching and research excellence in technological education.
- The Strathclyde Business School (SBS) is one of the five schools which constitute the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. It includes a number of departments which offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and the Department of Management which specialises in postgraduate business courses.
- The Business School has over 150 academic and research staff, over 80 honorary and visiting staff, and over 50 adjunct staff, over 2,100 undergraduate and 600 full-time (1,800 part-time) post-graduate students, and a turnover of over £30m. The 7 subject Departments and 4 specialist research units embrace not only the functional disciplines of management but also some of the supporting social sciences.
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Friday, April 8th, 2011
- The University of Southampton combines academic excellence with an innovative and entrepreneurial approach to research, supporting a culture that engages and challenges students and staff in their pursuit of learning.
- The University of Southampton is already one of the top 15 research universities in the UK and has achieved consistently high scores for its teaching and learning activities.
- The University Faculties cover a huge range of subject areas.
- The University has five campuses in all – four in various locations around Southampton and one in Winchester.
- The University committed to a comprehensive policy of equal opportunities both in employment and for learning.
- The School of Engineering Sciences is part of the Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics, and contributes fully to the Faculty’s worldwide reputation for high quality teaching and outstanding research.
- The School received top rankings (24 and excellent) for the quality of teaching and education in the latest assessment exercise and has recently been awarded an ExxonMobil Award in recognition of Excellence in Engineering Teaching as well as the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Education Innovation Prize.
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Friday, April 8th, 2011
- Robert Gordon University is located in Aberdeen, Scotland. Building on over 250 years involvement in education, it was granted university status in 1992.
- Robert Gordon University currently has approximately 15,579 students at its two campuses at Garthdee and the City Centre, studying on over 145 full-time and part-time undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
- The Sunday Times named Robert Gordon University their Scottish University of the Year 2011 and first in Scotland for graduate-level jobs. It said: “With a graduate unemployment rate that is lower than the most famous universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, plus a flourishing reputation for research, high student satisfaction rates and ambitious plans for its picturesque campus.
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Friday, April 8th, 2011
- Queen Margaret University (formerly Queen Margaret University College and Queen Margaret College) is a Modern University located in Musselburgh, East Lothian near Edinburgh in Scotland.
- Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh is committed to providing thoroughly relevant teaching and research.
- Their research is focused on making a real practical impact on everyday life, and their courses are designed to produce well prepared, well rounded and flexible graduates.
- QMU offers students a small and friendly community environment – so one doesn’t get lost in the crowd.
- QMU provides thoroughly relevant teaching and research which is designed to meet the changing needs of students, employers and society and IT’S new campus is the most sustainable in the UK.
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Friday, April 8th, 2011
- The University of Huddersfield is a university located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England and it currently has over 23000 students.
- The University of Huddersfield is a member of Yorkshire Universities.
- University is a successful, innovative, modern university with a great reputation and is the school of computing and engineering.
- The University is focused on strengthening and enhancing its research facility. With this focus in mind, the institution has invested nearly £1.4 million in information provision in 2008/09.
- The International Study Centre (ISC) at the University of Huddersfield offers degree preparation courses for international students.
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Friday, April 8th, 2011
- The University has an exceptional record of generating and sharing new ideas and the quality, breadth and volume of its research activity is unparalleled in the UK.
- The University is built on the shoulders of academic giants and can lay claim to 25 Nobel Prize winners amongst its current and former staff and students.
- The President and Vice-Chancellor’s mission is to make The University of Manchester one of the leading universities in the world by 2015.
- The University of Manchester is committed to providing a dynamic working and learning environment, where every member of our community is valued for their contribution and individuality.
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Friday, April 8th, 2011
- Founded in 1881, the University of Liverpool has an impressive history of pioneering education and research, with a particular emphasis on ‘education for the professions’.
- Today the University of Liverpool is a principal centre of excellence in many disciplines, including engineering, medicine, dentistry, business and law – as we strive to prepare our students for the challenges of the 21st century.
- As one of the UK’s top 20 research-led universities, The University of Liverpool is furthering knowledge with strategic partners worldwide.
- One of the UK’s most inclusive universities, welcoming students from a wide variety of backgrounds and from over 100 countries of the world.
- The University has 27,000 students pursuing 400 programmes in 54 subject areas.
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Friday, April 8th, 2011
- Kingston University is a university in Kingston upon Thames in southwest London. Formerly a polytechnic, it is regarded as a Post-1992 University.
- There is a range of undergraduate and postgraduate work in seven faculties, as well as some further education provision. Kingston University has more applications than any other university in London.
- Fields offered at undergraduate level include Biology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Science, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Forensic Science, Geography, Nutrition, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Sports Science.
- The Kingston Technical Institute opened in 1899. School of Art in Kingston was founded in the 1890s. In 1970 the two institutions were merged in Kingston Polytechnic, which was granted university status under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.
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Friday, April 8th, 2011
- Heriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- A leading UK university for business and industry with an established reputation for world class teaching and pioneering research.
- Founded as the School of Arts of Edinburgh in 1821, Heriot-Watt is the eighth-oldest higher education institution in the United Kingdom. The institution is currently ranked 4th among the top five universities in Scotland.
- The Annual Statistics publication (2006/07) shows that the University has a total population of 17,700 students, full-time, part-time and distance and supported learning around the world.
- Heriot-Watt University Dubai offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business, Accounting, Finance and Management as well as a Master’s degree in Information Technology. Engineering degrees (especially Petroleum Engineering) are likely to be introduced in the near future.
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