University of Gloucestershire

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The University of Gloucestershire is a young British university, with headquarters in Gloucestershire, England. It is divided in four locations - three in Cheltenham and one in Gloucester. Another campus was in London, however, was sold. The faculties include economics, computer science, media, arts & communication, geography, biology, social sciences, education and sports. At the University 9500 full-and part -time students are currently enrolled. The University participates in the European Union Erasmus program.

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History

The University in its present form is the successor to a long line of institutions of higher education and has experienced in her past numerous name changes and mergers. Its history began with the Cheltenham Mechanics Institute founded in 1834 - so that their roots lie in the time of the oldest university foundations of England in modern times.

In the University of leavened higher education institutions:

Since 1992, the "Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education ( CGCHE ) " statements of graduate level as well as advanced degrees could confer ( post graduate ) and since 1998 also the postgraduate " Research degrees". Despite their long history - university status, the institution only since the year 2001 only at this stage, it was renamed in "University of Gloucestershire ". . It is led by Vice Chancellor currently Patricia Broadfoot. Chancellor, albeit with more representative tasks is George Leonard Carey, Baron Carey of Clifton, retired archbishop of Canterbury.

The University of Gloucestershire followed since 1993 a strategy for the sustainable protection of the environment and was the first university in the United Kingdom, which filled the environmental management standard ISO 14001.

Locations

The university has three campuses in Cheltenham and Gloucester. At each campus there are IT and library facilities. In addition, there are three faculties at the university. The former campus in London was sold in 2010 and the Pittville Campus closed in late 2011.

Francis Close Hall

The campus Francis Close Hall is set in restored historic buildings near the center of Cheltenham. On campus, a mix of arts and humanities, education, and natural and social sciences is located.

The Park

The Park is the largest campus of the University. It is home to the Business School, training for business-related studies, management and marketing, but also for law, computer science as well as for tourism and related subjects. The Business School is a member of the Association of Business Schools and thus belongs among the leading business schools facilities Britain a. The Association of Business Schools and close cooperation with other organizations such as EQUAL (European Quality Link ) ensure quality control and accreditation.

Oxstalls

Oxstalls campus is located in the heart of Gloucester, about five minutes from the city center. The campus houses the Faculty with the sports, and health and social sciences.

Pittville Studios

The Pittville Studios are located at Albert Road, Cheltenham. Here, the faculty was located, which includes the areas of media, art and communication. Founded as "Cheltenham School of Art " in front of more than 150 studios housed a mixture of different courses in art, design and media. The faculty will lay claim to impart creativity within a strict academic structure.

The end of 2011 this campus was closed due to financial reasons.

The London Campus

The campus in London was the most recent addition in England: He was in the early 1980s as the " Urban Learning Foundation ( ULF) " set up with the aim of improving the quality of teacher education. In September 2003, the ULF part of the University of Gloucestershire was.

In May 2010, the campus was sold for 9.7 million British pounds in order to improve the financial situation of the university.

Activities outside the UK

Germany

Since March 2009, provides to the University of Gloucestershire her part-time DBA program (Doctor of Business Administration) in Germany (Munich ) - in the course of 2009, three groups have taken up the study. From 2010 also studying for Doctor of Engineering is offered. Both programs operate on the model of a "flying faculty", that is, that the professors are " flown " for the respective modules from the English university. English is commonly spoken, dissertations and other works ( Assignments ) are also written in English. The final defense is to be made to the University in Cheltenham / Gloucestershire. So it is an all-British program with a UK qualification - the Anglo-Saxon degree of DBA can out in Germany as Dr. before the name.

The lecture is operating so far in Munich / Riem in the premises of Wappenhalle (former airport Munich -Riem ) instead.

The part-time PhD program DBA is offered in addition to the cooperation with the University of Gloucestershire University of Applied Sciences of the middle class (FHM ) at the sites in Bielefeld, Berlin and Cologne.

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