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Ben Johnson looks into the wide variety of higher and further education available in Leeds
Leeds has been named as the UK’s best university destination by The Independent 2004/05, and the most cost effective place to study in the RBS Student Living Index 2007. So it’s no surprise that there are nearly 200,000 full and part time students at the city’s universities and colleges.
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is one of the UK’s most popular, offering the widest range of courses in England. It also has a proven track record of providing graduates for the region’s employers, with one in four finding a job at a company with a Leeds postcode.
As one of the country’s main centres for postgraduate studies, the university welcomes around 5,000 postgraduate students from the UK and nearly 100 other countries. Famed for its research labs, extensive libraries and excellent computing facilities, it is recognised as one of the top ten research institutions in the UK, attracting around £70m of funding each year with departments undertaking crucial research of national and international importance.
The university’s Knowledge Transfer Unit displays the institution’s forward thinking approach as they promote new ways for the university to build partnerships with the business world. In the past 18 months, the university has filed more than 60 patents, developed 23 Knowledge Transfer Partnerships with local companies and incubated 45 companies founded by undergraduates.
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Met has always maintained a keen emphasis on professional and vocational training. They provide courses for specific job training and professional schemes to build around a busy lifestyle. Leeds Met also encompasses the Leeds Business School, Leeds Law School, and the Leeds School of Accountancy and Financial Services.
Leeds Met boasts an enviable roster of courses for postgraduate study which already attracts around 4,500 students each year. They also welcome nearly 3,500 international students a year from around 120 different countries, making for a unique and diverse educational environment. Postgraduates can choose from research programmes, taught programmes and professional study designed with a flexible timetable in mind to work around the other commitments of their higher education students.
Park Lane College
Park Lane College is the largest further education college in Leeds and is spread across nearly 20 different sites across the city, catering to the educational needs of some 40,000 students. They offer a long list of courses suited to adult learning, from part time to long term, and are well noted for being flexible to the needs of their students, finding colleges close to people’s homes and running classes at times that suit working hours. They also offer training provision for anyone looking for a new career or seeking guidance on starting a new job. And if you fancy learning a new language, Park Lane College offer courses from basic Chinese to advanced Spanish, and everything in between.
Leeds College of Technology
Offering full and part time courses in the Leeds area on everything from business to computing to engineering and electronics, the Leeds College of Technology currently has over 5,000 students studying everything from BTEC GNVQs, NVQs, City&Guilds, HNCs and HNDs.
Leeds Thomas Danby
Leeds Thomas Danby is a leading vocational college offering a range of Further Education and Higher Education courses for school leavers and adult learners. Their courses encompass a wide range of subjects including hairdressing, media, art and design, childcare, business, sport, catering and hospitality as well as Access Courses and Entry Level Programmes.
Leeds College of Music
Leeds College of Music is the UK’s largest music college, and the only one to offer both higher and further education courses, from BTECs to post graduate degrees. It is particularly strong on jazz, Western classical music and pop, and also offers in depth study of Indian and Latin American music. Alumni of the college include the exciting contemporary jazz pianist Matthew Bourne.
Other colleges
Leeds College of Building is the only specialist construction college in the country, and is a Centre of Vocational Excellence for the industry.
Joseph Priestley College operates from four sites in south Leeds, and is particularly strong on adult learning, vocational training, Access courses, computer skills and language lessons.
When a city looks after its students this well, it’s little wonder that so many of them choose to stay on in Leeds once their studies are over.
Leeds has been named as the UK’s best university destination by The Independent 2004/05, and the most cost effective place to study in the RBS Student Living Index 2007. So it’s no surprise that there are nearly 200,000 full and part time students at the city’s universities and colleges.
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is one of the UK’s most popular, offering the widest range of courses in England. It also has a proven track record of providing graduates for the region’s employers, with one in four finding a job at a company with a Leeds postcode.
As one of the country’s main centres for postgraduate studies, the university welcomes around 5,000 postgraduate students from the UK and nearly 100 other countries. Famed for its research labs, extensive libraries and excellent computing facilities, it is recognised as one of the top ten research institutions in the UK, attracting around £70m of funding each year with departments undertaking crucial research of national and international importance.
The university’s Knowledge Transfer Unit displays the institution’s forward thinking approach as they promote new ways for the university to build partnerships with the business world. In the past 18 months, the university has filed more than 60 patents, developed 23 Knowledge Transfer Partnerships with local companies and incubated 45 companies founded by undergraduates.
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Met has always maintained a keen emphasis on professional and vocational training. They provide courses for specific job training and professional schemes to build around a busy lifestyle. Leeds Met also encompasses the Leeds Business School, Leeds Law School, and the Leeds School of Accountancy and Financial Services.
Leeds Met boasts an enviable roster of courses for postgraduate study which already attracts around 4,500 students each year. They also welcome nearly 3,500 international students a year from around 120 different countries, making for a unique and diverse educational environment. Postgraduates can choose from research programmes, taught programmes and professional study designed with a flexible timetable in mind to work around the other commitments of their higher education students.
Park Lane College
Park Lane College is the largest further education college in Leeds and is spread across nearly 20 different sites across the city, catering to the educational needs of some 40,000 students. They offer a long list of courses suited to adult learning, from part time to long term, and are well noted for being flexible to the needs of their students, finding colleges close to people’s homes and running classes at times that suit working hours. They also offer training provision for anyone looking for a new career or seeking guidance on starting a new job. And if you fancy learning a new language, Park Lane College offer courses from basic Chinese to advanced Spanish, and everything in between.
Leeds College of Technology
Offering full and part time courses in the Leeds area on everything from business to computing to engineering and electronics, the Leeds College of Technology currently has over 5,000 students studying everything from BTEC GNVQs, NVQs, City&Guilds, HNCs and HNDs.
Leeds Thomas Danby
Leeds Thomas Danby is a leading vocational college offering a range of Further Education and Higher Education courses for school leavers and adult learners. Their courses encompass a wide range of subjects including hairdressing, media, art and design, childcare, business, sport, catering and hospitality as well as Access Courses and Entry Level Programmes.
Leeds College of Music
Leeds College of Music is the UK’s largest music college, and the only one to offer both higher and further education courses, from BTECs to post graduate degrees. It is particularly strong on jazz, Western classical music and pop, and also offers in depth study of Indian and Latin American music. Alumni of the college include the exciting contemporary jazz pianist Matthew Bourne.
Other colleges
Leeds College of Building is the only specialist construction college in the country, and is a Centre of Vocational Excellence for the industry.
Joseph Priestley College operates from four sites in south Leeds, and is particularly strong on adult learning, vocational training, Access courses, computer skills and language lessons.
When a city looks after its students this well, it’s little wonder that so many of them choose to stay on in Leeds once their studies are over.
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