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Academic excellence for business and the professions
Welcome toCity University London
Professor Paul CurranVice-Chancellor
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There are three things that, together, make us unique:
1. A commitment to academic excellence• City is among the top 5% of universities in the world (Times Higher
Education World Universities Rankings)• City has 12 broad academic areas undertaking research of world
leading quality and made a strong submission to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework
• City has a history and heritage stretching back to Victorian times
There are three things that, together, make us unique:
2. Education relevant to business and the professions • City ranks in the top 35 in the UK for employability (The Times and
Sunday Times Good University Guide) and in the top 5 for starting salaries (Lloyds Bank)
Education relevant to businessand the professions: employability
• In the autumn of 2013 alone, we had over 2,000 careers consultations, 25% for first years
• More than 100 employers on campus, with thousands of graduate and placement vacancies
Academic excellence for business and the professions
There are three things that, together, make us unique:
3. An enviable central London location • City is not a campus University: we offer the unmatched cultural,
sporting and social opportunities that only a major world city can offer
History
• 1852 Inns of Court School of Law founded – now part of City Law School
• 1877 St Bartholomew’s College of Nursing founded – now part of School of Health Sciences
• 1894 Northampton Institute founded by City of London livery companies:• many original subjects still offered
History
• 1909 BSc offered
• 1927 One of the first to educate Optometrists
• 1966 City University London received Royal Charter
• 2002 Sir John Cass Business School endowed by former Lord Mayor of London Sir John Cass
• Strong links with City of London maintained through The Lord Mayor of London being the Chancellor of the University
City alumni
• Sir Brendan Barber, former General Secretary
of the TUC • Professor Dame Wendy Hall, inventor of the
Microcosm hypermedia system• Dermot Murnaghan, Sky News Today presenter • Ashley Highfield, former VP, Microsoft• Jo Whiley, Radio DJ and Television Presenter • Tiff Needell, racing driver and former BBC Top Gear presenter
Law alumni
• Mahatma Ghandi• Clement Attlee• Margaret Thatcher• Tony Blair• Many of the country’s QCs
City offers: high quality education
• High quality academic staff including around 280 newly-appointed professors and lecturers
• Education informed by academics developing their subjects through research and enterprise
City offers
• Generous scholarships of up to £3,000 for highly qualified students• Accommodation guarantee even if you live in London• Competitive pricing, around £140 per week• All halls in Zone 1 within walking distance• Guarantee includes Liberty Court in nearby Farringdon• Liberty Court can be viewed by booking one of our Accommodation
Tours
City offers: scholarships and competitive accommodation
City offers: new facilities
£150 million investment in student facilities has provided: New sector-leading lecture theatres Renovated and improved Engineering laboratories A new Law library Transformed Cass Business School undergraduate space Students’ Union facilities and more student spaces
and CitySport opens in early 2015
• 17,000 students • 9,000 undergraduates in five Schools on around 50 courses • About 55% of our students are from the UK, 15% from the rest of the
EU and 30% from outside the EU • 3,000 students will start their undergraduate studies with you
Our students
Student satisfaction
City is rated top 3 in London in 8 subject areas Number one in London for Mechanical Engineering, Ophthalmics
(Optometry) and Aural and Oral Sciences (Speech and Language Therapy)
Top 3 in London for Music, Nursing, Medical Technology, Aerospace Engineering and Psychology
Satisfaction scores over 90% for Music, Psychology, Politics, Mechanical Engineering, Maths, Speech and Language Therapy, Optometry, Economics and Accountancy
Our services for students
• Financial advice
• Accommodation support
• Health advice
• Careers advice
• A vibrant Students’ Union
• Cultural, sporting and
social opportunities
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Today’s programme
• Workshops
• Tours
• Presentations and talks
• Debates
Where to find help:
• Help Desk
• Staff and Student Ambassadors
• Student Centre
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