Coventry announces plans to open Polish branch campus

Coventry University has announced plans to open a branch campus in Poland, in what is said to be 바카라사이트 first independent venture for?a foreign university in 바카라사이트 country.

The UK university said that it will open a new outpost in Wroc?aw to offer Coventry degrees taught in English from September 2019.

It is 바카라사이트 third UK university known to be considering opening a European branch campus in 바카라사이트 wake of Brexit; last week, Lancaster University confirmed that it is considering opening a European campus, following in 바카라사이트 footsteps of King¡¯s College London, which last year said that it was looking into opening a European site in partnership with TU Dresden.

Coventry said that its new campus plans to offer full- and part-time undergraduate courses in business, cybersecurity and IT, engineering, and hospitality and tourism ¨C all of which are disciplines 바카라사이트 university said that it had identified as being in demand in 바카라사이트 Lower Silesia region of Poland.

The university added that it hopes to collaborate with local employers to design and deliver degrees that aim to produce ¡°work-ready¡± graduates, while courses would be flexible to enable students to study while working part time.

The new campus will also provide student exchange opportunities for those based in Poland as well as those at 바카라사이트 university¡¯s UK campuses in Coventry, Scarborough and London. Coventry already collaborates with 바카라사이트 Wroc?aw University of Science and Technology to teach a master¡¯s degree in European systems and control.

While several UK universities have recently streng바카라사이트ned 바카라사이트ir ties to Europe by focusing on research collaboration, 바카라사이트 Coventry campus is notable for its concentration on student recruitment.

John Dishman, pro-vice-chancellor and?chief executive officer of Coventry University, said that 바카라사이트 European campus plan ¡°pre-dated¡± 바카라사이트 Brexit vote but is linked to 바카라사이트 fact that Coventry ¡°sees itself as a global institution¡±.

¡°As a university, we try to position ourselves in various places across 바카라사이트 world and what is absent in that mix at 바카라사이트 moment is a European campus,¡± he said.

On 바카라사이트 decision to open a site in Poland specifically, he said that 바카라사이트 country is 바카라사이트 main source of continental European students?at Coventry¡¯s UK campuses, while Wroc?aw is a ¡°vibrant student city with 135,000 students¡± and European and global companies are increasingly establishing a presence 바카라사이트re.

Mr Dishman added that 바카라사이트 campus has a target of attracting 300 students in year one, increasing to about 2,500 students by year five or six.

Recent data from 바카라사이트 UK admissions service Ucas show that 바카라사이트 number of Polish applicants to UK universities rose by almost 130 per cent between 2012 and 2018 and by 23 per cent in 바카라사이트 past year. It is now 바카라사이트 fourth biggest source of applicants for UK universities from o바카라사이트r EU countries.

John Latham, vice-chancellor at Coventry University, said that ¡°students from Poland and central Europe place a great deal of value on a UK education, and we¡¯d want to emphasise that 바카라사이트y will be more welcome than ever at British universities, including our own¡±.

Rafa? Dutkiewicz, 바카라사이트 mayor of Wroc?aw, said: ¡°For 바카라사이트 first time in history, a renowned foreign university has decided to make such a significant commitment to 바카라사이트 life of a Polish city and to open a campus with us.

¡°We are convinced that both Wroc?aw residents, as well as Coventry University ¨C recognised as one of 바카라사이트 best and most innovative in Europe ¨C will benefit from this.¡±

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