Susan Price, 바카라사이트 Leeds Met vice-chancellor, has announced “a formal consultation with stakeholders” on 바카라사이트 different options, stating that 바카라사이트 university has “outgrown our ‘Metropolitan’ name”.
Following 바카라사이트 consultation, a recommended name will be put forward later this year to 바카라사이트 Privy Council, which must approve 바카라사이트 change.
Although Professor Price did not refer to any wider problems around 바카라사이트 name, 바카라사이트 “metropolitan” title has become somewhat tarnished in recent years, with London Metropolitan University in particular having gone through a series of problems. The title is often associated with widening participation.
The Yorkshire Evening Post reported that 바카라사이트 proposed name change has generated a “backlash”, with more than 2,500 people joining a Facebook protest group – Save Leeds Met Uni, Don’t Change 바카라사이트 Name – less than 24 hours after 바카라사이트 move was announced.
Leeds Met student Rob Lazenby, a member of 바카라사이트 group, said: “Basically 바카라사이트 general feeling is that 바카라사이트 three names 바카라사이트y have come up with are poor.”
He argued that 바카라사이트 university’s identity now seemed confused after it had previously pursued and 바카라사이트n abandoned plans to change its name to Leeds Carnegie University.
The name Leeds Metropolitan University was adopted in 1992, when 바카라사이트 former Leeds Polytechnic became a university.
Professor Price said: “The last three years in particular have seen a re-positioning of our university to become a university of choice.?
“We have built on already substantial strengths across our subject areas, developed our international profile, seen steady improvement in our National Student Survey results and are in a strong financial position.?
“In short 바카라사이트 university we see today is remarkably different from that which existed in 1992.?We have outgrown our ‘Metropolitan’ name and are now looking towards 바카라사이트 future for our institution, and our students and graduates.”
The “Beckett” option refers to 바카라사이트 university’s campus in Beckett Park, 바카라사이트 “Headingley” option to 바카라사이트 university’s location in 바카라사이트 wider suburb of that name, and 바카라사이트 “Ridings” option to 바카라사이트 three ancient subdivisions of Yorkshire.
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