Education
At every age, Leicestershire has all the educational opportunities you would expect.
Leicestershire boasts an excellent range of state and private schools and offers the largest number of further education facilities in the East Midlands. We are also well placed to access even more education centres - with 18 more colleges and universities within one hour's drive.
Further Education
There are 11 colleges in Leicestershire, covering a wide and varied range of studies. There are more than 40,000 learners in Leicestershire colleges. More than 650 local businesses work with the colleges on tailored business training courses.
For example, through Train to Gain, one college has is teaching 337 apprentices, 213 advanced apprentices and 1,400 other people to equip them with the necessary skills.
Prospect Leicestershire can organise introductory meetings between yourself and the colleges, to explore ways that your business can benefit from their expertise.
Contact us to organise introductory meetings.
Higher Education
Leicestershire has three world-class universities - each leaders in their respective fields. In total, they have 54,500 students drawn from over 150 countries, as well as providing distance learning throughout the UK.
Highlights and recent achievements include:
De Montfort University
- £186.5 million has been invested in first class facilities and the University campus since the year 2000
- The leading post-1992 university for research, with more income received for research than any other 'new' university
- Nine National Teaching Fellows
- DMU's new £35 million Business and Law building has been given an excellent rating by the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)
Loughborough University
- The Sunday Times University of the Year 2008-2009
- Times Higher Education Awards - Best Student Experience 2006, 2007 and 2008
- The National Student Survey overall 4th place and ranked the top institution in the UK for overall satisfaction in six subject areas Physics and Astronomy; Chemical, Process and Energy Engineering; Materials and Minerals Technology; Other Technology subjects, which covers Loughborough's Ergonomics courses; Building; and Information Services
- The People and Planet Green League 2008, 5th place and awarded a First Class degree for solid environmental performance
- Ranked 13th in The Independent's Complete University Guide 2009
- Ranked 10th in The Guardian University Guide 2009
- Ranked 11th in The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2009
- Six Queen's Anniversary Prizes - an achievement equalled only by the University of Oxford - which includes:
- Queens Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education (2007)
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- Queens Anniversary Prize for outstanding and widely-respected work in evaluating and helping develop social policy-related programmes (2005)
- Queens Anniversary Prize in recognition of the University's position as the country's premier institution for sports development, and its world leading role in sports research and education (2002)
- Queens Anniversary Prize in recognition of the Optical Engineering Group's pioneering role in developing applications of modern optics and laser technologies to find practical solutions to real-world problems (2000)
- Queens Anniversary Prize in recognition of the Institute of Development Engineering's unique service to developing countries, providing and managing sustainable infrastructure (1998)
- Queens Anniversary Prize for partnerships with the aerospace industry, particularly Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems (1994)
University of Leicester
- A member of the 1994 Group of universities that share a commitment to research excellence, high quality teaching and an outstanding student experience.
- Named University of the Year by Times Higher (2008) Shortlisted (2006, 2005) and by the Sunday Times (2007)
- Ranked second to Cambridge for student satisfaction amongst full time students taught at mainstream universities in England
- Ranked as a Top 20 university by the Sunday Times, Guardian,Times and UK Complete University Guide, published in The Independent
- Ranked in world's top 200 universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong International Index, 2005-08 and the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings
- Ranked top 10 in England for research impact by The Guardian
- Students' Union of the Year award 2005, short listed 2006 and 2007
Three Universities For Business
The three universities in Leicestershire have a good track record of working with local business. This cooperation has recently got much easier with the launch of the Three Universities For Business project, which runs specialist events linking business sectors with university experts.
Visit the Three Universities for Business website for more details.
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Leicestershire has the largest number of further education facilities in the East Midlands and three world-class universities