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|website = |logo = File:Aston University Logo.png }} Aston University is a public research campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Aston began as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School in 1895, evolving into the UK’s first elite College of Advanced Technology in 1956. Aston University received its Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth II on 22 April 1966.〔 Aston was ranked by QS as the 47th best university in the world under 50 years old in 2012〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The QS top 50 universities under 50 2012 )〕 and as the world's 51st best university based on employer reputation in 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aston University Rankings )〕 It was ranked 5th in the UK for graduate employability.〔http://www.birmingham-chamber.com/Attachments/Asian-Link/Asianlink_Spring38.aspx〕 A survey suggested it is one of the 20 most targeted universities by the UK's top employers.〔http://www.highfliers.co.uk/download/GMReport12.pdf〕 Aston pioneered the integrated placement year concept over 50 years ago,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=50th Anniversary: Sir James Gracie Q&A )〕〔https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/sites/default/files/graduates-for-industry-aston.pdf〕 with more than 70% of Aston students take placement year, the highest percentage in the UK. Aston students are the joint 15th most satisfied students out of 136 UK Universities, with the overall satisfaction level at 90%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Students rate Aston highly in National Student Survey )〕 Aston University was responsible for educating 2.3 per cent of the UK's millionaires, placing Aston among the top 10 UK universities for producing millionaires. ==History== The origins of Aston University are a School of Metallurgy formed in the Birmingham and Midland Institute in 1875. The Birmingham Municipal Technical School separated from the Institute in 1895, teaching chemistry, physics, metallurgy and electrical engineering. In 1911, commercial classes were introduced and grew into an independent School of Commerce by 1916. The school changed its name in 1927 to the Birmingham Central Technical College,〔 to reflect its changing approach to teaching technology. In 1951, the Technical College was renamed the ''College of Technology, Birmingham''〔 and work began on the Main Building at Gosta Green. In 1956, it became the first elite designated College of Advanced Technology and underwent a major expansion.〔 It moved into buildings that were constructed between 1949 and 1955 to a design by Ashley & Newman. Princess Margaret laid one of the first foundation stones at the base of the new building in 1951. The building is one of Europe’s largest, freestanding brick buildings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Midlands Business News New era at Conference Aston with the help of Overbury - Midlands Business News )〕 In 1955, the College of Advanced Technology was opened by Her Majesty The Queen. The college expanded again to a design by the City Architect of Birmingham Alwyn Sheppard Fidler between 1957 and 1965. It officially became the ''University of Aston in Birmingham'' on receipt of its Royal Charter on 22 April 1966 and the first Chancellor of the University, Lord Nelson of Stafford, was installed on 10 May. The Charter of the University outlines objectives appropriate to a technological university: "to advance, disseminate and apply learning and knowledge by teaching and research, for the benefit of industry and commerce and of the community generally: and to enable students to obtain the advantage of a university education, and such teaching and research may include periods outside the University in industry or commerce or wherever the University considers proper for the best advancement of its objects." The emphasis given to the sandwich course system, and the maintenance of strong links with industry, arises naturally from the institution’s history. The motto of the University is the same as that of the City of Birmingham – ''Forward''. Establishment of the Aston Science Park and Aston University’s contribution to the city of Birmingham was fully recognised when the area was granted its own postal address “The Aston Triangle” in 1984, emphasising the campus as an official district of Birmingham. The logo of the establishment takes from the shape of the area. Since May 2011 Sir John Sunderland has been the current Chancellor of Aston University. Aston University hosted the British Science Festival in September 2010, said to be Europe's largest public science event. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aston University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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