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Leeds Beckett University (formerly Leeds Metropolitan University and Leeds Polytechnic) is a university located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, with campuses in the city centre and in Headingley. It gained university status in 1992; before this date it was the Leeds Polytechnic. The number of students is listed by the HESA data as the largest in the UK (out of ). The current name was adopted in September 2014. Vice Chancellor, Professor Peter Slee, joined the university in September 2015, succeeding Professor Susan Price, who had been in post since January 2010.〔http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/news/0915-leeds-beckett-vc-takes-up-post/〕 The current Deputy Vice Chancellors are Professor Paul Smith (Strategic Development), Professor Andrew Slade (Research & Enterprise) and Professor Phil Cardew (Academic).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Leadership and Structure )〕 The university’s origins can be traced to 1824, with the foundation of the Leeds Mechanics Institute. Leeds Polytechnic was formed in 1970 and was a part of the Leeds Local Education Authority until it became an independent higher Education Corporation on 1 April 1989. In 1992 the institution was granted university status. In January 2015, Leeds Beckett entered Stonewall’s nationally-recognised league table of gay-friendly employers at number 51 in the rankings. In June 2013, Leeds Beckett became only the third university in the UK to achieve the Customer Service Excellence standard, a Government benchmark awarded to public sector bodies who demonstrate a commitment to driving customer-focused change within their organisation. In 2013 the University obtained the Gold Investors in People standard, one of only a handful of higher education institutions to do so.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Leeds Beckett University )〕 In November 2006, the university won the award for "outstanding contribution to the local community" at the annual higher education awards ceremony hosted by ''The Times Higher Education Supplement''. It also came second in the main category, "the university of the Year", which was won by the University of Nottingham. In this category, the university was highly commended for its "low-charging, high impact" strategy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Leeds Met – finalist in the Times Higher University of the Year award )〕 In June 2007, the university was recognised for its environmentally friendly attitude by being ranked number one in the UK in the Green League 2007: a ranking of sustainability in the higher education sector, compiled by People & Planet.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://peopleandplanet.org/gogreen/greenleague2007/table )〕 == History == The university traces its roots to 1824 when the Leeds Mechanics Institute was founded. The institute later became the Leeds Institute of Science, Art and Literature and in 1927 was renamed Leeds College of Technology. In 1970, the college merged with Leeds College of Commerce (founded 1845), part of Leeds College of Art (f. 1846) and Yorkshire College of Education and Home Economics (f. 1874), forming Leeds Polytechnic. In 1976 James Graham College and the City Of Leeds College of Education (f. 1907 as part of City of Leeds Training College) joined Leeds Polytechnic. In 1987 the Polytechnic became one of the founding members of the Northern Consortium. After the Further and Higher Education Act came into effect in 1992, the Polytechnic became Leeds Metropolitan University, with the right to award its own degrees. In 1998, the university merged with Harrogate College, establishing the Harrogate campus until 2008 when the college left the university and merged with Hull College. In 2008 the university petitioned the Privy Council to be renamed "Leeds Carnegie University"; however, this was eventually dropped. In 2009 a partnership with the University of North Florida was established to begin a student and faculty exchange programme.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Leeds Beckett University )〕 The university also has an agreement with Bradford College by which it validates degrees for the college. 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「Leeds Beckett University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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