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Middlesex University has a long and proud history as a provider of high quality education in London. Its roots were formed in 1878 when St Katherine’s College opened in Tottenham, followed by the famous Hornsey School of Arts and Crafts in 1882. The first educational institution to be located on the site of Middlesex’s current flagship campus in Hendon – the Hendon Technical Institute – opened in The Burroughs, Hendon in 1939. Following the Second World War, there was a huge need for teachers in the UK, and the Trent Park College of Education opened in 1947. Middlesex still trains teachers at Trent Park today. 1962 saw the opening of the New College of Speech and Drama. In 1968, the year of the student protests, Hornsey School of Arts and Crafts was the scene of the most significant student protest in the UK. In 1973, most of these Colleges joined together to form Middlesex Polytechnic, with others following in 1974.
In 1992, the Polytechnic became Middlesex University by Royal Assent. Shortly afterwards the London College of Dance and the North London College of Health joined the University, and in 1996 Professor Michael Driscoll became the Vice-Chancellor. He remains at the helm of this historic university today. In the year 2000 the Right Honourable Lord Sheppard of Didgemere KCVO Kt became Chancellor of the University.
A highly prestigious prize came Middlesex’s way in 2003. The University was given the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, for International Trade. This award recognised Middlesex as the very first British university to open, in 1995, a network of recruitment offices around the world. This move gave thousands of international students the opportunity to come to London to study at Middlesex.
The University’s international status was reinforced in 2005 when it opened an entire Middlesex campus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Today over 25,000 students from all over the world are studying for outstanding innovative and career-focused courses that result in highly valued qualifications to begin and develop successful professional careers.
Key dates in Middlesex history:
1878 St Katherine's College opens in Tottenham and is in use
for more than a century
1882 Hornsey School of Arts and Crafts founded
1901 Ponders End Technical Institute (still the home of the
University's Social Sciences programmes) begins
1939 Hendon Technical Institute opens in the Burroughs,
Hendon. The University's most popular campus - much rejuvenated -
continues to operate here
1947 Trent Park College of Education opens to train necessary
teachers in the post-war period. Teachers are still trained on the
Trent Park Campus
1962 New College of Speech and Drama opens
2005 Middlesex University opens it's first overseas campus in
Dubai, U.A.E.
Dr. Misho Ravic, Co-Chairman of the Joint Board of Directors and
Managing Director, Middlesex Associates and Dr. Terry Butland,
Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Middlesex University and Director of
Middlesex International after establishing the University Campus in
Dubai 2005
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