Cranfield University
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| motto | Post Nubes Lux |
| founding | 1946 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Cranfield , Shrivenham , Silsoe , United Kingdom |
| Chancellor | Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone |
| Students | 4,160 |
| Employee | 1,800 |
| Website | www.cranfield.ac.uk |
The University of Cranfield (English: Cranfield University ) is a British university with campuses in Cranfield , Shrivenham in Oxfordshire and Silsoe in Bedfordshire .
history
The university was founded in 1946 as the College of Aeronautics at the Royal Air Force Air Force Base in Cranfield, 75 km northwest of London. In 1969 the Cranfield Institute of Technology was founded, later the National College of Agricultural Engineering in Silsoe and the Royal Military College of Science (RMCS) were incorporated. Since 1993 the university has been officially called Cranfield University .
The university is the only university in the UK to have its own airfield . This is used in the aerospace course and has a 1,800 meter long runway.
organization
The university only offers postgraduate courses, postgraduate training, and research and teaching. In 2006 about 3,000 students were enrolled. The university is accredited according to EQUIS , AACSB and AMBA . Cranfield has a global alumni network of over 10,000 members. The current Rector is Sir John O'Reilly.
The Cranfield University has the following faculties ( "Schools"):
- Cranfield School of Applied Sciences
- Cranfield School of Engineering
- Cranfield School of Management
- Cranfield University at Shrivenham
The Cranfield School of Management is the business school of Cranfield University and has a strong reputation worldwide.
Ranking
Cranfield School of Management
- The Economist 2011, European Business Schools: 1st place UK
- Financial Times 2009, European Business Schools: 13th place (2nd place within UK) [1]
- Wall Street Journal 2009, MBA ranking worldwide: 3rd place
- Financial Times 2009, MBA ranking worldwide: 35th place (6th place within UK)
The Cranfield University School of Management's MBA program is one of the oldest in Europe and was ranked the 3rd best MBA program in the world by the Wall Street Journal in September 2009.
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 52 ° 4 ′ 24 ″ N , 0 ° 37 ′ 40 ″ W.