University of Surrey

University of Surrey
founding	1891 ("Battersea Polytechnic Institute"), 1966
Sponsorship	state
place	Guildford , Surrey , United Kingdom
Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive	David Bell
Students	20,000
Employee	2,338
Annual budget	£ 78.6 million
Website	www.surrey.ac.uk

Statue of Alan Turing at the University of Surrey

The University of Surrey is a public university based in Guildford , United Kingdom.

history

In 1891 the "Battersea Polytechnic Institute" was founded. In 1956 the name was changed to "Battersea College of Technology". After the college grew too big for the Battersea building in the early 1960s , it was decided to move to Guildford .

In 1966 the University of Surrey was officially established and in 1970 the move from Battersea to Guildford was completed.

An early visitor to the new campus was the band Led Zeppelin , who performed at the university on October 15, 1968.

Rankings

For years, the University of Surrey has been the leading university in the fields of hotel and hospitality management as well as tourism management in numerous national rankings. For many other fields of study, the university is listed among the top ten universities in the country. Overall, according to the 2016 Guardian University Guide ranking, the University of Surrey is ranked 4th among the best universities in Great Britain.

Faculties

The university is divided into the following faculties:

Faculty of Arts & Human Sciences

Dance, film and theater
Economics
English
Languages and Translation Studies
Music and Sound Recording
Political, International and Policy Studies
Psychology
Sociology

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Aerospace engineering
Center for Environmental Strategy
Chemical engineering
Chemical and Bio-systems Engineering
Civil engineering
Computing
Electronic engineering
Mathematics
Mechanical engineering
Medical engineering
Physics
Technology Entrepreneurship

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Chemical Sciences
Biomedical Sciences
Microbial sciences
Nutritional Sciences
Health and Social Care
Postgraduate Medical School

Faculty of Management and Law

School of Law
Business school

Activities outside the UK

Germany

The University of Surrey offered its part-time MBA (Master of Business Administration) program and the DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) program in Germany until 2012 . The cooperation with the German study center has meanwhile been terminated.

International

Further international study centers of the University of Surrey are located in Greece, Barbados and Mauritius.

Web links

Official Web Sites (Engl.)

Individual evidence

[1] ttps://www.sunderland.ac.uk/about/about-the-university/how-university-managed/leadership/

[2] ttps://www.sunderland.ac.uk/about/about-the-university/

[3] ttps://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2015/may/25/university-league-tables-2016

[4] ttp://www.som.surrey.ac.uk/student/mba/ocptint.asp