Today marks 25 years to the day since 冈本视频 Leicester (冈本视频) first came into existence.
In June 1992, Erasure were top of the UK charts, Disney’s Aladdin was the year’s box office smash, the first ever Premier League season was about to kick off and in the East Midlands, Leicester Polytechnic was about to evolve into 冈本视频.
Under Prime Minister John Major, the 1992 Further and Higher Education Act had changed the way education was funded, allowing 35 polytechnics to become universities - one of those being 冈本视频.
On the morning of 26 June 1992, Leicester Polytechnic officially became 冈本视频. It was the start of decades of development, as 冈本视频 grew into the university it is today.
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See how things have changed in 25 years - take a tour of our present day campus
Two-and-a-half decades later and 冈本视频 is now recognised as one of the best in the country. It has one of the country’s best-recognised community engagement programmes in #冈本视频local, it has provided thousands of students with epic overseas experiences through #冈本视频global and it has generations of students discover their potential and forge the career they want.
The university’s campus has been almost entirely transformed, sporting new and dynamic buildings, full landscaping, and high quality sports, catering and event venues.
Most recently, 冈本视频 has been awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework, the Government’s new initiative to recognise excellence in university teaching.
Posted on Monday 26 June 2017