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University of Leeds
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Nigeria, March 2011
Professor Alice Hills
Chair of Conflict and Security
School of Politics and International Studies
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“A University which has long been
one of the giants of the higher
education system.”
The Times Good University Guide 2007
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Research Rakings - Top 10 universities with the most 5* and 5
ratings
Cambridge 48
Oxford 42
UCL 40
Manchester 37
Bristol 36
Sheffield 35
Birmingham 32
Edinburgh 28
Leeds 28
Nottingham 26
Source: BBC News Education pages
• An international university
• 2nd largest in the UK
• Russell Group University (Ivy
League in the US)
• Established in 1904
• Quality in teaching & research
• Modern & innovative
• World wide recognition
• International collaboration
Academic Facilities
• Library
– 2.8 million items
• Computing
– over 3000 PC’s
• Language Centre
• Careers Centre
• Skills Center
A Commercial and Legal Centre
• In Northern England/ Central UK
• Leeds/Bradford International airport
• 2 hours 20mins from London
• 55 minutes to Manchester by train
Students and Staff
•35,000 students in total
•24,500 undergraduates
•8,000 postgraduates
•5,000 students from outside
the UK
•7,600 staff in total
•2,700 research, teaching
and academic
•1,400 academic related,
500 technical
Some Links with institutions
Africa
• Ghana – University of Ghana, Legon
• South Africa – Rhodes University
Australasia
• New Zealand – Victoria University of
Wellington
• Australia – University of Sydney
• Australia – University of Queensland
Australia – Queensland University of
technology
USA
• University of California
• Arizona State University
• North Carolina State University
• Penn State, University
• Santa Clara University
• George Washington University
Canada
• McGill University
• Simon Fraser University
• University of Toronto
• University of Alberta
Asia
• Hong Kong – Hong Kong Polytechnic
University
• Europe – Finland, Germany, France,
• Singapore – National University of Singapore Spain, Turkey, Italy, Norway...
Work in Nigeria
Links
School of Politics and International
Studies
• Bayero University Kano
Colour Chemistry
• Bayero University Kano
Preliminary contact towards:
Institute of Communication Studies
• School of Media and Communication (Pan
African University)
Leeds University Business School
• Lagos Business School ( Pan African
University
Visits
• University of Abuja – department of
Political Science
•Bayero University Kano – department
of Political Science North
•Faculty of Medicine and Health –
International Institute of Tropical
Agriculture – Ibadan
Proposals
• Various
Work in Nigeria
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Thank you!
Any questions?