英国论坛
更多希望将来从事商业或者媒体工作的中国学生现将有机会从贝德福德大学获得相应的学位。
英国广播公司BBC最近报道了大学的一次中国和韩国之旅，贝德福德大学和北京师范大学珠海校区建立了一个新的合作项目，这个项目让商业和传媒专业的学生们可以从一个2+2（即两年在北京，两年在贝德福德）的课程得到他们的学位。这项合作是建立在贝德福德大学与北京大学已经建立的传媒、市场营销和沟通的联合学位课程的基础之上。
贝德福德大学副校长，雷斯•艾伯顿教授和国际办公室地区主任王哈里一起会见了中国以及韩国大学的代表，共同讨论在亚洲建立更深层的合作关系。艾伯顿教授说：“这次旅行对于落实我们与中国还有韩国的发展关系以及提升贝德福德的形象方面是至关重要的。”
与北京师范大学珠海校区确立合作的同时，我们与中国农业大学延长了项目合同，与山东的聊城大学、韩国首尔的水原大学进行了更深入的讨论。
“这次成功的访问将为亚洲学生带来更多在英国学习和工作的机会。”
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贝德福德大学2007年的收获
当贝德福德大学被列入 泰晤士高等教育奖“年度大学”候选名单的时候，收获颇丰的一年在11月徐徐落幕。
这个享受很高声望评选，把英国最先进的教育成就与顶尖的大学一起集中展示出来，有90%的英国大学加入了这次评选。我们仅仅与桂冠擦肩而过，但是进入最后的候选名单还是反映了贝德福德大学取得的许多成就，包括：
1、拥有英国最高的年度学生申请数目增长。
2、一个达到六千万镑的硬件设施投资于贝德福德和卢顿校区。
包括泰晤士优秀大学指南和《卫报》在内的评审们还注意到了贝德福德大学在许多领域的令人印象深刻的飞跃。这一切都发生在同一年之中，作为国家大学生调查的一部分，泰晤士高等教育附录把贝德福德大学列于全英学生满意大学的第28位。这次调查同时把贝德福德大学的新闻课程列在全英第5位，法律课程列在第7位，商业课程列在第15位，市场营销课程列在第16位。
More Chinese students wishing to pursue a career in business and media will now have a chance to gain a degree from the University of Bedfordshire.
The BBC recently covered a University trip to China and South Korea, as Bedfordshire set up a new partnership with Beijing Normal University Zhuhai, which will enable Business and Media Studies students to complete a degree by spending two years in Beijing and two in Bedfordshire. The partnership builds on the joint degree programme the University has already set up with the Beijing University in Media, Marketing and Communications.
The University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Les Ebdon, along with Harry Wang, RegionalDirector of the International Office, met with Chinese and Korean university representatives to discuss building further relationships in Asia. Professor Ebdon said: “This was a very important trip to seal our developing partnerships with China and Korea and to raise the profile of the University of Bedfordshire.”
Advanced discussions
“As well as securing the agreement with the Beijing Normal University Zhuhai, we extended contracts with the China Agricultural University in Beijing and advanced discussions with Liaocheng University in Shandong and the University of Suwon in Seoul, South Korea.
“This successful visit will result in more opportunities for Asian students to work and study in the UK.”
In pursuit of progress – our successes in 2007
A year of progress was topped off in November, when the University of Bedfordshire was shortlisted for ’University of the Year’ in The Times Higher Awards 2007.
The prestigious awards brought together the UK’s leading education establishments to showcase top universities, with 90 per cent of UK universities entering the awards. While we narrowly missed out on the coveted crown, being a finalist reflected many successes in Bedfordshire, including:
1. Having the UK’s largest rise in university applications this year
2. A ￡60m facility investment at Bedford and Luton campuses
The judges also noted the University’s impressive leaps up various league tables, including The Times Good University Guide and The Guardian. All this in the same year
The Times Higher Education Supplement placed the University 28th in the country for student satisfaction, as part of the National Students Survey. The survey also ranked courses in Journalism 5th in the country, Law 7th, Business 15th and Marketing 16th.
