Higher Education
Birmingham is home to three universities; the University of Birmingham (founded 1900), Aston University (founded 1966), and Birmingham City University (formerly Birmingham Polytechnic, awarded university status in 1992). It also has two university colleges: Newman University College, which specialises in teacher training, and University College Birmingham. Both of these also receive funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England.
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Famous quotes containing the words higher education, higher and/or education:
“The lesson learned here is a costly one: If you stand up for your principles, follow the law, and win massively, you lose totally.”
—Linda J. Carpenter, U.S. educator. As quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education, p. A38 (July 15, 1992)
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—Frances Burney (1752–1840)