A university in Staffordshire has topped a student satisfaction poll, proving Staffordshire is the place to study with huge career prospects.
Congratulating Keele University on topping the poll in Student Satisfaction amongst Universities in the UK, Staffordshire County Council’s Education Chief Ben Adams said that this was further proof that Staffordshire is a great place to study and live with solid career prospects and great job opportunities.
Keele University was crowned 1st for Student Satisfaction amongst Universities in the UK for the third consecutive year, in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2016, seeing overall satisfaction from students at an amazing 94%.
[box type=”shadow” align=”aligncenter” ]Ben said: “This is a great achievement for the university which highlights their ongoing commitment to giving young people the best possible education and student experience.
“Encouraging students to stay on in the county and making sure we have a skilled workforce will be key to Staffordshire’s economic success and that’s why we continue to invest in improving skills across the county.
“At the same time We are making conditions right for business. We have been directly involved in 250 million pounds worth of investment into business development over the last five years and this is set to increase. Major investments such as IC5 and IC6 at Keele’s Business Innovation Centre will also help us attract companies with skilled, well-paid jobs that put money in Staffordshire people’s pockets and raise people’s quality of life.” [/box]
In the poll, Keele ranks first for Chemistry, Geology, Physical Geography & Environmental Science, Physics & Astronomy and has 19 subject areas in the top 10, seeing improvement across a breadth of subjects. Students also gave excellent ratings to the availability and quality of library, learning and IT resources.
Earlier in the year, plans for a sixth business innovation centre at Keele were announced. This follows the completion of Innovation Centre 5 (IC5) by the county council on Keele University’s Science & Innovation Park. The centre has taken just a year to complete after the county council invested £7million.
IC6 would bring more skilled jobs in the high technology sector, providing high quality lettable space for new innovative businesses, start-ups and tech entrepreneurs, alongside state-of-the-art shared facilities to foster university and business collaboration. IC6 would accommodate around 100 high value jobs.
Further investment at The £27.1 million Ryecroft development in Newcastle will create accommodation for 470 university students as well as offering major retailers larger shop units than have previously been available in the town centre.
