Canterbury Christ Church University

Canterbury Christ Church University is a public university located in Canterbury, Kent, England. Founded as a Church of England college for teacher training in 1962, it was granted university status in 2005.

The university has developed rapidly since its inception in 1962 and now has around 15,000 students based at locations across Kent in Canterbury, Medway (as part of the Universities at Medway partnership) and Tunbridge Wells. As well as being Kent’s largest centre of higher education for the public services – notably teacher training, health and social care and the emergency services – the university also offers academic and professional programmes, including doctorates and research degrees in the arts, humanities and social and applied sciences.

• Largest centre of higher education in Kent for the public services
• 93% of the graduates go in to emoloyment or further study within 6 months
• 17th out of 143 universities and colleges in the 2013 People and Planet League Table
• Recognised nationally as a centre of excellence for teacher education and development
• Over 1900 International Students  from over 100 countries