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Shaping the Future of Professional Life westminster.ac.uk SHAPING THE FUTURE OF PROFESSIONAL LIFE A charity and a company limited by guarantee. Registration number: 977818. Registered office: 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW 6466/10.13/KR/BP 309 Regent Street in 1909 and now (opposite) FOREWORD INTRODUCTION The University of Westminster’s 175th The University’s central London More than anything, this book This year marks a special milestone In the intervening years our This brochure highlights the strength anniversary is a significant milestone. location has played its part, giving underlines the continuing importance in the history of the University of institution has advanced and of the relationships between our The history of the Royal Institute of students access to outstanding that the University of Westminster Westminster, as we celebrate the expanded – significantly under the institution and the professional bodies British Architects – RIBA – spans a resources, to powerful professional places on building strong partnerships 175th anniversary of the opening leadership of Quintin Hogg (1881– in London, across the UK and very similar timescale; we celebrated networks, and fantastic career with professional practice, to help of The Polytechnic Institution, the 1903) as the Regent Street Polytechnic, internationally. Those relationships, our 175th anniversary in 2009, and opportunities upon graduation. achieve its mission of ‘building the forerunner of our University, at then as the Polytechnic of Central born in the eras of Cayley and Hogg, since the opening of the School of But Westminster’s reach goes far next generation of highly employable 309 Regent Street. The Institution London (formed in 1970) and, were clearly nurtured throughout the Architecture at the Regent Street beyond the country’s capital. The citizens to shape the future’. was launched by the scientist and since 1992, as the University of 20th century, as highlighted, for Polytechnic in 1891 our two University’s students are drawn from I look forward to RIBA engineer Sir George Cayley, Westminster. Throughout that period example, by the Central Office of organisations have enjoyed a long more than 150 countries as well as continuing to work closely with the who is internationally recognised of evolution, our commitment to Information’s 1949 exhibition, and fruitful professional relationship. those from here in the UK, and they University of Westminster in the future, as the founder of the science of Sir George’s original principles of Working Man’s University. Now The need for higher education to use the learning and knowledge and congratulate you on your aerodynamics. His vision was to education and innovation to improve we are advancing ambitious plans have a professional relevance, and acquired here to build careers and achievements of the past 175 years. create an educational institution people’s lives has remained strong. to further develop those relationships for students to be able to engage improve lives nationally and that would stimulate innovation among Today, 175 years on, the University as the need for professional with industry and professional internationally. The various case Stephen R Hodder MBE the new generation of ‘professional of Westminster continues to seek to relevance in higher education practice, has never been greater studies in this publication, featuring President scientists’ and demonstrate how those inspire innovation and creative becomes ever greater. – not just in architecture, but across students from around the world RIBA innovations could change people’s thinking through our close interaction I hope you enjoy learning more most disciplines. Whether at – both in 1949 and today – show lives. His institution rapidly gained with practice and the professions, about the University of Westminster undergraduate, postgraduate or that this has long been the case. prowess and became a well-known our interdisciplinarity, and our and I hope you will join us in professional development level, London landmark; changing its international engagement. Our celebrating our 175-year history acquiring the skills and knowledge name to the Royal Polytechnic current mission – to shape the of educating for professional life. needed to gain a qualification and Institution in 1841 when Prince future of professional life – reflects build a career now means a Albert became patron. our continuing focus on providing Geoffrey Petts significant investment of time and an education for our students that is Vice Chancellor money. The University of Westminster’s professionally relevant, and pushing University of Westminster heritage, showcased in this brochure, professional boundaries through our reveals that it has long understood that research and entrepreneurship. need, and has worked with professional bodies to meet it. EVOLUTION OF educatinG FOR PROFESSIONAL LIFE This year we celebrate the University close relationships with industry, the disabled soldiers returning from the of Westminster’s 175th anniversary, professions and practice. First World War, or that both Regent and our rich heritage and proud Sir George Cayley was determined Street and its successor, PCL, were at tradition of providing academic to stimulate innovation among the forefront of developing excellence, cultural engagement ‘professional scientists’ and to professionally relevant courses and personal enrichment includes demonstrate to the public how the in a range of areas, including many milestones along the way. advances in science and invention business and management, The development of the modern had practical applications which computing and electronics. University can be traced from the could improve lives. The historical timeline charting the founding of the Polytechnic Institution Quintin Hogg’s reputation was University of Westminster’s evolution by Sir George Cayley in 1838, that of a philanthropist who focused underlines the fact that many of the to the opening of Quintin Hogg’s on providing social, sporting and milestones in our history are linked to Young Men’s Christian Institute at educational opportunities for young education which provides professional 309 Regent Street (soon known working men; but he was also progression and development. as the Regent Street Polytechnic) in acutely aware of the importance One date that does not feature 1882, the creation of the Polytechnic of professional training to support large in the Westminster timeline is of Central London (PCL) in 1970, London’s rapidly expanding 1949; yet it was in this year that and the move to university status economy. Day and evening classes the government’s Central Office of in 1992. which prepared young people to enter Information (COI) organised an Alongside the ethos of offering a profession, or developed the skills exhibition to celebrate the success education for all, regardless of and knowledge of those looking to of the Regent Street Polytechnic in background or financial status, a progress in their chosen career, delivering “the ‘know-how’ that consistent thread running throughout were a hallmark of the Regent Street modern industry and commerce insists our institution’s evolution is the Polytechnic from its earliest days. of its workers”. Titled Working Man’s commitment to providing teaching It was also no surprise that the University: The First Polytechnic, the and learning which is professionally Regent Street Polytechnic took the COI’s exhibition focused on those relevant, supported by strong ties and lead in retraining large numbers of studying at Regent Street to further Title board for the 1949 COI exhibition their careers; from catering classes Throughout this 175 anniversary our courses keep up to date with and tailoring to architecture, brochure, we have included pictures professional developments, and engineering, photography and and profiles from Working Man’s can offer placements and internships physics, it shows the Regent Street University, alongside similar profiles with the leaders in every sector. Polytechnic doing what it did best from students of today. While the Our research is helping to push – educating for professional life. institution may have changed in the the boundaries of professional The provision of that education was intervening years, it’s clear that the development, and our consultancy part of the Polytechnic’s daily routine, commitment to professionally relevant work and knowledge transfer but the important role the institution education remains. partnerships are enabling businesses was playing in public life should not Today, the relationship between the from the UK and around the be underestimated. This was post-war University of Westminster and our world to stay ahead of the field. Britain; much of London and other professional partners is as strong All of these activities and cities around the country had been as ever. Our undergraduate and relationships are part of the University destroyed by bombing, rationing was postgraduate courses are recognised of Westminster’s vision to build the still in place, and recovery from the and accredited by many of the next generation of highly employable turmoil of the Second World War was leading professional bodies, from global citizens who will shape a slow process. Yet the Regent Street the Association of Chartered Certified the future. As we celebrate our Polytechnic offered opportunity, Accountants to the Royal Institute of 175th anniversary, we remain education and hope to working men Chartered Surveyors, and our dedicated to educating for and
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