Student Education
At Leeds we have a clear and committed focus on meeting the needs and aspirations of our global student community. We provide a distinctive, research based education for highquality students from diverse backgrounds and nationalities – equipping them with the knowledge, skills and experience to be successful and make an impact in an increasingly complex world. Our new student education strategy builds upon our international reputation for academic excellence. We aim to deliver a worldclass education with an exceptional student experience by establishing a student focused approach, grounded in active learning and supported by ambitious digital transformation. The Leeds Curriculum provides a rich and diverse research based education that emphasises the development of independent, critical thinking. The curriculum also ensures that our students are exposed to global and cultural insights, a framework of ethics and responsibility, and valuable employability skills. Our curriculum broadens through a range of elective, interdisciplinary Discovery Themes and is enhanced by our LeedsforLife programme, which focuses on co-curricular activities, including studying abroad, work placements, volunteering, enterprise and much more. This equips our students with skills and experiences that will be of value throughout their lives.
To meet the growing expectations of our courses now and in the future, we’re engaging students as partners in the design process of curriculum development. Our courses will respond to the needs of our global student community and their career aspirations, providing knowledge and expertise that is continuously aligned to the evolving job market. We’re embedding student-centred active learning approaches into all aspects of our education, both in person and digitally. By combining theoretical study with new collaborative methods of learning, our students are encouraged to be curious, confident, and intellectually engaged as part of their experience. This inclusive approach to learning empowers our students to apply their conceptual understanding to real-world issues, and prepares them to seek solutions to complex global challenges. Our ambitious approach to student education is supported by a digital transformation that offers exciting new ways of teaching and learning throughout the world. Building on our digital advancements in the recent year, we’re investing heavily in our learning environment at the forefront of technology. Our students will benefit from leading software and hardware to support all aspects of their work, whilst encountering the industry-standard tools and technologies they’ll use throughout their working lives.
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