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Manchester is home
to Europe’s largest student population drawing
people from around the globe to its four universities. The University of Manchester [map] grew from its humble beginnings as Owens College in 1851 to become the first of the UK's great civic universities. It now has courses covering almost every subject, and has more than 18,000 full-time students, including 2,500 international students, from over 120 countries. The university's size gives students a wide and flexible choice in courses and in lifestyle, with outstanding facilities for learning and leisure. And with 3.6 million books and more than one million manuscript items, the University Library is one of the three largest in the country. Next to this university lies the Manchester Metropolitan University [map] (MMU), which has a staggering 33,000 students, making it the largest non-collegiate university in the UK. MMU became a Polytechnic in 1970 and a University in 1992, but boasts a history of achievement to rival many more-established institutions. It is based on seven campuses, five in the Manchester area and two at Alsager and Crewe in Cheshire. The University of Salford [map], which is actually closer to the city centre than the University of Manchester, is internationally recognised as an enterprising university. Amongst its achievements is the pioneering of the world’s first degree in pop music. UMIST [map] – University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology – was described in The Guardian newspaper as the dominant force in scientific and technical subjects. The award-winning university, which was founded in 1824 by Manchester’s business community, has a student population of more than 6,500. UMIST has a strong reputation for innovation and was first university in the UK to offer a chemical engineering degree. Not strictly a university but well worth a mention here is the Royal Northern College of Music [map], which was founded in the late 19th century by Sir Charles Hallé, creator of the famous Hallé Orchestra.
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