Leeds Trinity University - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 03 Dec 2012 04:29:17 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Leeds Trinity University - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 UK to get first Catholic universities since the Reformation https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/12/04/uk-to-get-first-catholic-universities-since-the-reformation/ Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:30:31 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=37360 The British Government has announced that two Catholic colleges are to be given full university status, making them Britain's first Catholic universities since the Reformation. Leeds Trinity University College and Newman University College each started as teacher training colleges in the 1960s. Their new status will prove valuable as each institution looks to develop international Read more

UK to get first Catholic universities since the Reformation... Read more]]> The British Government has announced that two Catholic colleges are to be given full university status, making them Britain's first Catholic universities since the Reformation.

Leeds Trinity University College and Newman University College each started as teacher training colleges in the 1960s. Their new status will prove valuable as each institution looks to develop international links.

Although both institutions have held degree-awarding powers for a number of years, the requirement for universities to have at least 4000 students had previously prevented them using the title.

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