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8 Feb 2011 13:26:58
Engineering is back at the University of Bedfordshire as its successful Department of Computer Science and Technology continues to expand.
New engineering and computing facilities and courses are part of a million pound investment at the Luton campus which includes three new laboratories and a group study area with four learning pods and a social area.
The official opening of the new facilities in the Department of Computer Science and Technology (CST) attracted staff, students and industry professionals on the evening of Tuesday, 25 January.
The department received support from industry partners such as Rohde & Schwarz and National Instruments to provide the new state-of-the-art facilities.
The unveiling of the commemorative plaque was conducted by Stephen Ball, one of the University’s Governors and Chief Executive of international company Lockheed Martin UK which has one of its locations in Ampthill.
There was also information available on the department’s new BEng courses during the evening, a presentation on the lab infrastructure and capabilities and also some demonstrations of new equipment.
Professor Yong Yue, Acting Head of the Department of CST, said: “This investment has increased the department’s ability to offer students the kind of facilities that enable them to gain real experience that will make them more attractive to future employers.”
The largest of the three labs can accommodate up to 70 students with the latest PC and AV technology, a suite of software tailored for computer systems engineering and state-of-the-art teaching and learning technology.
Another lab supports up to 30 students with the same facilities and a third, the state-of-the-art telecommunications lab, can also hold up to 30 students.
The department boasts nearly 2,000 students – comprising 50 PhD, 1,000 postgraduate and 800 undergraduate students – and now has 17 general teaching practical labs with 450 computers, plus learning pods and the new 70-seater lecture room/lab.
Its specialist labs cater for Graphics, Networking, Robotics, Security and Forensics and now Communications.
Three new electronics courses have been added to the University’s portfolio – BEng Hons courses in Telecommunications & Network Engineering, and Computer Systems Engineering began in October, while a third undergraduate degree, a BEng Hons in Electronic Engineering, is subject to validation and is due to start this October.
For further details on the new
facilities, see here.
Top photo: Governor Stephen Ball (right) with Professor Carsten Maple, the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research and Enterprise), at the unveiling of the commemorative plaque
Middle photo: Professor Yong Yue is looking to the future
Bottom photo: Professor Ben Allen at the official opening
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