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14 | ESTATES ISSUE | NEWS AND CURRENT AF FAIRS


A GATEWAY TO LEARNING


The University of Bedfordshire opens the Gateway – the new learning and development building, and the centrepiece of its £25m redevelopment


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ituated at the entrance to the Bedford Campus, the Gateway is the centrepiece of a £25m


redevelopment. Bill Rammell, Vice-Chancellor of


the University, welcoming guests said: “The opening of the Gateway is part of our commitment to ensure we provide the very best facilities to support our students throughout their studies. “It marks the culmination


of a huge investment at the campus, with the aim to give our students the best learning experience possible.” Students were represented at the


opening by the President of Beds SU, Jordan Lewis. Jordan, a former student at the University, has seen


at first-hand the changes at the Bedford Campus. “’The Gateway is a great example


of the University listening to its students,” said the Beds SU President. “Students today demand


high-quality lecture theatres and seminar rooms. They expect state- of-the-art technology to support their learning and they want somewhere nice to go when they’re not at lectures. “And I have to say, looking at


the Gateway today – the University of Bedfordshire has delivered on all accounts.” Building work started on the


Gateway in October 2013, and now just 16 months later,


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