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University courses at University of Kent
A university in the ancient city of Canterbury was first considered in 1947, when an anticipated growth in student numbers led several localities to seek the creation of a new university, including Kent. However the plans came to nothing.A decade later both population growth and greater demand for university places led to new considerations. In 1959 Kent County Council explored the possibilities of a university through its Education Committee, formally accepting the proposal unanimously on 24 February 1960. Two months later the Education Committee agreed to seek a site at or near Canterbury, given the historical associations of the city, subject to the support of Canterbury City Council. By 1962 a site was found at Beverley Farm, straddling the then boundary between the City of Canterbury and the administrative county of Kent. The University was granted its Royal Charter on 4 January 1965 and the first students arrived in the October of that year. On 30 March 1966 Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent was formally installed as the first Chancellor. Other facilities The shops at the Canterbury campus, with the Kent Union offices housed in the offices above. The Gulbenkian Theatre acts as the front door to the Canterbury campus. The building includes a foyer and cafe bar and is a meeting place for students, staff and the general public. The theatre seats 340 and presents student, professional and amateur shows throughout the year. The theatre was opened in 1969 and was named after the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation which helped fund its construction. The Gulbenkian complex also hosts a cafe/ bar and restaurant facility open to students, staff and the general public. The Gulbenkian Cinema is a independent cinema in the Gulbenkian complex open to students and the general public. It is Kent's regional film theatre showing new mainstream and non mainstream releases as well as archive and foreign language films not otherwise available in the region. In the daytime the cinema is used as a lecture theatre for University students. Additionally, a £1.5 million sports facility called the Sport Centre was completed in 2003. Its facilities include tennis and squash courts, hockey and football pitches, a state of the art gymnasium, a cardio theatre, a dance studio, a multi purpose sports hall and a fair trade cafe, but no swimming pool. There are Seven dining areas on campus: * Woody's (Pub Classics) * Dolce Vita (Fusion) * Mungo's (Burgers, Salads & Waffles) * Rutherford Bar (Tapas & Mediterranean) * Gulbenkian Cafe (Lunch & Theatre menu) * Origin's Bar & Bistro (Tex-Mex) * The Beagle (Local Specialities) In addition to these main eating outlets there are many vending machines and some bars. The Canterbury innovation centre launched at Kent in 2010 Campus type Normal Carnegie Undergraduate and Graduate Instructional Program
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