Liverpool Hope University

• Founded in: 1844,
• Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom,
• Age of students: 17+,
• Number of students: 1000+,
• Language of instruction: English,
• Type of study: public university.

Liverpool Hope University is a public research university that provides undergraduate and postgraduate training, located in Liverpool; In 2023, it received a "silver" rating as part of the UK Government's Systematic Assessment of Teaching Quality (TEF).

Liverpool Hope University was founded in 1844 as Warrington Training College, the second in the diocese of Chester: according to the idea of the episcopate, it was to train teachers for primary schools. 12 years later, in 1856, the sister society of Notre-Dame de Namur established a new institution, the Pedagogical College of Our Lady, where girls were also taught. Finally, almost 70 years later, in 1930, a third college opened in Warington, named after St. Catherine. At the same time, two universities, Manchester and Liverpool, formed a commission to conduct certification, which united a dozen and a half teacher training colleges in Lancaster, Greater Manchester and three other counties. This was the beginning of the unification of teacher training standards in the United Kingdom. After numerous reforms, the three colleges were granted associate status with the University of Liverpool and by 1974 were fully integrated into its administrative and management structure. It took another five years to bring it all together under the umbrella of the Liverpool Institute of Higher Education, although the entire governing apparatus was completely reformatted by 1990. Five years later, the college became a university college, receiving the name Liverpool Hope University College; At the same time, the administration bought the campus of the closed St. Francis Xavier School in Everton, where it was planned to build a creative building.

In 2002, Liverpool Hope University received a charter from the Privy Council and began awarding degrees, and in 2009 it took on its current name. In 2015, the institution was recognized, appearing for the first time in the national ranking of higher education according to the Guardian, and four years later in the Times Higher Education.

In the 2019/20 academic year, about 5 thousand young people studied at Liverpool Hope University, including 1090 postgraduate students - according to this indicator, it ranked 126th in the UK.

The university employs 307 teachers, of which 76% (232) have a doctoral degree (16th place in the national ranking); By 2030, the share of doctors is expected to increase to 85%.

There are 2 faculties and 8 schools in the structure of the university:

• Liverpool Business School,
• School of Performing and Visual Arts,
• Pedagogical School,
• School of Health and Sports Sciences,
• School of Humanities,
• School of Social Research,
• School of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering,
• School of Law and Criminology,
• Faculty of Psychology,
• Faculty of Geography and Ecology.

There are 12 research centers whose activities are mainly concentrated in the field of social sciences and humanities, religious studies, and the history of canon law.

37% of the university's research presented at REF 2018 was qualified as having no analogues in the world or cutting-edge.

• For the European model of higher education, it is unique for its ecumenism: the fact is that the two founding colleges, Notre Dame and Christ College, were Catholic, while St. Catherine's College was Anglican. A Catholic, Archbishop Warlock of Liverpool and his colleague from the Anglican Church Sheppard played an important role in the formation of a single university; their contribution is recognized in the name of the library, which received the double name of Warlock-Sheppard.
• The university is named after Hope Street, which connects the cathedrals of the city's two Christian communities, Catholic and Protestant; graduation ceremonies are held alternately in one or the other;
• Over the past 20 years, investments in the university's infrastructure have exceeded £140 million;
• According to The Sunday Times, Liverpool is the best place for young graduates in England: comparatively low rental prices, a large number of cultural and recreational activities available to students, high quality city infrastructure and proactive work of the city council.

Students are accommodated in 12 residences with rooms of various levels of comfort, located in various areas of Liverpool and the suburbs, all of which are connected to each other and the study campuses by a network of free buses. The residence has a laundry and kitchen room, lounges, amenities in the room or on the floor.

The accommodation service offers a choice of several agencies offering long-term rentals of apartments, flats and residential buildings.

Within the walls of the university there are more than 130 diverse student communities, including musical groups, at least 60 sports teams, there is a student union that organizes various activities and provides students with advisory assistance on academic and legal issues. It has its own newspaper, almanac and FM radio station THIS. For £25 a year, students can take advantage of the fitness centre and gym.

It is included in the rankings of the best universities according to THE and Guardian.

In June 2017, he received a Gold Award from the UK Government Office for Students for the high quality of his teaching work. At the same time, the Guardian noted it as "one of the excellent universities of our time", emphasizing that Liverpool Hope University received "gold" where more prestigious universities of the Russel Group were content with "bronze".

It includes two main campuses.

1. The first, Park Hope, is a small university village on the outskirts of Liverpool, next to Calderstone Park. Here, along with the academic buildings and administration, is the Sheppard-Warlock Library and the former main building of St. Catherine's College, a national-level listed building.
2. The second is a creative campus in the historic city centre, which includes the former Francis Xavier School by architect Clatton and the Liverpool Child Abuse Prevention Society.

Academic buildings, laboratories and student residences are equipped with the latest technology. Special mention should be made of the £7 million library complex on the creative campus and the Music, Visual and Performing Arts Centre, built on the historic buildings of the two founding colleges. The library provides access to 26 full-text databases, both British and the most significant international ones; In total, we are talking about access to 762 binders of periodicals and 4.1 million books and other printed works.

• More than 98% of graduates got a job or continued an academic career within six months of graduation.
• According to The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021, the university is in the TOP-5 for the quality of teaching in England.

Many famous people have graduated from Liverpool Hope University: artist Amy Hughes, actors Terry Molroy, Heather Craney, Mary Lou Zahalan, poets and writers Michael Murphy and Malik Al Nazir, playwright William Russell, journalist and television commentator Simon Gilbert; politicians David Elthorne, Stephen Breen, Paul Natcrowd, Michael Storey and Rick Donovan; athletes Colm McFadden, Diana Allagrain, Jenny Meadows.

• Bachelor

To enroll in a bachelor's program, applicants from Russia must study for a year at a Russian university or attend one of the preparatory programs such as IB, A-level. It is necessary to pass exams for the level of English proficiency - IELTS or TOEFL at a level of at least 6.0 or 80, respectively. Subject exam results are mandatory.

• Master

When applying for a master's degree, not only the results of language exams (IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 88 and above) are important, but also academic performance and attendance during the undergraduate course. Letters of recommendation, CV, and motivation essay may be required.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision