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The University of Hertfordshire is a modern university based largely in Hatfield, in the county of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, from which the university takes its name. It has more than 20,000 students.1 History
In 1951, the de Havilland company gave land in Hatfield adjoining the A1 to Hertfordshire County Council for educational use in perpetuity; the Council used this to build and operate Hatfield Technical College, which trained aerospace engineers for Hatfield's then-dominant aerospace industry . In 1967 it became an early polytechnic. With the passage of the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992, the institution gained university status and became self-governing rather than controlled by the county council.
The university is unusual in owning its own bus company, UniversityBus .
2 Faculties
Hertfordshire was described as "the flagship of the former polys" by the Independent in 2002[1]. As a polytechnic, it had especial strengths in aerospace engineering and computer science. More recently, it has built up its strengths in other areas such as pharmacology. Entry requirements have been rising over recent years.
The university has eight faculties:
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