{"id":19,"date":"2026-07-16T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreamslms-wp.dreamsmarketplace.com\/university\/about-university\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T07:44:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:44:50","slug":"about-university","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dreamslms-wp.dreamsmarketplace.com\/university\/about-university\/","title":{"rendered":"About University"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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<\/i>Established 1991<\/p>

A University Built Around Your Ambition<\/span><\/h2>

For over three decades DreamsLMS University has helped students turn curiosity into capability \u2014 pairing rigorous academics with practical, industry-connected learning across every faculty.<\/p><\/div>

\n \n <\/i>\n 9 academic faculties <\/span>\n \n <\/i>\n 12,400 students <\/span>\n \n <\/i>\n 94% positive outcomes <\/span>\n \n <\/i>\n 78 nationalities <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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<\/i>Our Story<\/p>

Three Decades of Teaching That Travels<\/span><\/h2><\/div>

What began in 1991 as a single faculty of forty students is now a university of nine departments and more than twelve thousand students across undergraduate, postgraduate and professional programmes.<\/p>

What has not changed is the approach: small cohorts, teaching staff who are active in their fields, and assessment built around real work rather than recall. Seminar groups are capped at eighteen, and every student is assigned a personal tutor who stays with them for the length of their degree.<\/p>

Our graduates leave with a portfolio, not just a transcript \u2014 and a network of alumni working in more than sixty countries.<\/p><\/div>\n

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<\/i>By the Numbers<\/p>

A University That Keeps Growing<\/span><\/h2>

Independently verified figures from our most recent annual report.<\/p><\/div>

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Students enrolled<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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<\/i>Our History<\/p>

Three Decades of Milestones<\/span><\/h2>

From forty students in a single building to a campus community of twelve thousand \u2014 the moments that shaped who we are.<\/p><\/div>

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\n 1991<\/strong>\n Founded<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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    1991<\/span><\/div>\n
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    The doors open<\/h3>\n

    Founded as a single faculty of business and economics with forty students, twelve staff and one building on the north side of what is now the main quad.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    1998<\/span><\/div>\n
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    Science and engineering arrive<\/h3>\n

    The first laboratories open, bringing physics, chemistry and civil engineering onto the campus and taking the student body past two thousand.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    2005<\/span><\/div>\n
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    Research standing established<\/h3>\n

    Our first doctoral programmes are validated and the university is awarded independent research degree-awarding powers.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    2012<\/span><\/div>\n
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    The library never closes<\/h3>\n

    Following a students union campaign, the library moves to twenty-four hour opening in term time \u2014 still one of the things students mention most.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    2019<\/span><\/div>\n
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    Nine faculties, one campus<\/h3>\n

    Design and media joins as the ninth faculty, completing the current structure, and the fabrication labs and studios open to every discipline.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    Today<\/span><\/div>\n
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    Twelve thousand strong<\/h3>\n

    A campus community drawn from across the world, taught by people active in their fields and backed by more than two hundred employer partners.<\/p>\n

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    <\/i>What Drives Us<\/p>

    Mission, Vision and Values<\/span><\/h2>

    Three commitments shape every decision we take, from curriculum design to how we support students through their studies.<\/p><\/div>

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    Our Mission<\/h3>\n

    To make high-quality higher education accessible, practical and genuinely relevant to the careers our students want to build \u2014 whatever their starting point.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    Our Vision<\/h3>\n

    To be recognised as the university that best prepares graduates for a working world that keeps changing under their feet.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    Our Values<\/h3>\n

    Curiosity, integrity and inclusion guide how we teach, how we research, and how we treat every member of our community.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    <\/i>Why Here<\/p>

    What Makes This Place Different<\/span><\/h2>

    Not a longer list of facilities \u2014 a different way of teaching, and the culture that grows around it.<\/p><\/div>

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    Here you are known by name \u2014 not a number in a lecture hall of four hundred.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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    Taught by people who practise it<\/h3>\n

    Every course is led by staff active in their field \u2014 researchers, clinicians, engineers and founders \u2014 so the briefs are real and the feedback is current. More than 200 employer partners contribute live projects each year.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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    Seminars capped at 18<\/h3>\n

    Small enough that you are known by name and expected to contribute from the first week.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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    A tutor who stays<\/h3>\n

    The same personal tutor supports you for the whole of your degree, not one term at a time.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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    Research from year two<\/h3>\n

    Undergraduates join a research group early, with funded summer placements available.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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    Assessed on real work<\/h3>\n

    Portfolios, live briefs and placements carry more weight than closed exams across most faculties.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    \n 200+<\/strong>\n Employer partners<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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    <\/i>Teaching and Research<\/p>

    Taught by People Who Practise It<\/span><\/h2><\/div>

    Every programme is led by staff who are active in their discipline \u2014 as researchers, clinicians, engineers or founders. That means the case studies are current, the briefs are real, and the feedback comes from people who do the work.<\/p><\/div>\n