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Design and construction of Medway’s multi-university campus for over 6,000 students is a phased development. This has seen the refurbishment of Chatham Maritime’s Drill Hall, turning it into Europe’s longest learning resource centre and the University of Kent at Medway’s (UKM) new buildings, which incorporate state-of-the-art teaching space, student support specialists and access courses taught by Mid-Kent College. This is a unique partnership between further and higher education.
Together with the University of Greenwich buildings and the Canterbury Christ Church University College facility in Pembroke Court, a true campus is being born. It is developing its own distinctive features, academic specialities like pharmacy and sports, student societies and arts groups.
It is estimated that the campus will add £10 million to the local economy and create an additional 600 jobs. Such gains, when taken in context with the regeneration of Chatham town centre and Rochester Riverside, represent a significant and positive change in Medway. They offer real opportunities, not only to Medway's young people but also to adult learners who wish to take advantage of the opportunity to re-train by studying locally.
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