University of Essex

TheUniversity of Essexis apublic research universityinEssex, England. It was established in 1963, welcomed its first students in 1964 and received itsroyal charterin 1965. Essex is aplate glass university, a group of universities which were established in the 1960s. Essex's motto, 'Thought the harder, heart the keener', is adapted from the Anglo-Saxon poemThe Battle of Maldon. Essex's largest campus is the Colchester Campus within Wivenhoe Park, less than a mile (1.6 km) from Wivenhoe and two miles (3 km) from Colchester. There is also a campus in Southend-on-Sea and East 15 Acting School is based at the Loughton Campus. Essex has 19 academic partnerships in the UK and around the world.[4] UK partnerships include University of Essex Online with Kaplan Open Learning; Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and University of Essex International College. International partnerships include a franchise arrangement with Kaplan Singapore and double and dual degrees with several universities in Europe and Asia.[4] This includes a double degree with Northwest University in Xi'an approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education.