Bank of England joins the launch of industry-led programmes at UoG
16th November 2021
The Bank of England’s Agent for the South West, Malindi Myers, spoke at the launch of a range of new courses at the University of Gloucestershire to train future professionals in architecture, construction and environmental disciplines.
Malindi spoke about the Bank’s latest economic update, which provided a helpful economic backdrop to guests from industry and partners of the University.
She has previously given talks on the economy at the University’s Business School, and was pleased to support the launch of the new programmes. You can find out more about from the university website.
Pleased to read that a new Architecture course is starting.
We had one within the then Cheltenham Art College which in 1961 gave birth to the extant Landscape Architecture Course (celebrating its 60th anniversary this year). Later came a Town Planning Course.
The intent and vision was to educate students of these three related professions interactively, simulating aspects of real life. Sadly the Architecture and Planning courses became extinct some 30 years ago.
I was on the first year of the Landscape Architecture Course and worked in Local Authorities, private practice and education and now in retirement must say that sadly interactions of these professions were frequently very strained. I hope this new course will seek to achieve better cooperation between these professions than my generation. Best of luck.