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| 1 September 2006 | PR 06/98 |
Distinguished individual to be honoured at Shanghai ceremony
The Vice President of the International Association of Athletics Federations will receive an honorary degree from Loughborough University on Sunday (September 3).
Lou Dapeng will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Technology in recognition
of his outstanding achievements in athletics and international sports
administration.
The ceremony is being held at the Oriental Riverside Hotel in Shanghai,
China, and will be attended by Loughborough’s Vice Chancellor, Professor
Shirley Pearce.
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Notes to editors
Loughborough has an established reputation for excellence in teaching
and research, strong links with industry, and unrivalled sporting achievement.
Assessments of teaching quality by the Quality Assurance Agency place
it in the top flight of UK universities; the National Student Survey ranked
Loughborough equal first among full-time students; and industry highlights
the University in its top five for graduate recruitment. Around 40% of
Loughborough’s income is for research, and 60% for teaching. The
University has been awarded five Queen's Anniversary Prizes: for its collaboration
with aerospace and automotive companies such as BAE Systems, Ford and
Rolls Royce; for its work in developing countries; for pioneering research
in optical engineering; for its world-leading role in sports research,
education and development; and for its outstanding work in evaluating
and helping to develop social policy-related programmes.
In 2006 Loughborough celebrates the 40th anniversary of its University
Charter, awarded on 19 April 1966 in recognition of the excellence achieved
by Loughborough College of Advanced Technology and its predecessor Colleges.
Loughborough University of Technology was renamed Loughborough University
in 1996.