At the heart of the Universitys vision is an unwavering commitment to ensuring an outstanding student learning experience, developing the expertise of staff, providing teaching excellence, and actively growing research and scholarship. We recognise the vital role of education in the service of society.Therefore we encourage the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills;and we acknowledge a responsibility to look for every opportunity to put that knowledge and those skills to good use throughout the community.Education qualifications remain significant and are now a fraction of the 350 course combinations on offer. The University of Chester now has over 1,800 staff and some 14,000 students, drawn from the United Kingdom, Europe and further afield, particularly from the United States, India, China, Nigeria, Turkey, Uganda, Pakistan, Ghana, Bangladesh, Qatar, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. This Mission, which has helped shape our development and diversification, actively continues to inform our future planning and enrichment as a University.