About us
The University of Hertfordshire is at the vanguard of a new type of emerging university – those that are business-like and business-facing.
Our business-facing vision
We are the UK’s leading business-facing university. The University of Hertfordshire is an ambitious and entrepreneurial university with an international vision, putting students at the heart of what we do.
Our students' employability
We consider the employability of our students a priority and aim to be the employers' university of choice. This is reflected in all our activity - from developing courses with industry input, to providing live projects and workplacements, to helping employers find the right graduates to enhance their teams.
Our interaction with business
We have a wide range of skills, facilities and services available for industry. Our proven expertise and commitment means that, whatever employers are looking for, they know we will deliver.
A business-facing university has a revolving door with business - not an interface or a portal, but a true interaction. Employers know that the university will deliver - whether it be high-level skills, applied research, knowledge exchange or process improvement, short courses for their staff or expert consultancy services.
Professor Tim WilsonVice-Chancellor, University of Hertfordshire
Enterprising economies
Universities must step up to a new role at the heart of local economies.
At the 2008 Vice-Chancellor’s Lecture Professor Tim Wilson discussed...
A case study
Read a case study of our business-facing university on page 45 of the Sainsbury Review of Science and Innovation.