 The Institute's headquarters at Madingley Hall | |
| Established | 1873 |
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| Founder | James Stuart |
| Affiliation | University of Cambridge |
| Director | James Gazzard |
| Students | 6,000 |
| Location | , England 52°13′29″N 0°02′15″E / 52.2248°N 0.0374°E |
| Website | www |
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The University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)[1] is a department of the University of Cambridge dedicated to providing continuing education programmes which allow students to obtain University of Cambridge qualifications at undergraduate and postgraduate level.[2] Its award-bearing programmes range from undergraduate certificates through to part-time master's degrees.[3] ICE is the oldest continuing education department in the United Kingdom.[4]
The institute has an annual enrolment of over 6,000 students, including around 1,000 students from over 60 countries who attend the University of Cambridge's annual international summer programme.[5] Students can choose from around 250 different courses across three broad disciplinary themes: Arts and Sciences; Creative Writing and English Literature; and Professional Studies.[6]
The institute has its origins in a series of lectures given by James Stuart in 1867. It is primarily based at Madingley Hall in Cambridgeshire.
- ^ Davison, Tim (16 July 2015). "Madingley Hall". www.ice.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Ireland, Paul (5 August 2016). "Qualifications and awards". www.ice.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Ireland, Paul (29 June 2016). "Personal enrichment". www.ice.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Care, Adam (24 October 2014). "You're never too old for a Cambridge education". Cambridge News. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Annual Report 2019–2020" (PDF). University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Course search". www.ice.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2021.