Adam Smith College
Encyclopedia
Adam Smith College is a Scottish
further and higher education college located over various campuses across the county of Fife
.
, the founder of modern economics, who was born in Kirkcaldy
. Smith's best known work is The Wealth of Nations
. Today the college runs a wide range of NQ, HNC and HND courses. It also provides several degrees through University of Abertay Dundee
and a degree in Quantity Surveying from Heriot Watt University. The Chancellor of the College is Gordon Brown
, the former Prime Minister
.
Additional campuses are located at Levenmouth (Victoria Road, Leven), Lochgelly (Main Street, Lochgelly), Priory (Victoria Road, Kirkcaldy) and Southfield (Southfield Road, Glenrothes).
Outreach centres are located in Anstruther, Bowhill, Burntisland, Crosshill, Kelty and St Andrews.
, stating that "He is associated with socio-economic policies that work against the people, that were synonymous with Thatcherite and Reaganite governments". Instead they chose to use the name, Jennie Lee Students’ Association, after a local socialist MP
.
In April 2008, the students took the decision rename the association the Adam Smith College Students' Association.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
further and higher education college located over various campuses across the county of Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
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History
The college was formed on August 1, 2005 by the merger of Glenrothes College and Fife College and is named after Adam SmithAdam Smith
Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...
, the founder of modern economics, who was born in Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh...
. Smith's best known work is The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Nations
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, generally referred to by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith...
. Today the college runs a wide range of NQ, HNC and HND courses. It also provides several degrees through University of Abertay Dundee
University of Abertay Dundee
The University of Abertay Dundee, usually known simply as Abertay University, is a modern university in Dundee, Scotland.- History :The University of Abertay Dundee was created in 1994, under government legislation granting the title University to the Dundee Institute of Technology...
and a degree in Quantity Surveying from Heriot Watt University. The Chancellor of the College is Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007...
, the former Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
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Campuses
The main campuses are St Brycedale (St Brycedale Avenue, Kirkcaldy) and Stenton (Stenton Road, Glenrothes).Additional campuses are located at Levenmouth (Victoria Road, Leven), Lochgelly (Main Street, Lochgelly), Priory (Victoria Road, Kirkcaldy) and Southfield (Southfield Road, Glenrothes).
Outreach centres are located in Anstruther, Bowhill, Burntisland, Crosshill, Kelty and St Andrews.
Students' Association
The college students' association caused controversy in 2005 when they rejected the name of Adam SmithAdam Smith
Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...
, stating that "He is associated with socio-economic policies that work against the people, that were synonymous with Thatcherite and Reaganite governments". Instead they chose to use the name, Jennie Lee Students’ Association, after a local socialist MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
.
In April 2008, the students took the decision rename the association the Adam Smith College Students' Association.