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Counties:
 | Berkshire, |
| Buckinghamshire, |
| East Sussex, |
| Hampshire, |
| Isle of Wight, |
| Kent, |
| Oxfordshire, |
| West Sussex, |
| Surrey, |
Key towns/cities:
| Southampton, |
| Portsmouth, |
| Brighton and Hove, |
| Reading, |
| Oxford, |
| Guildford. |
Population:
8,080,300 (source – National Statistics, South East Region in Figures,
Winter 2003)
Black and Minority Ethnic Population (as a percentage of total population):
4.2% (source: Office of National Statistics, South East Region in Figures,
Winter 2003)
Labour Market:
Key employment sectors include; aerospace and defence, media and creative
industries, transport and logistics, marine technologies, tourism,
pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and healthcare. Unemployment is the lowest in the
UK. (Source – Universities UK, The South East Regional Mission)
Rural/Urban:
The South East is the most populous English region with 8 million
inhabitants. The rural areas of this region are therefore relatively densely
populated and there are no particular remote areas. The Brighton, Worthing and
Littlehampton conurbation is the largest urban area. (Source – Universities UK,
The South East Regional Mission)
No. of Higher Education Institutions & Universities:
25 (source – Universities UK, The South East Regional Mission)
Local Authorities:
| Bracknell Forest Borough Council, |
| Brighton and Hove County Council, |
| Buckinghamshire County Council, |
| East Sussex County Council, |
| Hampshire County Council, |
| Isle of Wight Council, |
| Kent County Council, |
| Medway Council, |
| Milton Keynes Council, |
| Oxfordshire County Council, |
| Portsmouth City Council, |
| Reading Borough Council, |
| Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, |
| Slough Borough Council, |
| Southampton City Council, |
| Surrey County Council, |
| West Berkshire Council, |
| West Sussex County Council, |
| Wokingham District Council. |
Local Learning Skills Councils:
| Berkshire, |
| Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, |
| Kent and Medway, |
| Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire |
| Surrey |
| Sussex |
Further Education Colleges:
104 (Source – UK Directory of UK Organisations and Institutions/FE Colleges
– www.bubl.ac.uk/uk )
