The University of Hull was founded in 1927 – originally as University College Hull. The foundation stone was laid the following year by the Duke of York (later King George VI, of The King's Speech fame) and it opened for business with 39 students and 14 ‘one-man’ departments. It has come a long way since then. The University now has more than 16,000 students and around 2,500 employees, including more than 1,000 academic staff.Hull University Business School: Accounting & Finance, Business & Management, Economics & Business Economics, Marketing, Logistics & Supply Chain ManagementEstablished in August 1999, Hull University Business School has around 3,500 students from over 100 countries. The Logistics Institute was completed in September 2007, and officially launched in March 2008. In 2011, following accreditation by the AMBA, and AACSB, also awarded a TEF Silver for teaching excellence.The program is a dual degree program between college of International Transport and logistics – Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport and University of HULL – United Kingdom.HULL dual degree program is a combination of two separate degree programs and allows students to complete both in a shorter amount of time than if they attended each degree program separately. By getting two degrees, you allow yourself more opportunities, simply because you are not limited to just one particular set of skills.