London University

London University:One of the top-notch city of the European sub continent as well as the capital city of the Great Britain, “London”, is popular for its culture, heritage, tourism and its education system. The London university is among one of the best universities worldwide.

Founded in 1836, the London university is an association of 13 independent and self running colleges of outstanding repute, along with 18 eulogized institutes for academic studies and other activities, as well as a network of medical hospitals operating under the autonomous body of the University of London. With a vast network of colleges and institutes, the University offers almost every course covered in any university curriculum, providing wide variety of options of courses to students to choose from.

The courses at the University are offered at various education levels, leading to various certifications like diplomas, certificates, undergraduate, and postgraduate degrees. With its high standards of programs and quality studies, the University provides unmatched class of educational opportunities to all its students. The total population of students studying under various schemes in the London university is 125,000, with a population of 34,000 students studying University courses, by the mode of distance learning.

The university started of as an examining and degree providing body with no provisions for teaching until 1898. As a teaching institution, the university first comprised of a nonschismatic school named University of London (ULC), and Kings College. King college at that period only admitted students belonging to the Church of London. It was the first university in entire United Kingdom to offer admission to female students in equal terms to the male students. Keeping in mind its pioneering role in providing education opportunities to the deprived class, who otherwise at that time would not have been able to secure a university degree, the London University is determined to continue its trend, and provide world class education opportunities to all its students, irrespective of religion. The colleges constituting the University of London are mostly scattered along greater London, with few of its affiliates operating in neighboring countries like Kent, Scotland, and Paris.

For the entire procedure encompassing admission to negotiation on funding from government, each of these 18 colleges operate as an individual university, with no interference whatsoever from the London University body. Within the London University, these colleges are treated as recognized bodies, to handle all their procedures on their own ranging from admissions to getting them awarded with degrees from the university, however they are barred from right of awarding the degree to any of the student on their own.

Besides the ULC and kings college, various other famous colleges affiliated to the University of London are:

• Birkbeck college- This College specializes in imparting part time courses, for the working professionals

• Goldsmiths College

• A theological college for Catholics known as Heythrop college

• Imperial College that further incorporates St Mary's Hospital Medical School, the National Institute for Heart and Lung, Charring Cross and Westminster School for Medical Studies, the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, the Imperial College at Wye, formerly known as Wye College, and the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology.

• Institute of cancer and research

• Institute of Education

• King’s College London, popularly known as KCL

• Institute of Psychiatry

• The famous Business School known as London Business School

• The Institute of Economical and Political Science in London

• The School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine in London

• Queen Mary College

• The royal music academy

• Royal Holloway

• The Royal veterinary college

• The school of pharmacy,

And,

• The original University College London- The College comprises of many departments pioneers in their respective fields. To name few like; the famous Bartlett School of architecture, and Slade School of fine arts founded in 1841, 1871 respectively along with the Jill Dando School of Criminal science, further branched into formerly separated bodies like Slavonic and East European Studies School, the Royal Free and University College Medical School, the Institute of Archeology, the Dental Institute known by the name of Eastman College, the Institute at Great Ormand St Hospital for child health, the Institute of Neurology, the Institute of Ophthalmology, the Institute of Laryngology and Otology, the Institute of Orthopedics, the Homeopathic Hospital popular by the name of Royal London university, and the famous Mullard Space Science Laboratory. The other institutes still under the process of creation are Institute of Cancer Sciences and London Center for Nanotechnology

• Last but not the least, the St. George’s Medical Hospital School

Some of the Universities that started as a part of the federation of University of London later amalgamated into their own separate bodies or into other larger colleges. Few of them are:

• Bedford College located at the Inner Circle Regent’s park.

• Science and Technology institution known by the name of Chelsea College. It is situated at Hortensia Road, Chelsea.

• Queen Elizabeth College situated at Campden Hill Road.

• Westfield College situated at Kidderpore Avenue at Hampstead

Accommodation Options in the University of London

Accommodation for the students applying in any of the college of University of London is very well organized, with a lot of options available to the students. Most of the colleges have their own halls, leaving apart few small institutes and colleges, that do not provide to its students, facility of an in-built hall. To overcome this situation, the University itself has intercollegiate halls, where the students from all colleges can apply. The detailed information provided by these colleges is available on their respective websites, as well as the details of the accommodation available in the private sector can be accessed on the website for the London university Housing Services.

Mission Statement of the University of London:

• To support all the individual colleges, who are a part of the university, and their respective staff and students in their growth

• To continue upgrading and providing new services advantageous for the growth of individual colleges, along with its staff and the students

• To maintain a co-operative and mutually cordial and beneficial relationship among the colleges and other associates of the University federation

• To maintain the high standards associated with the London University, and in the appointment of its teaching staff

• To contribute effectively and efficiently to the upliftment of the economic, scientific, and cultural development of the capital city

• To provide best of infrastructure and facilities for the all round growth and development of the students

• To efficiently manage its resources, for the benefit of the entire federation