University of London Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The University of London, founded in 1836, is a federation of colleges which together constitute one of the world's largest universities. Somewhere between 10 and 20 percent of all UK students attend one of its colleges, which include some of the most prestigious places of study in the world. Many universities in Britain and abroad began life as associate colleges of the university, offering its degrees under licence. In recent years this aspect of the university's work has revived, because of globalisation, and an increasing number of overseas academic institutes offer University of London diplomas and degrees.The university at first comprised just two colleges, University College London (UCL) and King's College London (KCL), but now has over 15, many of which are major institutions in their own right. Besides UCL and King's, the most famous are the London School of Economics (LSE), the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Imperial College, and Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL).
The university is a federal body made up of a number of highly autonomous colleges and institutes, widely scattered across greater London. For most practical purposes, its constituent colleges are usually treated as individual universities. Under English law, some of these are Recognised Bodies with the authority to grant their own degrees (which means that they enjoy the same status as other institutions with their own degree-awarding power), while others are Listed Bodies that offer courses leading to degrees from the University of London (which means that they have the same status as the constitutent institutions of the University of Wales and the colleges of Oxford, Cambridge, and Durham).
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Colleges and Institutions
The colleges and institutes of the University are, as of October 2003:
This is an Article on University of London. Page Contains Information, Facts Details or Explanation Guide About University of London Recognised Bodies
Listed Bodies
Notable alumni and attendees
Notable persons who graduated from or otherwise attended the University include:
Heads of State/Head of government}Heads of Government
Other prominent alumni
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