London Metropolitan University

London Metropolitan University   (University)
Motto	Knowledge in Abundance
Formation	2002
Headquarters	London, UK
Type	•  Public •  research
Other name	London Met
Public university in London, England

London Metropolitan University, commonly known as London Met, is a public research university in London, England. The University of North London (formerly the Polytechnic of North London) and London Guildhall University (formerly the City of London Polytechnic) merged in 2002 to create the university. The University's roots go back to 1848.

UK Home Office/Border Agency action, and consequences

On 16 July 2012 the UK Border Agency of the Home Office suspended the university's "highly-trusted status" with the Border Agency, a status required in order for the university to be eligible to sponsor both new student visa applications as well as existing student visas, for foreign students from outside of the European Union and the European Economic Area (or Switzerland). The university was one of three institutions to have such a status suspended.

The Immigration Minister, Damian Green, cited a number of reasons for the decision, including the discovery that more than a quarter of the students in the test sample did not in fact have leave to remain in the UK, that the university did not have and could not provide sufficient proof of English-language proficiency standards for some of its students, and the fact that the university was unable to confirm the attendance of its students, in some 57% of the sampled cases.

 

Alumni on Wikispooks

Person	Summary
Mohamed Elmaazi	Journalist Lawyer Editor Blogger
Emine Ibrahim	Politician

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