The University of London Chancellor, HRH The Princess Royal, presiding over the External Programme Presentation Ceremony, 2006

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History of the Programme

When the first "London University" was established in 1828, the institution, Scottish in curriculum and teaching, was non-denominational. As such, given the intense religious rivalries at the time, there was an outcry against the "godless" university. The issue soon boiled down to which institutions had degree-granting powers, and which institutions didn't.^[1] Year 1828 (MDCCCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A non-denominational church (usually Christian) is a religious organization which does not necessarily align its mission and teachings to an established denomination. ... A B.A. issued as a certificate A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study. ...

The compromise solution that emerged in 1836 was that the sole authority to conduct the examinations leading to degrees would be given to a new entity called the "University of London". As Sheldon Rothblatt states, "thus arose in nearly archetypal form the famous English distinction between teaching and examining, here embodied in separate institutions."^[1] Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The University of London is a university based primarily in London. ... In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill. ... In education, certification, counselling, and many other fields, a test or exam (short for examination) is a tool or technique intended to measure students expression of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. ...

With the state giving examining powers to a separate entity, the groundwork was laid for the creation of a programme within the new university that would both administer exams and award qualifications to students either pursuing instruction at another institution, or pursuing a course of self-directed study.

Referred to as "People's University" by Charles Dickens because it provided access to higher education to students from less affluent backgrounds, the External Programme was chartered by Queen Victoria in 1858, making the University of London the first university to offer distance learning degrees to students.^[2][3] “Dickens” redirects here. ... The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Distance Learning is learning carried out apart from the usual classroom setting; in an asynchronous setting. ...

Although enrollment increased steadily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, during World War II, the External Programme witnessed an increase in enrollments from soldiers stationed abroad and, interestingly, soldiers imprisoned in German POW camps.^[4] Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ...

Because the Geneva Convention (1929) stipulated that every prisoner of war, in addition to being entitled to adequate food and medical care, had the right to exchange correspondence and receive parcels, many British POWs took advantage of this opportunity and enrolled in the University of London External Programme. The soldiers were sent study materials via the mails, and at specified intervals sat for proctored exams in the prisoner camps. Almost 11,000 exams were taken at 88 camps between 1940 and 1945.^[4] Although the exam failure rate was high, a significant number of soldiers passed their exams while imprisoned. Wikisource has original text related to this article: Geneva Convention (1929) The Geneva Convention (1929) was signed at Geneva, July 27, 1929. ...

With the advent of inexpensive airmail services after World War II, the number of external students taking University of London courses increased dramtically.^[4]

Overview of the Current Programme

The Programme offers undergraduate and postgraduate diplomas and degrees to students worldwide. Currently, there are over 40,000 students in the process of earning credentials.^[5] A designated constituent institution of the University of London called the "lead college" (e.g. Royal Holloway) creates materials to allow students to study at their own pace. Examinations take place at testing centers around the world on specified dates. Hallmarks of the program are: In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ... University Logo Royal Holloway, University of London is a college of the University of London located in Egham, Surrey, England. ...

• its low cost vis-à-vis attendance in London,
• choice of flexibility between full and part-time study

As stated in the University of London Statutes^[6], External Programme students are graded on the same standard as internal students to ensure a uniform credentialing process.^[7] A pupil who completes a course of study under the program is awarded a University of London degree, and should there be a lead college, a notation specifying which institution provided the instruction. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Academics at the University of London are responsible for the academic direction of the External Programme. As evidence of the high-standards that they set for the programme, when the External System was audited in 2005 by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), the auditors decreed that "broad confidence" could be placed in the University’s management and the awards made through the External System (According to the university, "broad confidence" is "the best verdict any institution can be given by the auditors").^[8] Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) was established in 1997 to provide an integrated quality assurance service for United Kingdom higher education. ...

Most external students are in former territories of the British Empire. Currently, there are over 9,000 students enrolled in the external programme in Singapore^[9], 5,000 in Hong Kong^[10], 3,000 students in Trinidad and Tobago^[11], 2,000 in Malaysia^[12], 1,400 in Pakistan^[13], 1,200 students in Bangladesh^[14], 800 students in Sri Lanka^[15], 800 students in Canada^[16], 300 students in the United States,^[17], 300 students in Malta^[18] and many hundreds in India^[19], among other countries. The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...

Study Programmes

Undergraduate Programmes

The External Programme offers a variety of undergraduate qualifications.^[20] Some of the more popular courses include Economics, Finance, English and Laws. In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ...

Postgraduate Programmes

The External Programme offers taught postgraduate qualifications in a variety of Arts and Science disciplines.^[21] Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ...

New Programmes

Recently, the External Programme introduced several new Master's Degrees (including new MBAs from the School of Oriental and African Studies and Royal Holloway), and a BSc in Creative Computing from Goldsmiths. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is a constituent of the University of London specializing in the arts and humanities, languages and cultures, and the law and social sciences concerning Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. ... Affiliations 1994 Group University of London ACU AMBA Website http://www. ... BSC is an abbreviation for: Bachelor of Science (usually written BSc), an academic science degree Base Station Controller, a subsystem in a GSM mobile phone network Binary symmetric channel in coding theory Binary Synchronous Communications, a data link protocol developed by IBM in the 1960s In medical literature: best supportive... Goldsmiths College (founded in 1891 by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths as Goldsmiths Technical and Recreative Institute) has been a part of the federal University of London since 1904, when it took its current name. ...

The University of London External System

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Participating Colleges and Institutes of the University of London

• Birkbeck
• Goldsmiths
• Heythrop College
• Institute of Education
• King's College London
• London School of Economics
• London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
• Queen Mary
• Royal Holloway
• Royal Veterinary College
• School of Oriental and African Studies
• University College London

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Independent Teaching Institutions

In North America, Middle East, South Asia and East Asia, many students on the External programme seek out tuition at one of the over 200 private or non-profit institutions which prepare students for the University of London examinations.^[22] Such institutions may be audited, and if found to meet strict quality standards, may earn the designation of “permission to teach." The Laws Programme of the External Programme, however, only designates "permission to teach" to institutions which provide face to face teaching for the Diploma in laws certificate. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ... East Asia Geographic East Asia. ...

The designation serves both as a means of signalling to students some degree of quality in the services offered (although the University of London examiners frequently note that they do not wish for pupils to interpret the sanction as such), and secondly designates places which are allowed to offer the undergraduate diplomas in the fields of law and economics (the only courses mandating formal schooling of some sort).

Current Issues

Role of lead college

Students enrolled in the University of London External Programme are full members of the University of London. They have equal standing with students at the University's colleges. For example, students enrolled with the University of London External Programme are members of the University of London Union. However, there are differences over the status external students have with respect to their lead college. Some institutions treat external students as college alumni in addition to their status as University of London alumni. However, other colleges deny external students alumni status and privileges when present in London. University of London Union. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Colleges' degree powers

One of the lead colleges, Imperial College London, left the University in July 2007. The School of Oriental and African Studies has become the lead college for the external degrees previously led by Imperial, although Imperial will offer its own distance learning MBA in competition to the two MBAs offered by the external programme, led by SOAS and Royal Holloway. Imperial College London (also known as Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a British university institution and a constituent college of the University of London. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is a constituent of the University of London specializing in the arts and humanities, languages and cultures, and the law and social sciences concerning Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ...

The University of London has also encouraged King's College London, the London School of Economics and University College London to apply successfully for their own degree-awarding powers.^[23] Although it will soon start to issue its own degree certificates for its on-campus programmes, the LSE has recently reaffirmed its membership within the University of London. Mascot Reggie the lion Affiliations University of London Russell Group Golden Triangle Website http://www. ... Mascot Beaver Affiliations University of London Russell Group EUA ACU CEMS APSIA Golden Triangle Website http://www. ... Affiliations University of London Russell Group LERU EUA ACU Golden Triangle G5 Website http://www. ... Mascot Beaver Affiliations University of London Russell Group EUA ACU CEMS APSIA Golden Triangle Website http://www. ...

Impact on British Higher Education

The University of London External Programme has played an important role in the development of higher education institutions in Britain. Many leading British research universities started out as "university colleges" that prepared students for external degrees of the University of London. Examples include the University of Nottingham and the University of Exeter. This was a common way for establishing new universities in the UK during the first half of the twentieth century. Logo of the University of Bologna European research universities have a long history that arguably dates back to the founding of the University of Bologna in 1088, although the University of Paris and the University of Magnaura are other contenders for this position. ... University College can refer to several institutions: in Canada University College, University of Toronto University College of the North, The Pas, Manitoba University College of the Cariboo, Kamloops, British Columbia, merged with British Columbia Open University and renamed Thompson Rivers University Kings University College (Edmonton), Alberta in England University... The University of Nottingham is a leading research and teaching university in the city of Nottingham, in the East Midlands of England. ... The University of Exeter (usually abbreviated as Exon. ...

Nobel Laureates

At least three Nobel Prizes have been awarded to alumni of the University of London External Programme: The Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell) are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. ...

• Ronald H. Coase (Economics)^[24]
• Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins (Physiology or Medicine)^[25]
• Nelson Mandela (Peace)^[2][4][26]

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Notable Alumni

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• Ulli Beier, Writer^[27]
• Baron Asa Briggs, Historian^[28]
• Ronald H. Coase, Nobel Prize-winning Economist^[24]
• Glyn Davies, Economist^[29]
• Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique^[2]
• Patrick du Val, Mathematician^[30]
• Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins, Nobel Prize-winning Biochemist^[25]
• Sir Alec Issigonis, Engineer and Designer of the British Motor Corporation (BMC) Mini^[2]
• Sir Harold Jeffreys, Mathematician, Statistician, Geophysicist, and Astronomer^[31]
• Charles Muguta Kajege, Member of Parliament, Tanzania^[32]
• Israel Kirzner, Economist^[33]
• Kelvin Lancaster, Economist^[34]
• Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa^[2][4][26]
• David Forbes Martyn, Physicist^[35]
• Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki, President of South Africa^[36]
• Paul Pearce, Member of Parliament, Australia^[37]
• A. N. R. Robinson, former President of Trinidad and Tobago and advocate for the creation of the International Criminal Court^[38]
• Baron Josiah Stamp, Economist and former Director of the Bank of England^[39]
• Sir Dudley Stamp, Geologist^[40]
• Gisela Stuart, Member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston^[41][42]
• Sir Barnes Wallis, Scientist, Engineer and Inventor^[4]
• Sir Alan Walters, Economist^[43]
• H. G. Wells, Writer^[44][45]
• Sir Edward Williams, Supreme Court Judge, Australia^[46]

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Quotes Regarding the External Programme

It was then possible to spend the two years after matriculation at the Kilburn Grammar School studying for the intermediate examination of the University of London as an external student, which covered the work which would have been taken during the first year at the University as an internal student....I managed to pass the intermediate examinations and went to the London School of Economics in October, 1929 to continue my studies for a Bachelor of Commerce degree. -- Ronald Coase, 1991^[24] Ronald Harry Coase (b. ...

...as with some other prisoners, [Nelson Mandela] was later allowed to study through correspondence at the University of South Africa and, in 1980, at London University. In fact, the real school for life started when he was arrested in 1962, and indeed this is literally true, since he spent the next thirty years studying and teaching. -- Anders Hallengren, 1991^[26]

My law degree from the University of London not only got me into politics in the first place, it also means that now as an MP I can fall back on knowledge which helps me represent my constituents and my country more effectively....I owe a debt of gratitude to the University of London because its external programme is demanding but also extremely rewarding. As Ministers say at the end of their presentation on a new piece of legislation, ‘I recommend it to the House’. -- Gisela Stuart^[41] Gisela Gschaider Stuart (born November 26, 1955 as Gisela Gschaider) is the member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston in the United Kingdom. ...

An external degree may be granted solely on the basis of examination, in which the granting authoring neither asks nor cares where or how the student acquired his knowledge. This is essentially the nature of the famous London University external degree. It is the same specialized, high-quality degree given internally in the university. Although the failure rate for those who seek it is high, nevertheless, in its modest cost and its impartial availability to candidates irrespective of age, sex, race, domicile, or economic circumstances, there is a democratic quality about the London External that has made it one of the world's great higher educational achievements. -- Alan Pifer, 1971 ^[47]

It was a particularly hard time, however, because together with another of [Thomas] Stevenson's assistants, John Wade, [Sir Frederick Gowland] Hopkins decided that he must obtain a university degree, and both of them therefore studied under the external student system for the B.A. of the University of London. This they successfully achieved, but in later life Hopkins considered that the effort involved had not been without some little mental and moral damage; he felt that the 'cramming' required had inflicted permanent harm on the mind. -- Joseph Needham, 1962^[25] Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham (December 9, 1900 – March 24, 1995) was a British biochemist and pre-eminent authority on the history of Chinese science. ...

[Kelvin Lancaster] decided...to join a research organization, Research Services of Australia, where he worked as an associate (later director) in statistics and economics. There was a need to develop economic indices for a government project, and he developed an index that is still in use in Australia. The nuts-and-bolts work that he did as a researcher led him to become intensely interested in economic theory, which he proceeded to study on his own. In 1953 he sat for the economics exam at London University and attained a First, which was very unusual for an external candidate. -- Kelvin Lancaster Obituary, Columbia University, 1999.^[34]

See Also

• University of London
• List of notable staff and students of the University of London
• University of London Union
• Academic dress of the University of London

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External links

• University of London
• History of the University of London
• University of London External Programme
• History of the University of London External Programme
• London School of Economics External Study
• The University of London Union, External Programme Students Association
• The University of London Union

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Sheldon Rothblatt, "Review: Supply and Demand: The Two Histories of English Education," History of Education Quarterly, Vol. 28, No. 4., Winter, 1988, pp. 627-644.[1]
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "History", University of London External Programme Website [2]
3. ^ "Key Facts", University of London External Programme Website [3]
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Tatum Anderson, "History lessons at the people's university," Guardian Weekly, May 16, 2007 [4]
5. ^ "About Us", University of London External Programme Website [5]
6. ^ University of London Statutes, 14 December 2005 [6]
7. ^ University of London Parity Standards, Document [7]
8. ^ University of London Press Release, "Vote of confidence in delivering world-wide education for the University of London", 10 April 2006 [8]
9. ^ "Study in Singapore for a University of London Degree", Website[9]
10. ^ "Study in Hong Kong for a University of London Degree", Website[10]
11. ^ "Study in Trinidad and Tobago for a University of London Degree", Website[11]
12. ^ "Study in Malaysia for a University of London Degree", Website[12]
13. ^ "Study in Pakistan for a University of London Degree", Website[13]
14. ^ "Study in Bangladesh for a University of London Degree", Website[14]
15. ^ "Study in Sri Lanka for a University of London Degree", Website[15]
16. ^ "Study in Canada for a University of London Degree", Website[16]
17. ^ "Study in the United States for a University of London Degree", Website[17]
18. ^ "Study in Malta for a University of London Degree", Website[18]
19. ^ "Study in India for a University of London Degree", Website[19]
20. ^ University of London External Programme Undergraduate Qualifications [20]
21. ^ University of London External Programme Postgraduate Qualifications [21]
22. ^ University of London External Programme Directory of Institutions, Website [22]
23. ^ "Degree powers for King's", King's College London News, 27 July 2006 [23]
24. ^ ^{a b c} Ronald Coase. "Nobel Prize Autobiography," 1991 [24]
25. ^ ^{a b c} Joseph Needham, "Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins, O.M., F.R.S. (1861-1947)," Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 17, No. 2. (Dec., 1962), pp. 117-162[25]
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Further reading

• Thompson, F.M.L.; (ed.) (1990). The University of London and the world of learning, 1836-1986. London: Hambledon Press. ISBN 978-1852850326.