London Metropolitan University

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

roots going back to 1848, it is one of London’s oldest educational institutions. The University has campuses in the City of London and in the London Borough of , a museum, archives and libraries. Special collections include the TC Library the Irish Studies Collection and the Frederick Parker Collection.
London Metropolitan University was formed on 1 August 2002 by the merger of London Guildhall University and the University of North London. In October 2006, the University opened a new Science ,

part of a £investment in its science department at the North campus close to Holloway Road, with a "Super Lab" claimed to be one of Europe's most advanced science teaching facilities, and 280 workstations equipped with digital audio visual interactive equipment.
London Guildhall , see London Guildhall University.
Crosby Hall in 1848, where the Metropolitan Evening Classes for Young Men started
In 1848 Charles , the Bishop of London, called upon the clergy
to establish evening classes to improve the moral, intellectual and spiritual condition of young men in London. In response, the bishop Charles Mackenzie, who instituted the Metropolitan Evening Classes for Young Men in Crosby Hall,
, London, with student fees at one shilling per session. Subjects on the original curriculum included Greek, Latin, Hebrew, English, History, Mathematics, Drawing and Natural Philosophy. This fledgling college came
under royal patronage following the visit of Prince Albert to the classes in 1851. In 1860 the classes moved to Sussex Hall, the former Livery Hall of the Bricklayers' Company, in Street. By this time, some 800 students were enrolled annually.

City of London College's new building at in 1883 opened by the then Prince of Wales
In 1861 the classes were reconstituted and named the City of London College. Over the next twenty years, the College was one of the pioneers in the introduction of commercial and technical subjects. The college

built new premises in White Street at a cost of £16,000 1 the college joined Institute and the Northampton Institute to form the City Polytechnic by a Charity Commissioners' scheme to facilitate funding for these institutions by the City Parochial Foundation, and to enable the three institutions to work cooperatively.

However this attempted federation did not function in practice, as each institution continued to operate more or less independently. The City Polytechnic concept was dissolved in 1906 and the City of London College came under the supervision of London County Council.

centenary with a service of thanksgiving addressed by the Archbishop of Canterbury at St Paul's Cathedral. In 1970 the college merged with Sir John College to form the City of London Polytechnic. From 1992 to July 2002, the institution was known as London Guildhall University.

Electra House, 84 , built by John in 1902, topped by a sculpture of young Atlases supporting a zodiacal globe by F.W. .
In December 1940 the college's building was destroyed by a German air raid. City of London College subsequently moved into premises at 84 in 1944. In 1948, the City of London College celebrated its

Under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 the Polytechnic was awarded University status, previously having awarded the degrees of the former

Council for National Academic Awards. London Guildhall University was named in order to show its links with the City of London and the City's many guilds/livery companies. It was with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, based at the .


was reported that the management of the merged institution had ordered the destruction of the entire print run of a history of the university - London Guildhall University: From Polytechnic to University - authored by Sean

 Tower Hill and Liverpool Street tube stations. There are buildings located at , Jewry Street, Central House, , High Street, Calcutta House, Commercial Road and  Street. There is a gymnasium for the use of staff and students at the  High St. building,


 The schools was ranked 30th out of the UK's 43 new universities in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise. In August 2004, in the midst of a contract dispute with former staff following the merger with the University of North London, it
, formerly a senior research fellow in the department of Politics and Modern History; the work had been commissioned by Sir Roderick , the President of London Metropolitan University, when Provost
The former campus is now the city campus and is located at the intersection of the City of London financial district and the old East End, near East,

This move caused controversy among the Chinese public and the overseas Chinese view the Dalai Lama as partly responsible for the 2008 unrest in a result, Chinese migration agents had been reported to "boycott" London Metropolitan University in advising clients who wish to study in the U The University's Vice

In May 2008, London Metropolitan University presented the 14th Dalai Lama with an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy for "promoting peace
such as the University's own "Free Tibet  University has also faced criticism for offering free scholarships specifically reserved for students from the Tibetan exile community in India, Nepal and the West, in a case of non-merit "racial quotas".

Chancellor, Brian Roper, issued an apology letter to the Chinese Foreign Ministry via embassy officials in July In an interview with the Global Times, a worker at a Chinese study abroad agency suggested that the University could repair the offence of the by refusing speaking platforms to Tibetan independence groups,