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The 'University of East London' ('UEL') is a university in East London.
It is a ''new university'' which was granted university status in 1992. It was founded in 1970 as the ''North East London Polytechnic'' which later changed its name to the ''Polytechnic of East London''.
Their vision is ''"To achieve recognition, both nationally and internationally, as a successful and inclusive regional university, proud of our diversity, committed to new modes of learning which focus on students and enhance their employability, and renowned for our contribution to social, cultural and economic development, especially through our research and scholarship."''

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Campuses

Notable alumni

Notable academics

History

References

External links

Campuses

The university is located on two main campuses in East London. These are:

★ The Stratford Campus, at Stratford

★ The Docklands Campus, in London's redeveloped Docklands area
UEL is also a partner in the nearby Barking Lifelong Learning Centre.
Major new campus buildings were created between 1999 and 2006, particularly at the Docklands Campus. By the end of 2006, the university had consolidated all of its academic Schools on the campuses at Docklands and Stratford.

Notable alumni

★ Hilary Armstrong, Labour MP and former Cabinet Minister

★ Jake Chapman, artist

★ Daljit Dhaliwal, newsreader

★ Andrew English, journalist; motoring correspondent of the Daily Telegraph

★ Mark Frith, journalist; Editor of Heat magazine

★ Edison James, former Prime Minister of Dominica

★ Imran Khan, solicitor to the Stephen Lawrence family, civil liberties and human rights activist

★ Ken Russell, film director

★ Alexander Trotman, businessman; former Chairman of ICI and CEO of Ford Motor Company

Notable academics

★ Raymond Durgnat, film critic/historian

★ Michael Rustin, founding editor of Soundings

★ Raphael Samuel, historian, activist, founding editor of History Workshop Journal

★ John Smith (filmmaker), experimental film-maker

History

It was formed from higher education colleges, including West Ham College of Technology (aka West Ham Technical Institute), in Stratford, and South East Essex Technical College, in Dagenham.

References

1. Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2005/06

External links

★ UEL web site