In 2002, the University of North London and London City Hall University merged and decided to use the name of London City University. City University of London can be traced back to 1848. This is one of the oldest educational institutions in London.
The University has campuses, museums, archives and libraries in the City of London and Islington. Special collections include the British University of Technology Library, the Irish Research Collection and the Frederick Parker Collection.
City University of London has a long history of 160 years, and its educational history can be traced back to 1848. It is the third largest comprehensive national university in Britain and the largest comprehensive university in London. City University of London attaches great importance to teaching quality and ranks among the best in teaching. The multimedia teaching building and artists' resident base, which have the world's "super science laboratory" and the "Silicon Valley of Science and Technology", are all under the banner of City University of London, only to bring more employment and practical opportunities to society and students.
City University of London is a major provider of art and design, architecture, medicine, scientific research, law, business, translation, humanities, computer and digital media social sciences. It is a public research and practical comprehensive university and one of the oldest educational institutions in London. It was rated as the best modern university in the world and the best "Millennium" university in Britain.