Uni marks five years in London
The University of Sunderland is celebrating its fifth anniversary in ‘the Big Smoke’.
Five years ago the Wearside unit opened a campus in London, Europe’s most important financial centre.
Having long provided a successful and welcoming environment to international, EU and home students in Sunderland, the strategy was to deliver the same excellent teaching and student experience in the heart of London’s Canary Wharf.
Since that launch in 2012, the University of Sunderland in London, which delivers a range of business related programmes, has continued to see its student population rise and its alumni now numbers more than 5,000.
University of Sunderland chief operating officer, Steve Knight, said: “Since launching the University of Sunderland in London in 2012, our reputation as a provider of first-class higher education and globally recognised qualifications has continued to grow.
“Bringing a slice of our Sunderland approach to London and having a physical presence in such an economically important area has raised our profile significantly.
“Our Canary Wharf site has opened up a range of new opportunities and attracts students from the UK and over 100 countries.
“We are continuously developing new opportunities for our university community to benefit from our presence in London – such as our Student Mobility Pilot, which saw 250 Sunderland students experience life in London this summer.
“Celebrating the fifth anniversary of the University of Sunderland in London is an opportunity to thank the team for their flexible and innovated approach, and for bringing our long-established ‘Life-Changing’ ethos to the capital.”
Ruth Wilson, head of services for Students and marketing at University of Sunderland in London, said: “I am delighted to have been a founding member of the senior management team and to have seen London grow and change and develop to the thriving and exciting student and staff community it now is.
“I am so proud of everything we have achieved here in London, we modelled our approach on the good practice we learned in Sunderland but gave it a unique London twist. I think our staff and students are exceptional and working with them every day is a real inspiration for me.
“My vision is to continue doing what we are good at, working closely with our students.”
“I am so proud of everything we have achieved” RUTH WILSON