UK’s first ‘super-university’, merging Greenwich and Kent, to launch in September
The universities of Greenwich and Kent are merging to form the 'London and South East University Group,' the UK's first 'super-university.' Launching in September, the group will serve over 50,000 students while maintaining individual institutional identities.
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This merger represents a significant shift in higher education strategy, aiming to create financial stability and scale through institutional collaboration.
Greenwich University. The universities will retain their individual names and identities. Greenwich University. The universities will retain their individual names and identities. Universities UK’s first ‘super-university’, merging Greenwich and Kent, to launch in September The new London and South East University Group will be UK’s third largest higher education institution
Prefer the Guardian on Google The UK’s first “super-university”, which will merge the universities of Greenwich and Kent, is set to launch in September.
The new London and South East University Group, to be known as the LASEUG, will have more than 50,000 students on four campuses across London, Medway and Kent, making it the third largest higher education institution in the UK.
The university will officially launch on 7 September, exactly one year after the plans were first announced and months after the Department for Education granted approval .
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