Regent's University London is a private non-profit university located in London, United Kingdom. Regent's University is only the second institution in the UK (after the University of Buckingham) that was granted the status of a private university. As such it is one of only six private institutions in the United Kingdom to have been granted taught degree awarding powers.It is now the biggest university among the now five private universities (and one of two non-profit) in the country.
The university has an international student body with students coming from 130 countries overall. Fifteen per cent of Regent's students are from Britain. Another forty per cent come from elsewhere within the European Union. Fifteen per cent of the students come from the US.
The university has its campus in Regent's Park, Central London. It is one of the two largest groups of buildings in the park, along with the London Zoo, and was built on the site of South Villa, one of the original eight Regent's Park villas.
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History
Regent's University was established in 1984 as Regent's College. In the same year, the lease on the South Villa Estate in Regent's Park was taken by the American liberal arts college Rockford College, as the campus for the newly established Regent's College, a higher education college intended to primarily provide American students with a study abroad programme.
In 1985, Regent's College acquired the former campus of the University of London's Bedford College in Regent's Park. The site was leased by Bedford College in 1908, and a new set of buildings designed by the architect Basil Champneys was opened by Queen Mary in 1913. The buildings were modified and added to over the years, especially after bomb damage during the Second World War. Bedford College merged with Royal Holloway College (another college of the University of London) in 1985 and moved to Royal Holloway's campus at Egham in Surrey, vacating the premises in Regent's Park. Regent's College gradually expanded and the European Business School London moved to the College campus in 1987.
In July 2012 it was announced that Regent's College had been awarded taught degree-awarding powers (TDAP) from 1 September 2012. Institutions that have degree-awarding powers in the UK are known as "recognized bodies" of which there are over 150. In February 2013 Regent's College agreed to acquire American InterContinental University London from Career Education Corporation. In March 2013 the UK's Department for Business Innovation and Skills announced that Regent's College had met the criteria to become a university.
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Organisation and administration
Governance
Regent's University London is a company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital. It is a registered charity, registered at the Charity Commission under charity number 291583. The company's directors are also the Trustees and members of the charity.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the stewardship of the charity's assets, strategic decision-making and ensuring compliance with charitable objectives. The newly appointed chair is Diana Walford, formerly Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford. Day-to-day operational management is delegated to the Vice-Chancellor and other senior management employees.
Associations
Regent's University is a member of the Independent Universities Group, set up in January 2015 with the objective of differentiating their academic credentials from the more commercial elements of the alternative sector.
Finances
In the financial year ended 31 July 2014, Regent's University London had a total income of £53.17 million (2012/13 - £48.196 million) and total expenditure of £55.659 million (2012/13 - £46.466 million). 85% of the total income generated was from tuition fees, and 50% and 45% of total expenditure were for operational costs and staff costs respectively.
At year end Regent's University London had total net assets of £21.115 million (31 July 2013 - £24.628 million). Cash surplus for the period was £17.776 million vs. £20.189 million in the previous year.
The university offers means-tested bursaries, merit awards and scholarships. In 2014/15 417 scholarships were granted to individuals. Scholarship awards at Regent's University London are based on merit, for which anyone can apply. The accounts ending show of 31 July 2015 that £1.83 million were paid out versus £1.459 million the previous year.
Staff
Regent's University London had an average of 538 full-time equivalent staff during the year ended 31 July 2015 (561 in 2014), of whom 253 were academic staff and 285 were management and administration staff.
Academic profile
Schools
Regent's University London is composed of seven specialist schools.
- European Business School London
- Regent's American College London
- Regent's Business School London
- Regent's Institute of Languages & Culture
- Regent's School of Psychotherapy & Psychology
- Regent's School of Drama, Film & Media
- Regent's School of Fashion & Design
Courses
Regent's University London offers a wide range of courses in Business and Management & the Arts and Humanities, including American and British degree programmes. Undergraduate fees are currently about £16,000 per annum. The University has a student-faculty ratio of 14 to 1.
The University offers MPhil and PhD programmes in selected fields that are validated by University of Northampton.
Library Services
The university has libraries at both its Park Campus and its Marylebone Campus.
Student life
Regent's University London currently has around 3,600 full-time students. The Regent's University Student Union organises a range of clubs and societies, including Film Production, Finance and Investment, Model United Nations and Scandinavian. The Union also organises the Students in Free Enterprise initiative.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni of Regent's University London include:
- Anjum Anand (food writer and television chef)
- Camila Batmanghelidjh (businesswoman and charity leader)
- Erica Ohene-Bekoe (Princess of the royal houses of Banmu and Okomang-Adonteng in the Kingdom of Akropong-Akuapim, Ghana)
- Félix Léopold Marie Guillaume (Prince Félix of Luxembourg)
- Francis Boulle (reality television participant)
- Jetsun Pema (Queen consort of Bhutan)
- Karl-Johan Persson (President & CEO of H&M)
- Lady Kitty Spencer, (Princess Diana's niece)
- Lucy Beresford (writer, psychotherapist and broadcaster)
- Max Marshall (singer)
- Michael Green (businessma, chairman of Tangent Industries)
- Noelle Reno (fashion entrepreneur, television presenter and former model)
- Pascale Mussard (sixth-generation Hermès family member; former co-artistic director with her cousin Pierre-Alexis Dumas)
- Philip Ozouf Jr (Treasury and Resources Minister in the Council of Ministers, Jersey)
- Pontine Paus (fashion designer and businesswoman)
- Ruby Wax (comedian and television presenter)
- Ruchir Modi (son of cricket tycoon Lalit Modi)
- Sultan Muhammad V (current king and head of state of Malaysia and the Sultan of Kelantan)
- Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi (Arab affairs)
- Vanisha Mittal (daughter of steel magnate Lakshmi N. Mittal; businesswoman)
- Elizabeth Yake (Canadian film-maker)
- Domingo Zapata (artist)
References
External links
- Regent's University London website
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