CU London is a

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institute owned and governed by

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. CU London began offering courses to students in September 2017. It currently operates out of two sites, one in the former

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in the

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and another in the Mitre Passage building in the

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. It includes Coventry University's second and third campuses in the capital alongside Coventry University London.

Subjects

CU London offers a range of subjects across

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, HNC, HND and degree level, which students can study full-time or part-time on evenings or weekends. Subjects offered by CU London include: * Applied Biosciences * Applied Psychology * Business Management & Leadership * Computing Science * Cyber Security * Early Childhood Development & Learning * Electro-Mechanical Engineering * Health & Social Care * Law & Practice * Marketing & Public Relations *Oil, Gas & Energy Management * Primary Education & Teaching Studies * Professional Accounting * Professional Policing * Public Health & Community Studies * Sport & Leisure Management * Tourism & Hospitality Management

Community work

Beyond its work teaching on undergraduate courses, CU London has continued to use its campus, the former Dagenham Civic Centre building, as a hub for community events. This has included the Annual Conference of the All Women’s Network and Run4Life. CU London has also developed a range of bursaries and funding sources for young people and teachers in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The CU London Open Bursary Fund offers additional tutoring in maths and English and a £10,000 donation was made to the Colin Pond Trust Fund to provide extra financial help across local schools.

References

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