Kingston University London is a public research university located within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, in South West London, England.
It received university status in 1992.The University specializes in the arts, design, fashion, science, engineering, and business and is organized into four faculties: Kingston School of Art (KSA), Faculty of Business and Social Sciences (which combines Kingston Business School (KBS) and the School of Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences), Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education and Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing (SEC).
Kingston is a member of the European University Association, the Association of Commonwealth Universities and University Alliance group.
The Kingston Business School (KBS) is CNAA Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree approved.
Wimbledon and Richmond are under 20 minutes away and London is under 30 minutes away.
London South Bank, University of Westminster and University of Roehampton are some of the universities in the region.
It has four campuses situated in Kingston and Roehampton.
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Reputation
Things you should know
The Guardian University Guide 2020 ranks Kingston University 48th in UK.
It has been ranked number 1 in London for Journalism, Sports Science, Pharmacy and Design according to the Guardian University Guide 2019.
Winners of the Guardian University Award for Teaching Excellence 2017.
Ranked 2 for Design & Crafts, 6 for Fashion, 9 for Architecture (Guardian, 2019).
Number One in the world for MBA graduate start-ups (QS TopMBA.com).
Kingston University was listed as one of the Top 250 schools for Business and Economics by THE World Rankings 2019.
Kingston University's internationally-acclaimed BA(Hons) Fashion degree has been ranked number two in the world by leading website Business of Fashion.
Kingston is a member of the European University Association, the Association of Commonwealth Universities and University Alliance group. The Kingston MBA is AMBA acredited.
Alumni
Of Kingston university
Glenda Bailey, journalist, Editor in Chief, Harper's Bazaar
Tom Wright, British architect best known as the designer of the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Eric Clapton, musician
Francis Yeoh, businessman, Chief Executive Officer of YTL Corporation
Ratheesan Yoganathan, businessman, Chairman of Lebara Group
Michael Pennington, Co-Founder, GumTree.com
Jonathan Asherson OBE- Chairman, Rolls Royce Singapore
Malcolm A H Brown-President of the Geological Society of London 2016-2018
Richard Deakin MBA, -CEO, (UN)MANNED
Andrew Haines-Chief Executive, Network Rail
Paul Harbidge-President & CEO, GT Goldcorp
Alexey Komissarov-Founder and Director General, AutoRepairSystems
Simon Kneen-Executive Vice President of Design and Creative Director, Banana Republic
David Lindsley -Consultant and Former Director of Engineering - Bailey Meters and Controls
Brian O'Rourke-Chief Composites Engineer - Williams F1 Engineering 1982-2018