Thames Valley University
Thames Valley University | |
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founding | 1860 |
Sponsorship | state |
place | Slough , Reading and Ealing , United Kingdom |
Chancellor | Lord Bilimoria |
Students | 52,890 |
The Thames Valley University (TVU) was a British public university with campuses in Slough , Reading and Ealing in the Thames Valley Area (" Themsetal "; therefore literally in German " Themsetal University ") west of London . The college was renamed the University of West London in 2011 .
history
The university was founded in 1860 as Lady Byron School , in 1992 the Ealing College of Higher Education , subsequently the Slough Technical College and the London College of Music and Media were incorporated. In 2004 the college was incorporated into Reading College and School of Arts & Design , making Thames Valley University history.
organization
The university recently had over 45,000 students. The last rector was Geoff Crispin, the last president was Lord Karan Faridoon Bilimoria . TVU had a worldwide alumni network of over 45,000 members, organized in the "Thames Valley University Students' Union".
The following faculties ("Schools") "existed:
- Faculty of the Arts (FOTA), formerly London College of Music and Media
- Faculty of Professional Studies
- Faculty of Health and Human Sciences
Web links
- Official website (archived) (2008)