University of East London
| University of East London | |
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| founding | 1970 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | London , UK |
| Vice-Chancellor and President | Amanda Broderick |
| Students | 28,000 (2011) |
| Website | www.uel.ac.uk |
The University of East London (UEL) is a large public university in London .
The facilities are located in the districts of Stratford , Barking and in the Docklands directly at the Royal Albert Dock . The university is considered modern and has many international collaborations. In 2011 about 28,000 students were enrolled .
In 1970 the North East London Polytechnic was founded, later the name was changed to the Polytechnic of East London . The university has only had the status as such since 1992, after technical universities were elevated to the rank of university by a change in the law.