Образование в Великобритании

Founded in 1826 as the University of London (London University), UCL became the first university in London , and its building was built by architect William Wilkins . In 1836, University of London (London University) and Queen's University (King's University) founded the University of London (University of London), which consisted of two colleges - and the Royal University . As a result, UCL was named " University College , University of London ," but because of repetition of the word university in its name , it was renamed University College London.
According to one of the most famous universities in the world , "QS World University Rankings", UCL takes second place in Europe and the UK and the fourth largest in the world ( according to the latest annual rating of QS, which was released in September 2012 ) .