Huron University USA in London
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located on Russell Square
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, Bloomsbury
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, London
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. The school offered American
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-style higher education
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. The university had over 350 students from more than 50 countries and offered a range of undergraduate and graduate programs in Central London. It is now the London campus of Hult International Business School
Hult International Business School
Hult International Business School is a business school with operations in the Boston area, San Francisco, London, Dubai and Shanghai, offering several business-related degree programs, including MBA, Master and undergraduate degrees.The school is accredited by the New England Association of...
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History
The institution was originally established in 1989 as a branch of Huron UniversityHuron University
Huron University, also known as Si Tanka University at Huron, was a private university formerly located in Huron, South Dakota. It closed on April 1, 2005.-Beginnings:...
, an American university based in Huron, South Dakota
Huron, South Dakota
Huron is a city in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 12,592 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beadle County. Huron was the home of now-defunct Huron University since 1897. Huron is also the home of the South Dakota State Fair...
, that was founded in 1883. The school became independent and unaffiliated with the American school in the 1990s, and the parent school in the United States closed in 2005. The campus moved to its current location in Bloomsbury in January 2004.
Huron University USA in London merged with Hult International Business School
Hult International Business School
Hult International Business School is a business school with operations in the Boston area, San Francisco, London, Dubai and Shanghai, offering several business-related degree programs, including MBA, Master and undergraduate degrees.The school is accredited by the New England Association of...
in December 2007, creating a global university with campuses in Boston, London, Dubai and Shanghai. Hult International Business School and Huron, are part of the EF Education First
EF Education First
EF Education First is an international education company that specializes in language training, educational travel, academic degree programs and cultural exchange. The company was founded in 1965 by Bertil Hult, in the Swedish university town of Lund under the name Europeiska Ferieskolan...
group. With over 40 years of experience and with schools and offices in more than 50 countries, EF is the world’s largest private education company.http://www.ef.com/master/about_ef/company/
Huron University London was accredited in the USA, through the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
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(NEASC), in association with Hult International Business School in Boston, Massachusetts, and in the UK with the British Accreditation Council
British Accreditation Council
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(BAC).
The primary undergraduate degrees offered were:
- Business
- International Relations
- Communications
Joint Majors programs were also available for undergraduates and a Masters degree (MA) in International Relations was offered. Students could apply for scholarships on a merit or need-based system. Applicants with IB, AP, A levels and some other academic qualifications were entitled to advanced placement on degree programs.
With a diverse and international student body representing over 60 nationalities, and a dedicated internship program, the university aimed to focus on a globally minded curriculum. Speaker series, seminars and alumni events were conducted regularly to link students with an international network of expertise. Small classes of 20 students or less ensured a personal service from faculty and staff. Students at Huron benefited from access to the student union services at the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
and the libraries at Senate House
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and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
The university's private Halls of Residence were located a five-minute walk away, at nearby Byng Place, Bloomsbury
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