A Degree of Excellence - Education
 
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The University of London, at the forefront of fundamental change by its inclusion of non-conformists, women, and
external students from all around the globe, has actively and successfully promoted higher education.
In 1902, the University took over the work of the London Society for the Extension of University Teaching which ran lectures attended by some 15,000 mainly middle class students. After 1903, when the Workers Education Association was founded, the University worked with the Association and the Board of Education to provide working-class people with access to a regular and systematic form of study. Extra-mural classes were taught by University-approved lecturers many of whom already were or became well-known names.
Part-time and evening courses continue to be offered alongside regular full-time degrees; reaching the widest possible student body remains an important objective of the University.
