London School of Commerce
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London School of Commerce is an Associate College of the Cardiff Metropolitan University, (UWIC). London
School of Commerce is fully accredited by Accreditation Service for International Colleges (ASIC) and is a member of Education UK. LSC was one of the first hundred colleges in the UK to be granted the Highly Trusted Sponsor status by the UK Border Agency for the Tier 4 student visa http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk/highly-trusted-sponsor-scheme-for-tier-4-sponsors-launched-by-uk-border-agency.html. The School was founded with the primary aim of providing cost-effective education leading to internationally-recognised British degrees in Business Management and Information Technology. Students also have the opportunity to achieve their educational goals within a condensed time frame of two years for Bachelor studies.
LSC is proud of its diversity with students from more than 130 different nationalities studying at the London Campus. The LSC Group of Colleges has its operations worldwide, with campuses in Colombo
, Kuala Lumpur
, Dhaka
, Belgrade
and Nairobi
.
The LSC is accredited by the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education
, Association of Independent Higher Education Providers (AIHEP) and the DFE. LSC is also a member of Education UK – British Council
, registered with the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) on its Register of Education and Training Providers.
1999, with an initial group of 55 students. They studied postgraduate and undergraduate programmes in Business and Computing in collaboration with Charles Sturt University
, Australia. In October 2006, the London School of Commerce was formally awarded the status of an Associate College of the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC).
With the widening portfolio of collaborations, another sub-division, the School of Technology and Management (STM) was formed. STM has a collaborative partnership with University of East London
(UEL). In March
2007, The School of Technology and Management was formally awarded the status as an Affiliate College of the University of East London. The School of Business and Law is an Associate College of the University of Gloucestershire
. Simultaneously in 2005 the Group started expanding overseas, and opened two campuses; Westminster International College (WIC) in Kuala Lumpur and Asian Centre for Management and Information Technology (ACMIT) in Bangladesh.
In 2007 the Group formed a third London division - the School of Business and Law (SBL), which conducts more specialised programmes in Accounting and Business.
LSC/STM/SBL is a high profile Group, which has a close working relationship with the Joint Education Taskforce (JET) of the current Department for education
(DfE) and Home Office. The three divisions have three separate student intakes per year, and the combined Group recruits around 3000 international students each year. Today there are over 6000 students across the three divisions.
Three new additions have been added in 2010-2011. A new division in Sri Lanka was validated on 1 December 2010, and officially opened on 1 February as the British School of Commerce] 2011. Another campus in Belgrade, Serbia was validated on 8 December 2010, and officially opened on 8 February 2011. The third one is in Nairobi, Kenya which was validated in March
2011 and scheduled to open in June 2011.
The LSC Group has recently formed a Charity Foundation known as COPTE (Combating Poverty Through Education). The Charity is registered in order to sponsor educational projects, primarily in developing countries. The COPTE mission is to assist destitute children in their educational path, through direct and philanthropic grant giving in order that the poverty cycle may be broken. One of the most recent projects to receive support form COPTE is Maw Sevana Home for Boys, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
SBL programmes of study:
STM programmes of study:
London School of Commerce group of colleges consists of local and overseas campuses. The main LSC campus is located in the vicinity of London Bridge
. There are several subsidiary campuses located in Hannibal House
, in the Elephant and Castle
district of London and nearby Pocock House on Southwark Bridge Road
. Additional classroom facilities are located close to London Bridge Station
in Melior Street and Fenning Street. LSC London offers BA, MSc and MBA programmes in Business Management, Finance, Marketing and IT
.
was validated on 1 December 2010. The opening ceremony was held at the campus on 1 February 2011 with traditional Kandyan dance
rs and a candlelighting ceremony according to traditional Sri Lankan customs. The courses at the campus include Business Administration, Information Technology, International Hospitality Management and International Tourism Management. BSC in Colombo is a regional centre for students from Sri Lanka, India
, Bangladesh
, Nepal
and the Maldives
.
, Selangor
, the premier educational hub in Malaysia. The College is fully recognised as an institution of higher learning by Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE) and the National Accreditation Board in Malaysia (MQA).
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
School of Commerce is fully accredited by Accreditation Service for International Colleges (ASIC) and is a member of Education UK. LSC was one of the first hundred colleges in the UK to be granted the Highly Trusted Sponsor status by the UK Border Agency for the Tier 4 student visa http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk/highly-trusted-sponsor-scheme-for-tier-4-sponsors-launched-by-uk-border-agency.html. The School was founded with the primary aim of providing cost-effective education leading to internationally-recognised British degrees in Business Management and Information Technology. Students also have the opportunity to achieve their educational goals within a condensed time frame of two years for Bachelor studies.
LSC is proud of its diversity with students from more than 130 different nationalities studying at the London Campus. The LSC Group of Colleges has its operations worldwide, with campuses in Colombo
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
, Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
, Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
and Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
.
The LSC is accredited by the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education
British Accreditation Council
The British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education is an educational accreditation agency recognised by the British Government for international students entering the United Kingdom for educational purposes....
, Association of Independent Higher Education Providers (AIHEP) and the DFE. LSC is also a member of Education UK – British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
, registered with the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) on its Register of Education and Training Providers.
History
The London School of Commerce (LSC) was founded NovemberNovember
November is the 11th month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of four months with the length of 30 days. November was the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar...
1999, with an initial group of 55 students. They studied postgraduate and undergraduate programmes in Business and Computing in collaboration with Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Burlington, Ontario...
, Australia. In October 2006, the London School of Commerce was formally awarded the status of an Associate College of the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC).
With the widening portfolio of collaborations, another sub-division, the School of Technology and Management (STM) was formed. STM has a collaborative partnership with University of East London
University of East London
The University of East London is a university located in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England, based at two campuses in Stratford and Docklands areas...
(UEL). In March
March
March is in present time held to be the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of the seven months which are 31 days long....
2007, The School of Technology and Management was formally awarded the status as an Affiliate College of the University of East London. The School of Business and Law is an Associate College of the University of Gloucestershire
University of Gloucestershire
The University of Gloucestershire is a university primarily based in Gloucestershire, England, spread over four campuses, three in Cheltenham and one in Gloucester...
. Simultaneously in 2005 the Group started expanding overseas, and opened two campuses; Westminster International College (WIC) in Kuala Lumpur and Asian Centre for Management and Information Technology (ACMIT) in Bangladesh.
In 2007 the Group formed a third London division - the School of Business and Law (SBL), which conducts more specialised programmes in Accounting and Business.
LSC/STM/SBL is a high profile Group, which has a close working relationship with the Joint Education Taskforce (JET) of the current Department for education
Department for Education
The Department for Education is a department of the UK government responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19, including child protection and education....
(DfE) and Home Office. The three divisions have three separate student intakes per year, and the combined Group recruits around 3000 international students each year. Today there are over 6000 students across the three divisions.
Three new additions have been added in 2010-2011. A new division in Sri Lanka was validated on 1 December 2010, and officially opened on 1 February as the British School of Commerce] 2011. Another campus in Belgrade, Serbia was validated on 8 December 2010, and officially opened on 8 February 2011. The third one is in Nairobi, Kenya which was validated in March
March
March is in present time held to be the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of the seven months which are 31 days long....
2011 and scheduled to open in June 2011.
The LSC Group has recently formed a Charity Foundation known as COPTE (Combating Poverty Through Education). The Charity is registered in order to sponsor educational projects, primarily in developing countries. The COPTE mission is to assist destitute children in their educational path, through direct and philanthropic grant giving in order that the poverty cycle may be broken. One of the most recent projects to receive support form COPTE is Maw Sevana Home for Boys, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Programmes
LSC programmes of study:- Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(Honours) Business and Management Studies - Master of Business AdministrationMaster of Business AdministrationThe Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
- Master of ScienceMaster of ScienceA Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
(International Tourism ManagementInternational Tourism ManagementInternational Tourism Management is a degree course, whose main focuses with regard to contents consist of business basics with a tourism covering, cross cultural and social competence as well as leadership- and professional competence....
) - Master of ScienceMaster of ScienceA Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
(International Hospitality Management) - Master of ScienceMaster of ScienceA Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
(Management Consultancy) - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business and Management Sciences
- Master of ScienceMaster of ScienceA Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
(Information Technology)
SBL programmes of study:
- Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(Honours) Business StudiesBusiness studiesBusiness studies is an academic subject taught at higher level in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, as well as at university level in many countries... - Master of Business AdministrationMaster of Business AdministrationThe Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
- Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
(Honours) Accounting
STM programmes of study:
- Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
(Honours) Computing - Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
(Honours) Business Information Systems - Master of ScienceMaster of ScienceA Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
(Information TechnologyInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
)
United Kindgom
London School of Commerce group of colleges consists of local and overseas campuses. The main LSC campus is located in the vicinity of London Bridge
London Bridge
London Bridge is a bridge over the River Thames, connecting the City of London and Southwark, in central London. Situated between Cannon Street Railway Bridge and Tower Bridge, it forms the western end of the Pool of London...
. There are several subsidiary campuses located in Hannibal House
Hannibal House
Hannibal House is an icon of 1960s office architecture positioned above the Elephant and Castle shopping centre in Southwark, south London.Until 2005, the building housed various bodies and agencies of the British Department of Health, including the Devices section of the Medicines and Healthcare...
, in the Elephant and Castle
Elephant and Castle
The Elephant and Castle is a major road intersection in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Southwark. It is also used as a name for the surrounding area....
district of London and nearby Pocock House on Southwark Bridge Road
Southwark Bridge Road
Southwark Bridge Road is a road in Southwark, London, England, between Newington Causeway near Elephant and Castle and Southwark Bridge across the River Thames, leading to the City of London, in a meandering route...
. Additional classroom facilities are located close to London Bridge Station
London Bridge station
London Bridge railway station is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex in the London Borough of Southwark, occupying a large area on two levels immediately south-east of London Bridge and 1.6 miles east of Charing Cross. It is one of the oldest railway stations in the...
in Melior Street and Fenning Street. LSC London offers BA, MSc and MBA programmes in Business Management, Finance, Marketing and IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
.
Overseas campuses
- BSC Colombo, Sri Lanka
- WIC Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- LSC Belgrade, Serbia
- LSC Nairobi, Kenya
Colombo, Sri Lanka
The British School of Commerce in ColomboColombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
was validated on 1 December 2010. The opening ceremony was held at the campus on 1 February 2011 with traditional Kandyan dance
Kandyan Dance
Kandyan Dance is a dance form that originated in the area called Kandy of the Central hills region in Sri Lanka. But today it has been widespread to other parts of the country.-History:...
rs and a candlelighting ceremony according to traditional Sri Lankan customs. The courses at the campus include Business Administration, Information Technology, International Hospitality Management and International Tourism Management. BSC in Colombo is a regional centre for students from Sri Lanka, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
and the Maldives
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Westminster International College is located in Subang JayaSubang Jaya
Subang Jaya is a suburban city in the Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third of the district of Petaling, and is home to a third of the district population of 1.78 million. Subang Jaya comprises , Bandar Sunway, UEP Subang Jaya, Putra Heights and Batu Tiga...
, Selangor
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...
, the premier educational hub in Malaysia. The College is fully recognised as an institution of higher learning by Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE) and the National Accreditation Board in Malaysia (MQA).