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138:, LCCA is a school of LSBF, not an independent college. However, the reviewers noted that LCCA's prospectuses and website did not make this clear, and many students were unaware that they were actually enrolled in LSBF which had been presented simply as an "educational partner" of the college. As of 2019, LCCA (including its School of Fashion and Design division) offered continuing professional development and vocational training in various arts-related areas as well as undergraduate and post-graduate degrees delivered and validated by a number of UK and European institutions. It also offers one-to-one sessions with people working in various sectors of the fashion industry and work placement options. 79:
organisational development at GUS, the plan involves LSBF and its LCCA division coming under a new vocational entity offering only diploma courses, short courses and corporate training products. The vocational courses delivered by St Patrick's College and the Birmingham-based Finance Business Training would also come under this division. The University of Law would become sole provider of academic qualifications and professional qualifications, including the master's degrees previously offered by the LSBF Group.
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years. In 2013 LSBF and St Patrick's College collectively netted £13.5m in tuition fee payments, with their students receiving a total of £49m in government loans and grants. None of the LSBF Group's institutions have degree-awarding powers. As of 2016, their degree programs are validated by the Italian private online university
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was also describing itself as "a member of the LSBF Group" in 2012 after it was bought by Etingen's company Interactive World Wide Limited. Together, the London School of Business and Finance and St Patrick's grew from 50 government-funded students in 2011 to approximately 6000 over the next two
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In September 2015 the LSBF Group had its license to recruit non-European international students suspended by the UK government. That same month Global Education Systems announced plans for a two-year restructuring process of the group set to begin in mid-2016. According to John Cox, director of
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based in the Netherlands. The founder, CEO, and majority shareholder of Global University Systems is the Russian-born entrepreneur Aaron Etingen who founded the London School of Business and Finance in 2003.
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area of London, and it subsequently established branches in Manchester and Birmingham in the UK and in Toronto, Canada. By 2013 it was catering to a total of 3,000 students. In 2014 it was re-branded as
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who serves as its dean and director, the college is located in Holborn area of London and shares its campus with the London School of Business and Finance. According to a March 2015 review by the
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The school began in 2008 as an adjunct to the London School of Business and Finance to provide English-language training for its students. Its original home was in the
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The institutions of the LSBF Group, which describe themselves as "educational partners", are owned by Global University Systems BV, a
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or the Paris-based institution École d'Art Maryse Eloy/Mod'Art International, depending on the subject.
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by LBSF's parent company Global University Systems in 2013, a further campus was established in
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language proficiency certificates. The Language Gallery's UK branches are accredited by the
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LSBF Group is one of the largest private education providers in the UK. According to
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Malik, Shiv; McGettigan, Andrew; Domokos, John (30 May 2014),
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Founded in 2011 by Aaron Etingen and the Israeli cellist
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for-profit educational
London School of Business and Finance
Global University Systems
private limited company
The Guardian
David Willetts
St Patrick's College, London
Università telematica internazionale UniNettuno
London School of Business and Finance
London Business School
London School of Economics
Singapore
Toronto
Università telematica internazionale UniNettuno
ACCA
Sagi Hartov
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
Bloomsbury
IELTS
Cambridge
TOEFL
GISMA Business School
Hannover
TestDaF
British Council



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