<p class="ql-align-justify">For those looking for the bustle of city life without the hustle, beautiful Kingston upon Thames is the place to be. On the doorstep of the capital, Kingston is one of London’s safest boroughs and offers all the highlights of city living in a leafy, riverside location. Kingston upon Thames in Greater London is just 10 miles from the centre of the capital. The University has roots going back more than 120 years to the Kingston Technical Institute which opened in 1899.</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify">Kingston University takes great pride in the difference they make in the lives of their over 18,000 students and the wider community they serve. They are constantly striving to provide excellent services and continue to make a positive contribution to the economic, social, and cultural life of the borough.</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Why Kingston University London&nbsp;- Knights Park</strong></p><ul><li class="ql-align-justify"><u>Location:</u>&nbsp;Kingston Upon Thames has an excellent public transportation system, with two mainline train stations, bus routes and major motorways nearby, making it easy to get around the city and country.&nbsp;Kingston School of Art, Knights Park is set in beautiful riverside location, a short walk from Kingston town centre and the Penrhyn Road campus. The restaurant and bar are right next to the picturesque Hogsmill River, providing a beautiful backdrop for breaks in-between lectures.</li><li class="ql-align-justify"><u>Extracurricular Activities:</u>&nbsp;There is no shortage of clubs, societies and volunteer organizations to join that bring people of common interests, faiths and ethnic backgrounds together.&nbsp;</li><li class="ql-align-justify"><u>Facilities:</u>&nbsp;Kingston School of Art at Knights Park has a wide range of art, design and architecture resources, an image database and a large slide collection all housed in the modern learning resource centre.&nbsp;Students here all work together in specialist workshops and studios equipped with the most recent design software programmes.&nbsp;The hub of the campus and home of Kingston School of Art is the Mill Street Building.&nbsp;The University's Stanley Picker Gallery is also based at Knights Park. The gallery has a broad programme of exhibitions and events by artists, designers and Kingston students.</li><li class="ql-align-justify"><u>Accommodation:</u>&nbsp;The University offers international students a range of high quality halls to choose from, all of which have single-study bedrooms arranged in flats with self-catering kitchens.</li></ul><p><br></p>