The newly formed London and South East University Group (LASE), set to launch in September, spans four campuses across London, Medway, and Kent.
It will become the nation's third-largest higher education institution, with approximately 50,000 students, sitting behind the Open University (around 125,000 students) and University College London (just over 50,000 students).
The new multi-university group, billed as the U.K.'s first "super-university," introduces a first-of-its-kind model that brings the two institutions under a single umbrella while allowing each to retain its own name, identity, academic programs, and local presence.
"It is designed to enable other universities to join in the future," the University of Kent said on its website.
Despite the merger, the University of Kent and the University of Greenwich will continue to operate under their existing names as separate academic divisions within LASE.
