About GCU London

Based in the heart of London’s vibrant, fashionable and culturally rich Spitalfields area, GCU London is a hothouse of creativity, thought leadership and academic rigour. With a focus on sustainability, responsible business and public health, we deliver dynamic postgraduate courses to ensure forward-thinking students get the skills, tools and experience they need to change society for the Common Good.

Operating within a mile of one of the financial capitals of the world, our Global MBA has been recognised as world-leading in the Corporate Knights 2022 Better World MBA Rankings. Our MSc courses including International Banking and Finance link closely to global employers, while our risk and finance courses carry the Chartered Institute and Investment Centre of Excellence status. GCU London’s International Construction Project Management and Quantity Surveying courses are accredited by professional bodies including the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

We are also home to the industry-leading British School of Fashion, and deliver fast-paced, business-focused courses led by industry insiders and researchers at the forefront of sustainability and innovation. We equip students with the skills and experience they need for careers in the luxury, lifestyle and fashion sectors.

We are a trailblazer, offering the UK’s first MBA in Luxury Brand Management, as well as MSc courses in Sustainable Fashion Business, Luxury Marketing, and Fashion and Lifestyle Marketing.

GCU London places financial and environmental sustainability at the heart of its teaching and research. We were the first London university to sign up to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Direction of Travel to ensure the circular economy is central to everything we do – we are a Hub for Responsible Enterprise.

Students choose GCU London so they can study in one of the world’s greatest cities, in a thriving, diverse, and business-focused community, in an ultra-modern environment, working for the Common Good on globally recognised programmes.

The Common Good

GCU London is an integral part of Glasgow Caledonian University – the University for the Common Good - a values-led, multi-cultural, civic University with a global outlook and strong commitment to delivering social innovation and sustainable development in its education and research.

Ranked fourth in the world and first in the UK for promoting gender equality, we are 70th in the world in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings out of over 1,400 institutions. GCU is also ranked 21st in the world for reduced inequalities.

Our ambitious vision is that, by 2030, Glasgow Caledonian University will be recognised as a world-leading University for social innovation. The Sustainable Development Goals, a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity, provide the guiding framework for delivery of our Strategy 2030.