The University of Surrey is located in Guildford, Surrey, southeast England, a 30-minute drive from London. The University of Surrey was founded in 1891 as Battersea Polytechnic in London. On September 9, 1966, it was granted royal permission and became a comprehensive university. There are currently about 15,000 graduate and undergraduate students in the school. The University of Surrey is Europe's leading research center for small satellites, mobile communications and artificial intelligence technologies.

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