Design studies, University of East London (UEL)

Studio facilities were lacking and underfunded; always machines breaking or exploding, mouse infestation, technicians were late to opening the studios for us. Any good staff we had left within the term as they are underpaid. Experienced discrimination from staff and peers and was told to basically get over it and not to bring it up. A lot of the learning help I got was from the underpaid technicians as most of the time our tutors didn't care to want to help our (final year) class and would deter other tutors from trying to help us.

The course hasn’t been running smoothly, there have been issues from first year lack of clarity or communication or not a variety of activities to complete, mainly we were asked to complete presentations or magazines. On the other hand tutors were considerate and gave us good opportunities to talk to guest lecturers and ask about our job prospects.

Racism and low budged.

Course was terrible, staff dropped out like flies, horrendous curriculum

The course it's amazing! Tutors have been really helpful and wellcoming. They are always willing to work with us and lead us to the new perspectives.

As I mentioned earlier, it is definitely one of the worst universities in London! Extremely disappointing is the fact that nothing but solving issues with teachers was done.

The facilities are rubbish! Most of the sewing machines seem to be broken or just not adequate for the amount of work that needs to get done. The teaching quality is poor, I feel this is more down to the university itself than the tutors.

absolute rubbish, definitely look elsewhere

In the first year, I haven't learnt much, the course was so unorganised and so disjointed, we spent a lot of time doing the same thing over again, which didn't teach us anything of fashion design, our technical class was the only really good class we had were we learnt how to pattern cut and the lecturers in this class were amazing, shame they have left now.. the sewing room is a joke how all the machines are so old and always breaking, there isn't enough for two years to share especially around finals, our department is so underfunded which we have been told by many faculty staff, makes you think where our tutiton fees are going.

I am somewhat underwhelmed with my overall experience in Illustration, as I feel as though I haven't really learned anything properly in the two years that I have been here.

Great wide variety of tasks to engage in