 The external system continued to expand from its London base with examinations for non-collegiate students held in Gibraltar (1867), Canada (1868), Tasmania and West Indies (1869), India (1880), Ceylon (1882), Hong Kong (1888), with 18 centers worldwide by 1899.With the reform of the University of London from an examining board to a federal university in 1900, the existing examination system became the External System, with the newly-federated colleges in London forming the Internal System (with the university taking responsibility for approving courses and teachers).Both external and internal students continued to be awarded the same University of London degrees.