 Furthermore, there are around 1,000 students in Russia participating in this programme.In November 2007, the University of London External Programme became known as the University of London External System.In August 2010, the name was once again changed to University of London International Programmes in response to feedback that the programme needed a clear, simpler and more inclusive name that described what the University of London offered to almost 50,000 students in 180 countries.