Request
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am studying for a master’s in International Migration and Public Policy. I am writing to request information about the North Korean (i.e. DPRK) population (including students, researchers, teachers, etc) at London Metropolitan University over the past 30 years. I believe the data would be of tremendous help to my research project on the educational attainment of the North Korean second-generation migrants in London. I would appreciate if you could give me the numbers, contact information, the content of their job or the subjects they studied, number of years they stayed at London Metropolitan University and if they were students, what they did after graduation. Information can be sent to this email address.
Specifically, I would like to have the following information:
- Number of students, researchers, professors and staff members of North Korean ethnicity (broken down by category) in each year from 1989-2019
- If possibly, also the contact information of these people
- Number of North Korean students who finished their studies and returned to North Korea or South Korea or worked in North Korea-related organisations
Thank you very much for your help. It would be of great help to my research.
Best regards,
Response
Dear Sir,
I write further to your request for information dated 31 January 2019. This request has been handled by the University in accordance with its duties and obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("FOIA").
You requested details of:
- Number of students, researchers, professors and staff members of North Korean ethnicity (broken down by category) in each year from 1989-2019
- If possibly, also the contact information of these people
- Number of North Korean students who finished their studies and returned to North Korea or South Korea or worked in North Korea-related organisations
The University's response is set out below:
- Please see attached FOIA response 32/1366. We have no record of North Korean employees.
- Refused under s.40(2) FOIA as this information constitutes personal data.
- Information not held.
If you are not satisfied with the handling of your request, you may request an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter by writing to:
Chris Ince
University Secretary
London Metropolitan University
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London
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Email: c.ince@londonmet.ac.uk
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
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Kind regards,
Tracy Brathwaite
Information Compliance Officer
University Secretary's Office
London Metropolitan University
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