the Republic of Maldives in the UK. 2020 - the school applied and received extra funding from the HSBC bank UK as part of its £14bn lending fund to support management education schools in the UK. LSME organises a series of annual International Research Conferences focused on Responsible Research and Innovations (RRI). These conferences have also produced reports such as the Report on the Proceedings of the International Conference on Responsible Research in Education and Management and its Impact. To nurture the culture of responsible research and innovations, the school had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Panjab University in recognition of the establishment of a new collaborative working arrangement for responsible research in India. The school is affiliated to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) whose principles are focused on engaging businesses and management schools to ensure future leaders are provided with the skills needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs). Academics London School of Management Education (LSME) do not currently own the powers to award degrees or diplomas in the UK. All degree-level programmes offered at the London campuses are validated and awarded by reputable UK academic institutions. As of 2019, the school offers courses in a range of business management and social care subjects, including two Master's degree programmes validated and awarded by the University of Chichester while OND and HND level programmes are awarded by Pearson Education. QAA Reviews The LSME (and its associated division) underwent its first and successful Review of Educational Oversight in 2014 by the UK's Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) and has continued to have annual monitoring visits as well as full higher education review. LSME's last monitoring by the QAA was published in February 2019 and concluded that: The maintenance of the academic standards of awards offered on behalf of external degree-awarding bodies and other awarding organisations met UK expectations The School has a clear understanding of how the admissions process is supporting access for students of different backgrounds and the School takes active steps to target under-represented groups. In the last year, the School has continued to develop partnerships with universities with a view to furthering research and enabling students to make research proposals. The good practice in the context of individualised learning and the development of research activity continues to the benefit of both staff and students. While the School has made