The University of Khartoum, Sudan, was founded as the Gordon Memorial College, in 1902. In 1947 the college was affiliated with the University of London, with graduates receiving degrees awarded by that institution. It was re-named the University College, Khartoum in 1951, gaining full autonomous, degree-awarding status in 1956, upon Sudan's independence. At this point its name was also changed to the University of Khartoum. Whilst engineering had been taught for several decades, at Khartoum, it wasn't until 1957 that a Department of Architecture was established, with the British modernist, Alick Potter, appointed as its founding professor and Head of Department. Potter was also responsible for the design and construction of the modernist Examination Hall and the 'Pink Palace' student accommodation subsequently built on the Khartoum campus.