How did the University of London serve colleges when it was founded in 1836?

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When the University of London was established in 1836, it was created specifically as an administrative entity rather than a teaching institution. At its founding, the university did not hold classes of its own; instead, it served the colleges of University College and King’s College by acting as the central body responsible for examining their students and conferring degrees upon them.1