The Aga Khan Centre is a place to learn and study, housing a two level library and state of the art lecture and classrooms. Level one through to four of the building houses the teaching and learning spaces for IIS students, with large and smaller seminar rooms where you will have lectures and seminars as well as a student lounge for you to relax, spend time with colleagues and eat during your breaks between classes.

The Institute of Ismaili Studies

Victoria Hall Accommodation

Designed by the multiple-award winning architects Stanton Williams, Victoria Hall is an extraordinary new building, an enriching place for our students to live and study only a few minutes’ walk from the IIS.Built to the highest standards from limestone, oak, brick and metalwork, the accommodation was conceived with ergonomics, nature and well-being at the forefront of our thinking. The ground and first floors are set aside for shared spaces.

  • There is a large social lounge for relaxing, eating, watching TV and playing games, a breakout room for studying and meeting, a reading room, a courtyard garden and plenty of bicycle parking. Natural light is utilised throughout the building and as many rooms as possible face south. On the eighth floor there is a fitness room and a stunning garden terrace with views across London. In each room, large desks let students spread out to facilitate different study habits; there is a double bed and plenty of storage space, an upholstered desk chair, and a lounge chair. Every room also features an en-suite bathroom.
  • Wi-Fi is available throughout the building and each bedroom can access the high-speed broadband connection. The communal spaces are equally spacious with plenty of room in the shared dining area and kitchen areas to store groceries and for cooking.