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A young graduate is taking Cambridge's Anglia Ruskin University to court because she says her first-class degree hasn't got her a job.

Pok Wong, 29, graduated from ARU with a degree in International Business Strategy Management, but claims it has not been of any use to her.

She has branded it a 'Mickey Mouse degree' and accuses the university of misrepresenting itself.

In legal documents lodged before London County Court, in which she is suing for £60,000, she claims "since graduating, it has been proven that the degree does not play a role to help secure a rewarding job with prospects".

She said in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph: "Although I graduated with a first class degree in 2013, it is a Mickey Mouse degree.

"I hope that bringing this case will set a precedent so that students can get value for money, and if they don't they get compensated."

Miss Wong, who hails from Hong Kong, says the ARU prospectus misrepresented the university as a "renowned centre of excellence" when university guides in 2010 and 2011 ranked the centre low compared with other universities.

She also claims she was "locked" in a room during her graduation ceremony where she tried to protest about the quality of the course.

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Anglia Ruskin has rejected her claims and says the university did not misrepresent the quality of education.

A spokeman said: "We are well aware of the claims made by this former student and we are robustly defending the current litigation.

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"Despite being awarded a first class degree she attempted to disrupt her own graduation ceremony in 2013 as part of her dispute with the university, an action which would have damaged the experience for many other graduating students.

"The student was asked to leave the stage and sat in a room adjacent to it. She was free to leave at any time and got up and left, of her own accord, once the ceremony was over.

"Her complaints have been through the full Office of the Independent Adjudicator process.

"She then made a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office which was rejected after a thorough investigation.

"Subsequently she has launched legal action against us and has been required to pay our costs at an earlier hearing.

"As this case is before the court we will not be saying anything further at this stage."

A version of this story first appeared on the Mirror online.