Sussex University England

The Sussex University is located at Falmer in the outskirts of Brighton. This place is very well connected and easily accessible from London.

Courses
The courses are divided into four Levels and offer several degrees and certificates.

• Undergraduate study
• Postgraduate Study
• International Students
• Part-time & Short courses

These courses cover a large area of study starting from Humanities, Sciences, Cultural studies, Performing Arts, Business, Management, Law to Engineering, social studies and many more.

Learning Resources:
The University has a very advanced Online Learning System. The library is equipped with huge collection of learning materials that can be operated online. The students are licensed to access all University of Brighton Libraries, The British Library and many other libraries in London.

Accommodation:
A full-time research student and all full-time overseas students (non EU) would only be benefited by the University Accommodation Service. The Sussex University has catering and bar facility inside the campus.

Scholarships:
There are different Scholarships for Undergraduate, Postgraduate and International students. These scholarship schemes are different in case of UK/EU students and the overseas students.

Address :
University of Sussex
Sussex House
Brighton,
BN1 9RH
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1273 606755

Email:information@sussex.ac.uk

Website :
For more information about the Leeds Metropolitan University, please log on to : http://www.sussex.ac.uk/

Staffordshire University England

Known primarily for its specialty in Vocational Training, Staffordshire University is a huge university consisting 12,000 full-time, 3000 part-time and nearly 5000 oversea students. The university has three main campuses - the Stoke Campus, the Stafford Campus and the Lichfield Campus. It was known as the Staffordshire Polytechnic until 1992 when it became a university.

Courses
The university offers range of courses keeping in mind that students come from different academic and cultural background. Research at Stafford can be categorized in two different streams - Professional development & Research Institutes. The courses are separated into six primary divisions.

• Undergraduate
• Postgraduate & Masters
• Part-time study
• Fast-track degrees
• Short courses
• Distance learning

These courses incorporate different field of studies, like

• Arts, Media & Design
• Business & Law
• Computing, Engineering & Technology
• Health & Sciences

Learning Resources:
The Libraries are looked after by the Information Services of the University. There are four main libraries -

• Thompson Library - Stoke
• Law Library - Stoke
• Nelson Library - Stafford
• Health Library - Shrewsbury

All kind of library facilities can be availed online: www.staffs.ac.uk/uniservices/infoservices/library

Accommodation:
The Management Facility provides a committed Accommodation Team to help the students find suitable living place. The accommodation facility includes Halls of Residence, Flats and Shared Students House as well as the Private accommodations.
There are few other active services like Child Care service, Counselling, Employment, Health, Personal services and all. The University also provides special opportunities for mentally or physically challenged students.

Address :
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 2DE
U.K.
Tel: +44 (0)1782 294000

Email:webmasters@staffs.ac.uk

Website :
For more information about the Leeds Metropolitan University, please log on to : http://www.stafs.ac.uk

St Martin's College, Lancaster, Ambleside, Carlisle -England

St. Martin's College, a centre for Higher Education is located in North West England - Morecambe Bay, the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales, and the Solway Firth. The college possesses three main campuses - Ambleside, Carlisle and Lancaster.

Courses
The Course structure is divided into four main categories

• Undergraduate
• PGCE
• Lifelong Learning
• Graduate

All these courses cover huge range of subject matters separated into three main streams

• Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
• Health & Social Care
• Teaching

Learning Resources:
All three campuses have three separate libraries within their campus premises - The Charlotte Mason Library (Ambleside), the Skiddaw Building (Carlisle) and the Harold Bridges Library (Lancaster). These libraries provide updated information in forms of Books, Journals, Magazines and other e resources.

Accommodation:
St. Martin's has over 800 rooms to accommodate students. Ambleside has 12 Residence Halls. Carlisle provides accommodation in New Halls of Residence or in Head Lease properties. Lancaster has 6 Hall of Residence within the campus and the Mill Hall.
The college provides all information about rented or private accommodation. Most of the accommodation service includes the meals.
The St. Martin's College offers a Child Care Facility for students and staffs of the college as well as the other citizens.

Address :
St Martin's College
Bowerham Road
Lancaster, LA1 3JD UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1524 384384
Fax: +44 (0) 1524 384385

St Martin's College
Rydal Road
Ambleside
LA22 9BB
Tel: +44 (0)15394 30300
Fax: +44 (0) 15394 30305

St Martin's College
Fusehill Street
Carlisle Campus
CA1 2HH
Tel: +44 (0) 1228 616234
Fax: +44 (0) 1228 386235

Website :
For more information about the Leeds Metropolitan University, please log on to : http://www.ucsm.ac.uk/

Southampton Solent University - England

The Southampton Solent University started its journey in 1856 as a private School of Arts, in July 2005 became a university and on August 15 was officially named Southampton Solent University. Though it is one of UK's newest universities it has the capacity of 16,000 students till date. The university is located in the Southern Coast of England and is very well connected.


COURSES OFFERED:
The university offers courses from Foundation level to Master degrees and PhDs along with numerous Professional & Short courses. The University supports several Research Programmes and had awarded more than 100 research degrees since 1992.
The courses cover a wide range of subject matters

• Arts, Design & Media
• Business & Law
• Sport & Tourism
• Maritime & Environment
• Technology & Social Science

Accommodation:
The University has six different Students Residences consisting 2,300 study-bedrooms. The rooms are allocated according to the course and the level of study.

Scholarships:
The Southampton University has two Scholarships till date.

• The Lisa Wilson Scholarship
• The Sport Scholarship

Study Resources:
The Mountbatten Library is stuffed with information in the form of Books, Articles, Journals, Magazines, Newspapers, CDs, DVDs and Online Informations. The Library Catalogue helps the students to get the exact information they are looking for.
The Southampton Solent University Alumni Association was established in 1996 and today there 28,000 members all over the world.

Contact Address:
Southampton Solent University
East Park Terrace
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 OYN

Contact Number: +44 (0)23 8031 9000
Facsimile: +44 (0)23 8022 2259
Website: http://www.solent.ac.uk/Home.aspx

University of Sheffield - England

The University of Sheffield was founded in 1905 as a result of a merger between three local entities - Sheffield School of Medicine, Firth College, and Sheffield Technical School. On 31 May, 1905 the University was granted the Royal Charter. The University started with a student's strength of 114 which has now expanded to 24,500 with students coming from different parts of the world. At the time of its inception, the University offered degrees in Arts, Pure Science, Medicine and Applied Science. The Courses gradually multiplied and there are seven Faculties with several departments under them today in the university.

Faculties and Departments:

• Faculty of Architectural Studies comprises of departments like School of Architecture, Landscape, town and Regional Planning.

Faculty of Arts with departments like Archaeology, Biblical studies, History, Music, Philosophy, English literature, Language and Linguistics and school Of Modern Languages and Linguistics.

• Faculty of Engineering with subject areas such as Automatic Control and System Engineering, Chemical And Process engineering, Aerospace Engineering.
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Medicine including departments such as Human communication Sciences, Clinical Dentistry, Medicine and Biomedical sciences, nursing and Midwifery.
• Faculty of Pure Science comprising of departments like Animal and Plant sciences, chemistry, Computer science, Geography, psychology, mathematics and Statistics.
• Faculty of Social Science with departments like Journalism, Lifelong learning, Politics.

University of Sheffield is an internationally recognized leading institute for research activities which can be carried out in the following fields such as Arts and Humanities, Biology, Engineering and Physical Science, Environment, Medicine, Social Science. The University also offers the students Study Abroad Scheme under which the students, can go to Australia, Canada or USA as a part of their degree course. The Library of the University is enriched with a collection of over 1.3 million books and journals providing the students valuable learning assistance.

The University has three Bursary Schemes depending on factors like the Household Income of the students, their prior academic record and whether they have entered the institute through any Outreach Scheme. The students can apply for more then one of the Bursaries. There are four self-catered halls of residence at Endcliffe, Ranmoor, and Tapton with ideal living condition for the students. There is the option of self catering accommodation in flats and apartments, most of which are owned by the University. In addition there is private sector housing available for the students.

Contact details:

The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
United Kingdom.
Telephone – 0114 222 2000(UK)
+44 114 222 2000(International)


More details about the undergraduate, post graduate courses, facilities, and other aspects of the University can be gathered from www.shef.ac.uk.

Sheffield International College - england

Located within the University of Sheffield campus, Sheffield International College is the outcome of a joint venture between Kaplan International colleges and the University of Sheffield. This college offers a wide variety of subjects ranging from business, law to engineering. Students come here for their foundation and pre- master's courses which gives them the opportunity to get themselves enrolled in the University of Sheffield.

The college offers 70 different and exciting academic courses categorized under seven Faculty. Theses faculties are Architectural Studies, Arts, Engineering, Law, Medicine, pure science and Social Science.

However the most popular courses of this college are Business, Accounting and Finance, management, Journalism, Science and engineering.

The college has the provision of scholarship, though limited. The Scholarships amounts to £1000 which is awarded on the basis of academic performance.

The students of this college can stay in the self catering halls of residence situated within the campus of the University of Sheffield. Students stay here on the basis of contract which varies from 33 week to 50 weeks contract depending on the term which the students choose. Students of this college also have access to the library of the Sheffield University. In other words, as part of this college, the students can avail all the facilities of the Sheffield University.

Contact details:

Sheffield International College
North Campus
University of Sheffield
Broad Lane
Sheffield
S3 7HQ
Main: +44 (0)114 222 7140
Fax: +44 (0)114 222 7141
Email: sic_admin@kaplan.com
More information about Sheffield International College can be gathered from www.sic.org.uk

Sheffield Hallam University - England

In 1843 Sheffield School of Design was founded. Its name underwent many changes and ultimately in 1992 it came to be known as Sheffield Hallam University when it received the authority to award its own degrees. It is situated in the centre of Sheffield city.

The faculties of this university are:
1. FACULTY of Arts, Computing, Engineering, Sciences comprising of departments like Art and Design; Business System and IT; Communication and Media, Mathematics and Statistics, Multimedia and Internet.

2. FACLTY OF Development and Society with departments like Built Environment, Community Justice, Law, Social Sciences.

3. FACULTY of Health and Wellbeing including departments like Biosciences, Diagnostic Radiography, Nursing and Midwifery, Paramedic Studies.

4. Faculty of Organization and Management including Business and Management, Finance, Food and Nutrition, Tourism, Culture, Hospitality and Leisure.


Scholarship schemes adopted by Sheffield Hallam University are :

• International Achievement Scholarship
• Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme
• British Chevening Scholarship Scheme
• Sheffield Hallam University/Edwise International Scholarship

Accommodation :
All first year students are guaranteed accommodation in the University owned Private or partnership residences at affordable rates. The students of this University can also stay in shared houses, self contained flats, and lodges.


Contact details:
Sheffield Hallam University,
City Campus,
Howard Street,
Sheffield
S1 1WB
Telephone: 0114 225 5555
Fax: 0114 225 4449
E-mail: enquiries@shu.ac.uk
For more details log on to www.shu.ac.uk.

School of Oriental and African Studies - England

School of Oriental and African Study is a Higher educational College under the University of London specializing in the study of Asia, Africa, near and Middle East. The School was inaugurated in 1916 and has two campuses one at Russell Square, Bloomsbury and the other one is in Vernon Square. The School has more then 200 academics dealing with different aspect of Asia, Africa and Middle East (Language, Culture, society, Background). Of the fifteen departments, ten have scored 5 or 5*. This acts as proof of the high quality teaching imparted in the institute..

Departments under Faculty of Arts and Humanities:

• Anthropology and Sociology
  
• Arts and Archaeology
  
• History
  
• Music
  
• Study of religion
  
• Media and film studies

Departments under Faulty of Language and Culture

• Africa
• China and Inner Asia
• Japan And Korea
• South Asia
• South East Asia
• Linguistics
• The Language Centre
• Gender studies
• Near and Middle East

Departments under Faculty of law and Social Science:

• Development Studies
• Economics
• Finance and management Studies
• Politics and International studies
• School of studies.

Students come here from 100 countries for their Undergraduate, Postgraduate and research degrees. The school also offers a number o non-degree programmes and foundation courses.

Scholarship:

The school offers a range of Scholarships like SOAS Open Scholarship, SOAS Bursary, SOAS research student fellowship, Abu-Hakima Bursary, Jain Studies MA Scholarship, William Ross Scholarship, Commonwealth Shared Scholarship, and Bernard Buckman Scholarship.

SOAS also provides a number of facilities like it has glorious library with an enormous collection of books in 4000 languages.

Accommodation:

The School has student's residencies Known as Dinwiddie House and Paul Robeson house, with the capacity to accommodate 750 students.

Contact Details:

School of Oriental and African Studies,
University of London,
Thornhaugh Street,
Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Telephone : +44 (0)20 7637 2388
Fax : +44 (0)20 7436 3844
For more details you can log on to www.soas.ac.uk .

Salford University - England

History says that the University dates back to 1896 when it was known as Salford Technical institute. The year 1958 witnessed a split in the body. The two separate parts, The Royal challenge of advanced Technology and the Peel Park Technical College again merged together in 1996 to give birth to the Salford University. It is situated at a distance of three kilometer from the centre of Manchester city. Today with a student's strength of about 18,000 and 2,500 staffs, the university carries out research programmes in a dynamic and challenging manner. It also has useful ties with industries and public sector.

The University offers undergraduate and Post graduate degrees in areas like:

• Art and Design
  
• Audio and Video
  
• Building Studies

• Engineering
• Business and Management
• Humanities Combination
• Health Science
• Information Technology
• Law
• Languages
• Media
• Music
• Performing Arts
• Science Combination
• Social work
• Leisure ands Hospitality Management

Students also come here in varying number to peruse their research activities. The research degree programmes are PhD (fulltime, parttime), PhD (split), MPhil, Merit, and Doctorate.

The university in addition to the learning facilities also offers other benefits to the students. The University has Leisure centers, banks, shops, bars for the recreation of the students. It has five enriched Libraries that expose the students to extensive knowledge by giving them access to database, e-books, journals and books. Salford also has Museum and Art Gallery.

Good and reasonable accommodation facilities are provided to the students in and around the University campus. The students can chose flats and houses where they cook their own food. They are also provided with individual study bedroom. Bus facility to the university is also available. Accommodation is also provided for disabled students and students with children.


Contact Details:
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD,
SALFORD,
GREATER MANCHESTER,
M5 4WT,
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone number - +44 (0)161 295 5000
Fax No. - +44 (0)161 295 5999

Sotheby's Institute Of Arts - England

The Sotheby's Institute Of Arts, being thirty seven years old was established in order to prepare the students for the international world of art. The Institute has three separate campuses at London, New York, and Singapore. Each Campus has different programmes to offer. In London, the Institute is based in the centre of Bloomsbury and offers master degrees in six subject areas. They are:

Art Business,

Contemporary Art,

Fine and Decorative Art

Photography,

East Asian Art, andContemporary Design

Special One Semester Programmes and a number of Summer Short Courses are also organized in London along with some other events like the Contemporary Art Fair Travel Programmes. In New York, the Campus is located in the centre of Manhattan. The Sotheby's Institute here offers three Master degree courses:

• Art Business,
• Contemporary arts,
• American Fine and Decorative Arts.

Finally in Singapore the campus is located at Lassale-Sia College Of the arts and it offers two Master degree programmes in:

• Art Business and
• Contemporary arts.

Scholarship:

All the Master degrees are covered with the provision of Scholarship. The scholarship varies from 30-50 percent of the entire post graduate tuition fees. The two main types of Scholarship are open scholarship granted to all new entrants in need of financial support and Sotheby's Scholarships. There is a range of Sotheby's Scholarship meant for students who are the resident of a particular country.

Accommodation:

The institute provides the students with a number of options to choose from for accommodation purpose. There are arrangements for rental flats and studios. For example the summer school students in London can also stay at Wigram House in discounted rates. The students can also settle in myhotels.

Contact details:

Sotheby's Institute of Art - London
30 Bedford Square,
Bloomsbury
London
WC1B 3EE
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7462 3232
Fax: +44 (0)20 7580 8160

Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York
1334 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021 USA
E-mail: info@sothebysinstitute.com
Telephone: 212.517.3929
For exhaustive details about accommodation facilities, scholarships, and other facilities log on to www.sothebysinstitutelondon.com.

Ruskin College - England

Ruskin College situated in Oxford, unlike other educational organization aims at bringing a revolution in the life of adults who due to some reason could not complete their education. It provides them with a golden chance to initiate change in their life through the help of education.

The courses available for higher studies in this college are include English, History, Labour relation and law, studying society, women studies.

The Diploma Courses are:

• Diploma in higher education in English studies,
  
• Diploma in higher education in International labour and Trade Union,
  
• Diploma in higher education in social change.

Bachelor of Arts degree includes subject areas like Social work, Social change, English Studies. And Master of Arts could be done in Public History, Women Studies and International labour and Trade Union Studies. It has also introduced Short Courses like Community Short courses in which short residential courses are offered to candidates interested in completing their education, and Ruskin Learning Projects which offers short part-time courses for locals.

The college also grants scholarships to the adult students to support their effort. Chevening Scholarship programme and Webb scholarships for Trade unionists from Eastern Europe are some of the main schemes adopted by the organization. The College also grants some General Scholarships and Trade Union Scholarships.


Contact Details :
Ruskin College,
Walton Street,
Oxford OX1 2HE
Telephone: 01865 554331
01865 310713
Fax: [+44] (0) 1865 554372
Email: enquiries@ruskin.ac.uk
For more details about the facilities and courses offered log on to www.ruskin.ac.uk

Royal Holloway - England

The Royal Holloway College was founded by Thomas Halloway with the purpose of imparting higher education to the women. In 1985 it merged with Bedford College. At the turn of 18th century, it became a part of the University of London and became a co-educatonal institution from 1960's onwards. Located between the village of Eaglefield Green and the town of Engham, today it is recognized worldwide for the high quality of knowledge it provides in the field of humanities, arts and science.

Faculty of arts includes departments like Classics, Drama and Theatre, European Studies, Media arts, Modern languages and Music.

Faculty of Science comprises of Biological Science, chemical Science, Geology, Geography, Mathematics, Psychology, Physics, Chemical and Bioanalytical Science, Science communication departments.

The Royal Holloway College has earned the reputation of being an Original research centre. Research activities can be conducted in areas like Biological sciences, Computer sciences, Drama and Theatre, English, history, Geography, Geology, Health and social care, Information Security, Mathematics, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, Physics, Music and many more.

For the purpose of accommodation, the 135 acre beautiful campus has residential halls where the students are provided with proper home like atmosphere and quality foods in discounted rate.

The three Libraries of the University, Bedford Library, Founders Library, Music Departmental library, derived their collection from the two colleges, which merged together to give birth to the Royal Holloway University. It is enriched with a collection of 500,000 volumes.

The college campus also has restaurants, chapel, club, shop, play fields for the convenience of the students. London Heathrow Airport is just & miles away. So communication is not a problem here.

Contact details :
Royal Holloway,
University of London
Egham Hill
EGHAM
TW20 0EX

Telephone Number
United Kingdom :01784 434455
International :+441784 434455
Fax Number
United Kingdom : 01784 437520
International : +44 1784 437520

Royal College of Arts England

The Royal College of Arts is the only wholly postgraduate college in arts and design in the world. The University, situated in Kensington Gore, London started its journey way back in 1837 when it was called Government School of Design. Later in 1896, the name was changed to Royal College of Arts with a renewed emphasis on arts and design practice. The College has produced many personalities like Ridley Scott, Zandra Rhodes, and Phillip Treacy who have been reigning in the creative world.

The RCA Departments :-

* Applied arts
* Architechture and design
* Communication Fashion and textile
* Fine Arts
* Humanities
* Administration.




Post graduation courses offered are under the above mentioned schools are :-

* Animation
* Architechture
* Ceramics and Glass
* Design Interaction
* Design Products
* Communication Arts and Design
* Conservation
* Fashion Menswear
* Fashion Womenswear
* Painting Photography
* Printmaking
* Sculpture
* Textile
* Vehicle Design
* History of design
* Industrial design,Engineering
* Film And television
* Gold smiting, Silversmithing,Metalwork, Jewellery
* Curating Contemporary Arts.


Students flock in here from different parts of the country also to pursue their full-time or part-time research (Mphil and Phd ) in the aforementioned courses.

The college also has a very useful and informative library with 70,000 books providing important resources for the MA, Mphil,and Phd courses. The important sections of the Library are Product Information Collection, The Slide Collection, The Colour Reference Library, and the Computer cluster. The college is also equipped with college galleries, drawing studios, two lecture theatres. Computing services and audio visual services are also available.

The institute has also designed a Students Support Office which provides valuable information to the students on matters related to accommodation, finance and other general issues. It also acts as a Disabilities Coordinator dealing with allowance management of disabled students.


Contact details :
Assistant Registrar
Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2EU
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7590 4444
Fax: +44 (0)20 7590 4500
E-mail: admissions@rca.ac.uk
For more information on Royal college of arts, you can visit www.rca.ac.uk.

Royal Academy of Music - England

The Royal Academy Of Music, London, founded in1822, has given birth to many capable and versatile musicians. Eversince it's inception, the motto of this institution has been musical innovation, and for this the Academy makes huge investments for adopting the latest technologies in the educational and musical sphere. Presently about 650 musicians are being trained in this Academy.


University's Programmes :-

* BMus undergraduate programme (4 years)
* Post-Graduate Programme
* One year- Foundation Programme
* Exchange programmes under the exchange agreement applicable for BA final year students, Post graduate students and MMus students.




Departments :-

* Academic studies
* Choral
* Brass
* Accordion
* Guitar
* Harp
* Jazz
* Musical theatre
* Opera
* Organ
* Piano
* Vocal
* Timpani and Percussion
* Strings
* Woodwind
* Conducting
* Composition
* Historical performances.

Scholarships:

The academy is aware of the fact that its students can blossom as successful professional musicians only if they can entirely concentrate in their learning process. So, for the financial security of the students, the institution offers scholarship facilities. For example Associated Board Of Royal School of Music offers one undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship each year to the competent international students. Then there is the Oversea Research Students Award Scheme which grants two awards annually to the full time post graduate students or to the international students who do not have this award.

The academy's Library exhibits a unique combination of historical, classical information and modern day technologies. Here the students have access to almost 250,000 books on various subjects.

Accommodation :

The Academy is equipped with hostel to accommodate the students.There is also International Students House at a convenient distance from the academy meant for the international students.

Contact Details
Royal Academy of Music
Marylebone Road,
London NW1 5HT, UK
Telephone - +44 (0)20 7873 7373
Fax -+44 (0)20 7873 737
More information about Royal Academy of Music,scholarships offered, accomodation facilities and to request for a online prospectus can be collected from www.ram.ac.uk .

Roehampton University England review

The Roehampton University got its university status in the year 1975. Its student strength is around 8000. The University of Rhoehampton is made of four colleges and its single students' union maintains a strong sense of community among all four of them. The three campuses the University of Rhoehampton are North Campus, South Campus and Mount Clare Campus.

SCHOOLS:
The academic programs of the Rhoehampton University are managed within the schools which work independently. They are:

• School of Arts
  
• School of Business and Social Sciences
  
• School of Education
  
• School of Human and Life Sciences
  
• Graduate School

COURSES OFFERED:

• undergraduate courses
• postgraduate courses
• distance learning
• short courses in languages
• teachers training courses
• academic and foundation programs

The university also offers MPhil and Phd degrees in various fields

FACILITIES:
Both on campus and off-campus accommodation facility is available to the students. Scholarships are available only to the international students. The two scholarships are Lumley Scholarship and Commonwealth Shared Scholarship. The university provides proper IT and Media Services to the students. The library has an e-learning service and a Library Academic and Research service.


Contact Address:
Roehampton University
Erasmus House
Roehampton Lane
London
SW15 5PU
Website: http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/

Reading University England

Reading University is a campus university situated in a town called Reading in Berkshire, England. Whiteknights Campus, London Road Campus and Bulmershe Court Campus are its three distinct campuses. It was established in the year 1926 and in its 80th year as a university it has approximately 15000 students.

Some of the renowned and awarded departments of this university are:
Archeology, English, Italian, Meteorology, and Psychology

Some of the research centers of University of Reading are:
Centre for Horticulture and Landscape, the BioCentre and the Centre for Advanced Microscopy.






COURSES OFFERED:

• Undergraduate Degrees
• Part time Undergraduate Study
• Postgraduate Study
• Professional, Short& Continuing education
• Foundation Courses and Programs

FACILITIES:
This University of England maintains a botanical garden and four museums. Accommodation is available in the residential halls of the university. Reading university has many scholarships and bursaries like for example: Pre-Application Bursary, Music Scholarship, Alumni Bursary, Chemistry scholarship etc. There are special programs for disabled and matured students.


Contact Address:
The University of Reading
Whiteknights,
PO Box 217,
Reading, RG6 6AH,
UK
Website: http://www.reading.ac.uk/

Richmond, The American International University In London -England

Richmond University is the only university in England to be accredited both by England and America. It is situated in the suburbs of London. This American International university has two campuses, one is the Richmond campus and the other is Kensington campus.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS:
The university offers undergraduate courses in:

• Business and Economics
  
• Communication and Fine Arts
  
• Computing, Mathematics and Science
  
• Humanities and Social Sciences

The university offers post graduation in Art History.
The other special programs of the university are:

• English Language
• Florence and Rome Study
• Internship

RESOURCES:
The university provides a flexible IT & AV services to the students. It has updated books and videos in the library. Accommodation is available in the university campuses for the first and second year students.


Contact Address:
Richmond Hill Campus
Queen's Road
Richmond-upon Thames TW10 6JP
England

Kensington Campus
17 Ansdell Street
London W8 5PN
England
Website: http://www.richmond.ac.uk/

Ravensbourne College Of Design And Communication

Ravensbourne Design and Communication College in UK comes under University of Sussex. It has a single- site campus located very near to London.

FACULTIES:

• Faculty of Design

Faculty of Communication Media

The programs included under the Faculty of Design are:

• fashion
• design for interaction

• interior design environment architectures

product design

The programs included under the Faculty of Communication Media are:

• broadcasting
• computer visualization and animation
• creative sound design
• design for moving image
• graphic design

The college offers pre degree courses, undergraduate courses and postgraduate courses.

FACILITIES:
The students are equipped with high standard works space and large studios. It has Learning Resource Centre providing students with required facilities. The college also provides online facilities. It invests in technology and resources regularly and encourages its students to use these as a tool.


Contact Address:
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
Walden Road
Chislehurst
Kent
BR7 5SN
Website: http://www.rave.ac.uk/

Queen Mary, University Of London - England

Queen Mary is the fourth largest college under University of London. Until 2000 it was called Queen Mary and Westfield College and this name is still used for official purposes. Currently it has nearly 11,500 students comprising of English, International and European students.

The four campuses of Queen Mary are:
Mile End, Whitechapel, Charterhouse Square and West Smithfield

FACULTIES AND DEPARTMETNS:
There are four departments in the college

• Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
  
• Medicine and Dentistry
  
• Science and Engineering
  
• Non Academic departments

The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in subjects like: Biological and Chemical Sciences, English and Drama, English and Drama, Natural Sciences, Mathematical Sciences etc

FACILITIES:
The college has its own cheap and extensive accommodation facility and an advice and support service. Every student gets automatically incorporated into the students' union with admission to the college. The students' union provides facilities like clubs, food courts, gym, bar, etc.

CONTACT ADDRESS:
Queen Mary,
University of London,
Mile End Road,
London E1 4NS
WEBSITE: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/

University of Portsmouth review- England

The University of Portsmouth is located in Hampshire. The name of the two campuses of Portsmouth University is: Guildhall and Langstone. It has student strength of around 22,000.

FACULTIES AND DEPARMENTS:

• Portsmouth Business School
  
• Faculty of creative and cultural Industries
  
• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  
• Faculty of Science
  
• Faculty of Technology

The courses offered by the university are

• Undergraduate courses,
• Postgraduate courses,
• Distance/online learning,
• Foundation/Access Course
• Professional courses

Researches are held in various subjects though there are three research based institutes totally dedicated to research.
They are:
Institute of Bio-medical and Bimolecular Sciences
Centre of European and International Studies Research
Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation

FACILITIES:
Accommodation is provided to majority of its new students. The university has a Careers and Employment Service for the students. The university also provides a wide range of sporting activities. The university has a huge library situated right at the centre of the university having books, DVDs, Microfilms, journals etc.


Contact Address:
University House,
Winston Churchill Avenue,
Portsmouth, Hampshire,
PO1 2UP, UK
Website: http://www.port.ac.uk/

Oxford University review - England

The University of Oxford is one of the oldest universities in the world established in the 11th century. There are 39 colleges under the Oxford University. It is a member of the Russell group which represents the research intensive universities. The total student population of Oxford is over 18,000. This university attracts students form all over the world for its excellent reputation.

The University has four academic divisions:

• Humanities Division
  
• Mathematical, Physical and Life-sciences Division
  
• Medical Sciences Division
  
• Social Sciences Division

These divisions are further fragmented into a number of units within them.

COURSES OFFERED:
Apart form undergraduate and graduate courses, Part time/ continuing Education and Online Learning is also a part of the offered university courses. Research Services, Isis Innovation and Business Liaison are the Research Supports available in Oxford.

FACILITIES:
Oxford University has a number of Libraries. Not only does it have research libraries but also departmental libraries. Some of its major Libraries are: Bodleian Library, Radcliffe Science Library, Sackler Library, Social Science Library etc. Electronic resources are also provided to the students by the university. Oxford has world famous museums, picture gallery and a Botanical Garden. The Land Agents' and Accommodation Office caters to the student's accommodation needs. Oxford has its own housing facility and sometimes private housings are also provided to the students.
Oxford University has its own press, park, security service, etc.


CONTACT ADDRESS: University Offices,
Wellington Square,
Oxford OX1 2JD
Website: http://www.ox.ac.uk/

Oxford House College review- England

Oxford House College was established in the year 1974. It is a member of the EAQUALS and EnglishUK. The British Council and the British Accreditation Council accredits the Oxford House College to teach English. This college devotes itself to English language and literature.

COURSES OFFERED:
The courses offered in this college are:

• English courses in London
  
• English for academic purposes
  
• Teacher training courses
  
• Travel training courses
  
• Management courses
  
• Computing courses

FACILITIES:
The college offers accommodation to its students in their student hostel or home stay facility. A well equipped library with books, cassettes and multimedia materials is available to the students. The college also has internet facility and affordable student coffee bars.


Contact Address: Oxford House College,
28 Market Place,
London W1W 8AW
Website: http://www.oxfordhousecollege.co.uk/

Oxford Brookes University - England

The Oxford Brookes University was designated as a university in the year 1992. It has a student body of 19000 approximately. The three main campuses of this university are Headington campus, Wheatley campus and Harcourt Hill campus. The motto of this university is ‘' excellence in diversity''.

SCHOOLS, DEPARTMENTS AND RESEARCH CENTRES:

• School of Arts and Humanities
  
• School of the Built Environment
  
• Business School
  
• School of Health and Social Care
  
• School of Life Sciences
  
• School of Social Sciences and Law
  
• School of Technology
  
• Westminster Institute of Education

COURSES OFFERED:

• Undergraduate
• Postgraduate
• Short or Professional Courses
• Foundation Courses
• English Language Courses
• Accredited Courses

FACILITIES:
The list of facilities offered by the University is libraries, computing, nursery and childcare, medical and dental care, shopping, and banking. IT support, disability service, counseling, career centers etc are provided by the university. The accommodations requirements are catered to by the university in there own residential halls.


Contact Address:
Oxford Brookes University
Headington Campus
Gipsy Lane
Oxford
OX3 0BP
Website: http://www.brookes.ac.uk/

Nottingham University review - England

The University of Nottingham is a research based university situated in Nottingham in the East-Midlands of England. It has over 32,000 students which includes 4000 international students. It won the University of the Year Award in the year 2006. University Park campus, Jubilee campus, Sutton Boning ton campus, Malaysia campus, China campus are the campuses in Nottingham University.

SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS:

• Arts
  
• Education
  
• Engineering
  
• Law & Social Sciences
  
• Medicine and Health Science
  
• Science

Undergraduate courses, post graduate courses and foundation courses are offered in this university. The research features of this University in England are:

Body, Culture, Environment, Science, Society, Technology

The university also has a Medical School which is one of the largest medical schools in England.

FACILITIES:
The university has a student's union and popular Athletic clubs. The accommodation facilities in the university are available in the campuses of the university.


Contact Address: The University of Nottingham,
University Park,
Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
Website: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/

NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY -England

Nottingham Trent University,is an university in Nottingham, England.Founded as the Trent Polytechnic in 1970,it gained its "university" status in 1992.It is one of the largest universities in England and has claimed international recognition of its works in communication,cultural and media studies,drama,dance and performing arts,medicine,french and law.The library of the university is a rich one with a huge collection of books.Electronic library resources are also available to the students of the university (http://www.ntu.ac.uk/llr/ ). Getting an on campus accommodation is guaranteed in the Nottingham Trent University.Off campus accommodation facilities are also available in plenty in the form of shared residences,rented apartments and private houses (http://www.ntu.ac.uk/accommodation/ ). Scholarships are awarded to students in the undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses and the criteria for the receiving same is academic excellence (http://www.ntu.ac.uk/international/fees/International%20scholarships/index.html ).

Address :
Nottingham Trent University
Burton Street
Nottingham
NG1 4BU
England

Website :
For more information about the Leeds Metropolitan University, please log on to : www.ntu.ac.uk

Nottingham rent international college review - England

A unique opportunity of pursuing a degree form the Nottingham Trent University is offered by the Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC).The programmes in the college are designed specifically to cater to the needs of the international students.Located in the campus of Nottingham Trent University,the college is in the heart of the city of Nottingham,only 1.5hours from London.Nottingham Trent International College is a joint initiative between the Nottingham Trent University and Kaplan International Colleges. Popular subjects which include art and design,international relations,media and communications,journalism and heritage management and many more are taught in the college.Accommodation is a no problem zone for the college.The Boots Library located at the center of the campus has a large collection of books and journals along with extensive electronic resources.Many a times the libraries are opened all through the night to help the students who opt for late night or weekend study.On campus accommodation facilities are available for the students and students who are not interested in availing the facility may opt for off campus accommodation services also ( http://www.ntic.org.uk/about/webpage).Scholarships are provided to undergraduate and post graduate students in their respective fields.

Address :
Nottingham Trent International College
DICe Building, NTU City Campus
Burton Street
Nottingham NG1 4BU
United Kingdom

Website :
For more information about the Leeds Metropolitan University, please log on to : www.ntic.org.uk

Norwich School Of Art And Design , England

Located on a single site in the heart of Norwich,the Norwich School of Art and Design is an independent higher education institution and had been established in 1845.Norwich School of Art and Design offers a wide range of courses at undergraduate,post graduate and research degree levels in specialty subjects which embrace the practice and theory of art,craft,design,media and creative technology (http://www.nsad.ac.uk/courses/index.php ).The library of Norwich School of Art and Design is the central learning resource.Information is passed on to the students in both traditional paper formats as well as in digital medium.Facilities of photocopying and using the library computer which are all connected in a network system are available to the students (http://www.nsad.ac.uk/abouttheschool/library.php ).The Norwich School of Art and Design provides facilities of on campus accommodation to its students.A list of private landlords is given by the university as an assistance to students who look for off campus accommodation (http://www.nsad.ac.uk/norwich/accommodation.php) Students who study in the university are entitled for the scholarships who excel excellently in academics.These scholarships and bursaries encourage the students to perform better.

Address :
Careers Service
Francis House
3-7 Redwell Street
Norwich
Norfolk
Pots Code : NR24SN
Telephone : 01603 610561ext 6334

Website :
For more information about the Leeds Metropolitan University, please log on to : www.nsad.ac.uk

Northumbria University,England

Northumbria University,located in Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England,was inaugurated as an university in 1992 under the name University of Northumbria at Newcastle.In 2002,the trading name was simplified to Northumbria University.The university has two main campuses-City campus and Coach Lane Campus,which are well connected by university's free bus service.Northumbria University offers 500 courses through nine schools of study (course database):

• Arts and Social Sciences
  
• Built Environment
  
• Design
  
• Health, Community and Education
  
• Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences
  
• Law
  
• Newcastle Business School
  
• Psychology and Sports Sciences
  
• Applied Sciences

The Northumbria University has libraries at both its campuses where all services can be accessed and computer facilities are available to assist students work online.Online library of the university can also be accessed by international students (http://northumbria.ac.uk/sd/central/library/ ).The university provides on campus accommodation facility for the students in their halls of residence.The Accommodation service guides students regarding off campus residences and rented apartments(http://northumbria.ac.uk/sd/central/acc/ ).Each academic school in Northumbria University offers scholarships for the students of excellence in their fields at undergraduate,post graduate,research degree and undergraduate foundation and Pre master's qualifying degrees (http://northumbria.ac.uk/brochure/international/fees/scholarships/ )

Address :
University of Northumbria
Ellison Place
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
Tel:+44 (0)191 232 6002

Website :
For more information about the Leeds Metropolitan University, please log on to : www.northumbria.ac.uk

Northbrook College Sussex , England

A well known centre for Further,Higher and Adult Education,The Northbrook College Sussex,was founded in 1986 when Worthing College of Technology amalgamated with two other colleges: the West Sussex College of Art and Design and Chelsea College of Aeronautical Engineering.One of the largest educational establishments in Sussex,Northbrook has three campuses in Worthing and a campus at Shoreham Airport.Full and part time courses from basic skills to degrees are on an offer for the students of the university in a wide array of subjects which range from humanities,fine arts,media,science and technology,IT,computing and business studies (www.nbcol.ac.uk/browse/).Northbrook College Sussex's main library is at the Durrington Campus and covers subjects like Art and Design,Business,Hospitatlity etc.The Broadwater campus looks after Further and Higher education which includes Computing,Music courses and Shoreham for Aeronautical and Automobile engineering.Accommodation facilities that are availed by the students in Northbrook College Sussex are primarily off campus,in shared apartments or rented houses.The accommodation officer of the university offers immense help to the students in finding a suitable accommodation (http://www.nbcol.ac.uk/studentservices/).A large number of scholarships are granted to the students of the university for academic excellence and merit in the field of education and research.

Address :
Littlehampton Road
Worthing, West Sussex
BN12 6NU
T: +44 (0)800 183 60 60
T: Customer services: +44 (0)1903 60 60 60

Website :
For more information about the Leeds Metropolitan University, please log on to : http://www.northbrook.ac.uk/

Northampton University,England

Previously known as Nene College of Higher Education and then University College Northampton,the present Northampton University was awarded its full university title and research degree awarding powers in 2005.The University of Northampton is located in the heart of England spread over two campuses at close proximity with each other.From foundation and undergraduate to post graduate,professional and doctoral degrees ,the university offers courses in traditional arts,humanities,science subjects and more modern subjects like product design,advertising,leather technology,waste management etc.Online study facility is also offered by the university for international students. The library of the university can be accessed all 24 hours of the day and the media access is available on both the campuses with internet facility to help students get the required assistance (http://library.northampton.ac.uk/). Accommodation is a no problem issue in the Northampton University.Residential halls are provided to all first year students who enroll in the university.Accommodation services help in guiding the students to find a suitable place to live in if students prefer to live off campus (http://oldweb.northampton.ac.uk/stu/accom/).A long scholarship scheme is on the offer by the University of Northampton,but the main criteria for availing these scholarships is academic excellence and not financial crisis.Apart from the International scholarships, the university also offers scholarships at all levels of education,including the post graduate research programs (http://www.northampton.ac.uk/study/ scholarship/).

Address :
Avenue Campus
The University of Northampton,
Student Services,
Maidwell Building,
St Georges Avenue,
Northampton NN2 6JD

Park Campus
The University of Northampton,
Student Services,
Boughton Green Road,
Northampton NN2 7AL.

Website :
For more information about the Leeds Metropolitan University, please log on to : http://www.northampton.ac.uk/

Newcastle Upon Tyne University,England

Newcastle University is a British University located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England.The University traces back its origin to School of Medicine and surgery,established in 1834 in Newcastle and to Armstrong College which taught physical sciences.In August 1963,the University was founded by an Act of Parliament.Newcastle Upon Tyne University,England deals with the following schools and faculties:

• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Medical Sciences
  
• Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering.

With the reputation of a long establishment,the university caters to all the needs of the students and provides them with all the required facilities.The library is one of the most important requirements of an university.The University has a huge library for different departments which acts as storehouses for lakhs of books in all the subjects that are taught at the university (http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/today/facilities/list/Libraries) .The accommodation facilities that the university provides is worth a mention here.On campus accommodation in the form of residential halls are on offer to the students and staff of the university.Off campus private flats and shared accommodation facilities are also availed by a large number of students (http://www.ncl.ac.uk/accommodation/).The University of Newcastle upon Tyne offers scholarships on wide basis to students at both undergraduate and post graduate levels.Scholarships are also granted to the international students for helping them to pursue their studies in a foreign land.Some of the scholarships are :

• UK: International Undergraduate Merit Scholarships (IUMS)
• UK: Newcastle International Postgraduate Scholarship (NIPS) Awards
• Undergraduate Scholarships for International Students,
• UK: Newcastle University International Postgraduate Scholarship (NUIPS)

Address :
25 Lonsdale Court
West Jesmond Avenue
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 3HF

Website :
For more information about the Leeds Metropolitan University, please log on to : http://www.newcastle.ac.uk/

Middlesex University England review

Middlesex University,in north London,England is located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex.Established in 1973,the university was a combination of Enfield College of Technology, Hendon College of Technology and Hornsey College of Art. St Katharine's College of All Saints and Trent Park College joined in 1974 and in 1992 it became Middlesex University.The University is spread across five campuses.

Middlesex University is divided into 4 Schools of study:

• School of Arts and Education
  
• Middlesex University Business School
  
• School of Computing Science

• School of Health and Social Science

Each campus of the university is blessed with a library which supports the students to study the various subjects that are available in the univeristy.Audio visual material as well as electronic databases are also available in the library (http://www.lr.mdx.ac.uk/lib/).

A dedicated accommodation team renders all possible assistance to students to find proper accommodation facilities that are on the offer both on and off campus (http://www.mdx.ac.uk/campus/accomm/index.asp)

Scholarships are granted to meritorious students at undergraduate students as a mark of encouragement.A number of other scholarships are also given to the students on the basis of sporting achievements and community or cultural activity.

Address and website :

North London Business Park,
Oakleigh Road South,
London, N11 1QS
Tel: 020 8411 5000
Website : http://www.mdx.ac.uk/

Manchester University England

The present Manchester University was formed recently in 2004 by the dissolution of the Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST and they got amalgamated to form the Manchester University.The university has four faculties which are again subdivided into different schools.

The faculties are :

• Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences
  
• Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  
• Faculty of Humanities
  
• Faculty of Life Sciences

The Manchester University is a storehouse to a large number of books and has the largest electronic resources in United Kingdom.(http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/ )

The Manchester University has facilities of residential accommodation on all of its campuses in the form of residential halls.All the infrastructural facilities are available to the students of the university to continue with their studies.

Scholarships at undergraduate and postgraduate levels are granted to the students of the university.

Address and website of the university :

University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 8000
Website : www.manchester.ac.uk/

Manchester Metropolitan University review -England

Manchester Metropolitan University is an institution whose motto is to “look forward” and that is what they have done.Manchester Metropolitan was a Polytechnic in 1970 and became a university in 1992.The campus of the university are seven in number,five in Manchester area and two at Alsager and Crewe - MMU Cheshire.

The faculties with which the university deals at the undergraduate and post graduate levels are :

• Faculty of Art & Design
  
• Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education
  
• Faculty of Humanities, Law & Social Science
  
• Faculty of Science & Engineering
  
• Hollings Faculty
  
• Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
  
• MMU Cheshire

The Manchester Metropolitan University offers on campus accommodation for all the first year students at all their campuses at reasonable rates (http://www.mmu.ac.uk/accommodation/index.php )

The University boasts of a large library which is accessible both online as well as offline.Electronic books and journals are also available in the library (http://www.library.mmu.ac.uk/).

The University also offers scholarships to international students but they are mostly at post graduate levels.Some of the scholarships are British Chevening Scholarships , British Marshall Scholarships, Commonwealth Scholarship, Fulbright Scholarships, Royal Fellowships and many more to name a few.

The address of the institute is :

Manchester Metropolitan University
All Saints Building
All Saints
Manchester
M15 6BH
Tel: +44 (0)161 247 2000
Website : www.mmu.ac.uk

Loughborough University review - England

The Loughborough University was founded in 1909 as a small Technical Institute in Loughborough. In 1966 the institute attained the status of a university, and became UK's first technological university. Today, the Loughborough University has over 12,000 full-time students.

Location :
The Loughborough University is located in Loughborough, situated at the heart of England, in the extreme northern part of Leicestershire. It is centrally located and well-connected by road, rail and air. London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester are all within a two-hour distance. The East Midlands Airport is 7 miles away.

Courses :

• Undergraduate courses :
  1. Undergraduate Degrees - BA, BSc (Honors)
  2. Sandwich Programs (Combined Honors)
  3. Diploma Courses
  4. Foreign Language Study
• Postgraduate courses :
  1. Taught Programs - MA, MSc, PGCert & PGDip
  2. New Route PhD
  3. PGCE
  4. Research Degrees (MPhil & PhD)
• Other courses :
  1. Part -time Courses
  2. Distance Learning
  3. Short Courses

Library & Learning Resources : The Loughborough University library services include Media Services, Computing Services and Corporate Information Services. The library provides over 400,000 books, 4000 printed journals and access to over 6000 e-journals. The library also provides access to online resources. IT facilities, AV & Photocopying Services and Study Spaces are also provided for students.

Accommodation : The Loughborough University has one of the largest campuses in the UK, with eight catered and seven self-catering halls of residence. All accommodation consists of single study bedrooms with shared kitchen and bathroom. The university Accommodation Services also assists students in arranging private sector accommodation.

Scholarships : Full-time Undergraduate UK students are subject to the Local Education Authority Grant and the Research Council Maintenance Grants. Apart from this, there is the Access to Learning Fund for UK students and the Emergency Payments Fund for EU and International students. The FE Bursaries are available for UK Foundation Year Students. All the financial support programs are administered by the Loughborough University.


Address :
Loughborough University
Leicestershire
United Kingdom
LE11 3TUTU

Website :
For more information about the Loughborough University, please log on to : http://www.lboro.ac.uk/

London South Bank University review - England

The London South Bank University was founded in 1892 as the Borough Polytechnic and merged with four other colleges in 1970 to become the South Bank Polytechnic. In June 1992 the institute attained the status of a university. The university covers vocational and applied subjects and has specialist professional and industrial links.

Location :
The London South Bank University is situated very close to Central London, near Waterloo and London Bridge tube stations. The National Theatre and Arts complex is minutes away from the main campus of the university.

Courses :

• Undergraduate courses :
  1. BA & BSc (Honors) - full and part-time
  2. Diploma Courses
  3. HND & HNC
  4. Foundation Degrees
• Postgraduate courses :
  1. Taught Programs - MA, MSc, PGCert and PGDip
  2. Research Degrees (MPhil & PhD)
• Other courses :
  1. Full-time & Part-time Combined Courses
  2. Sandwich Courses (Combined Subjects)
  3. Short Courses

Library & Learning Resources : The London South Bank University library provides over 5000 journals, over 80 databases of subject information and full text articles, full text of main English newspapers for the past three years, links to subject sites for research and library catalogue services. Apart from this, the Learning Resource Centre on Southwark campus provides 400 open access PCs and other IT facilities.

Accommodation : The London South Bank University has four student residences and can provide accommodation to over 1400 students. Accommodation consists of single bedrooms or en-suite bedrooms located within self-contained flats. The university Accommodation Office also provides help regarding arrangement of private sector accommodation for students.

Scholarships : Apart from Government Financial Support, the London South Bank University provides two main scholarships, an Annual Grant and a Discounted Fees Scheme for UK and EU students. The institute also awards other scholarships and grants for students in this category. For the international students, external funding through the British Council and internal funding through London South Bank University's Charitable Fund is available.


Address :
London South Bank University
103 Borough Road
London
SE1 0AA
United Kingdom

Website :
For more information about the London South Bank University, please log on to : http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)-England

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), is known for its concentration of teaching and research covering a wide range of social, political and economic sciences. The institution was founded in 1895. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) encourages the entry of international students into its campus.

Location :
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is located at Houghton Street in Central London. The campus is easily accessible by tube, rail, bus and car. The tube stations close to the campus are Holborn, Temple and Charring Cross. The rail stations close to the campus are Waterloo, Charring Cross and Blackfriars.

Courses :

• Undergraduate courses :
  A broad range of undergraduate courses (degree & diploma) in social sciences (both full-time & part-time)
• Postgraduate courses :
  1. Taught Programs - MA, MSc, LLM, MPA, and MBA.
  2. Research Degrees (MPhiL, PhD, MRes)
  3. 3. Postgraduate Diplomas
• Other courses :
  1. LSE Executive Education
  2. The General Course
  3. Summer School
  4. Language Centre
  5. External Study

Library & Learning Resources : The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has a library which is the largest library in the world to be completely dedicated to social sciences. The library has over 90,000 historical pamphlets, over four million printed items including 31,000 journal titles, and 15,000 e-journals as a part of the electronic resources. The library provides 1,600 study places and 450 networked PCs for student use.

Accommodation : The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has twelve sites which offer accommodation to LSE students only. The residences have a capacity to accommodate over 3400 students. Eight intercollegiate halls are also available for students. The accommodation is allocated on a random basis within designated quotas. The LSE Accommodation Office also provides assistance regarding private sector accommodation. Temporary accommodation is also provided.

Scholarships : A number of scholarships are offered by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to undergraduate, graduate and research students from the UK and EU. The LSE also has a number of awards and scholarships exclusively for the international students. Detail information regarding the scholarships are available from the LSE Financial Support Office. External scholarships, such as government grants and bursaries are available for UK and EU full-time students.


Address :
LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE
UK

Website :
For more information about the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), please log on to : http://www.lse.ac.uk/

London Metropolitan University review - England

The London Metropolitan University was established on 1st August 2002. The university originated by the merger of the University of North London and London Guildhall University. The collaboration is expected to make the subject range wider, enhance flexibility and increase the opportunities for staff and students. The London City Campus has provided 150 years of educational service.

Location :
The London Metropolitan University is situated centered on the city of London and the Aldgate area of East London. The university has two campuses, the London City Campus and the London North Campus.

Courses :

• Undergraduate courses :
  1. BA & BSc (Honors) - Single and Joint
  2. Certificate & Diploma
  3. HND & HNC
  4. Foundation Degrees
  5. LLB (Honors)
• Postgraduate courses :
  1. Taught Programs - MA, MSc, RIBA (2 & 3)
  2. Graduate Certificate
  3. PGCert & PGDip
  4. CPE (Diploma in Law)
  5. LLM
  6. MBA
  7. Research Degrees (MPhil & PhD)
• Other courses :
  1. Further Education
  2. Short Courses
  3. Professional
  4. Short Finance Courses
  5. Pre-degree courses

Library & Learning Resources : The London Metropolitan University library provides printed and online resources to cover the subjects taught at the university. There are subject guides, inter-library loan system and access to other libraries to facilitate learning and research. Photocopying, printing, media services and computing services are available in the library. The electronic database provides e-journals.

Accommodation : Both the campuses of the London Metropolitan University have three halls of residence each. Accommodation consists of single self-catering study bedroom units. The Accommodation Service also provides help regarding private sector accommodation. Allocation of rooms is based on availability. There is special help for international students. There is also the provision for Short Stay Accommodation and Emergency Accommodation. Full-time first year students receive priority regarding allocation of rooms.

Scholarships : The London Metropolitan University offers the LondonMet bursaries for full-time undergraduate UK students. Other learning funds for students in various categories are also available. There are also a number of scholarships and Research Degree Funding available for international students aspiring to join the London Metropolitan University. However, for Research Degree Funding, one must have three years of continuous residency in the UK, excluding the time spent on education.


Address :
London Metropolitan University
31 Jewry Street
London
EC3N 2EY
United Kingdom

Website :
For more information about the London Metropolitan University, please log on to : http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/

Liverpool University - England

The Liverpool University was founded in 1881 as the University College Liverpool. Later in 1903, the university received its charter and became the University of Liverpool. Today, the university has over 19,000 registered students from all over the world.

Location :
The Liverpool University is located in Liverpool, UK. The campus is at a very short distance from the nearest mainline station at Lime Street. The National Express Coach Station at Norton Street is also located near the campus. Eight miles from the university is the Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

Courses :

• Undergraduate courses :
  1. BA (Honors)
  2. BSc (Honors)
  3. BEng ( Honors)
  4. Combined Honors Degrees
• Postgraduate courses :
  1. Taught Courses (MA, MSc, PGCert)
  2. Research Degrees (PhD & MPhiL)
• Other courses :
  1. Lifelong Learning
  2. Online Learning
  3. Continuing Education
  4. Business Courses
  5. Continuing Professional Development

Library & Learning Resources : The library at the Liverpool University provides printed and electronic resources to cover all the subjects taught at the university. There are a number of library sites located at the campus, and also departmental libraries. PCs, DVD and video players and study rooms are provided for students. Photocopying, printing and inter-library loan services are available at the library.

Accommodation : The Liverpool University offers guaranteed accommodation to the undergraduate students in their first year. Catered accommodation is provided in the Halls of Residence both on and off campus. The postgraduate accommodation is on campus, within walking distance of the city. Self-catering single study bedrooms and self-contained flats are the two types of accommodation available for postgraduate students. Accommodation is also guaranteed for international Foundation Year students.

Scholarships : The Liverpool University participates in several scholarship schemes for international students. Academic merit, rather than hardship, is the basis on which most of the scholarships are awarded. The students require holding an offer of a place on a course at the university before they can apply for the scholarship.


Address :
The University of Liverpool
Liverpool
L69 3BX
United Kingdom

Website :
For more information about the Leeds Metropolitan University, please log on to : http://www.liv.ac.uk/

Liverpool John Mores University England review

The Liverpool John Mores University was originally founded in 1825 as the Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts. The university achieved its current name and profile in 1992, by becoming one of UK's 'new generation' universities. Liverpool John Mores University now has over 24,000 students from across the globe.

Location :
The Liverpool John Mores University is located at the heart of Liverpool, one of the most important cities of UK. The university has three large campuses, all of them located in different sections of Liverpool.

Courses :
The Liverpool John Mores University has six faculties. They are, - Business & Law, Education, Community & Leisure, Health and Applied Social Sciences, Media, Arts & Social Science, Science, Technology & Environment. The courses offered by the university in these areas are :

• Undergraduate courses :
  1. Bachelor of Arts (BA)
  2. Bachelor of Science (BSc)
  3. Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
  4. LLB (Law)
• Postgraduate courses :
  1. Master of Arts (MA)
  2. Master of Science (MSc)
  3. Postgraduate Diplomas (PgDip)
• Other courses :
  1. Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
  2. Professional & Executive Development Courses
  3. Foundation Degrees.

Library & Learning Resources : The library at the Liverpool John Mores University is known as the Learning & Information Services. It provides library and computing support to the students of the university. The library collection is extensive, shared by three Learning Resource Centers. The library provides electronic resources, printed resources, copying & printing materials and special collections. The library also provides computing facilities and off-campus support to the students of Liverpool John Mores University.

Accommodation : The Liverpool John Mores University guarantees accommodation to all first year students. Accommodation is located at the city centre. Self-catering accommodation is offered, with shared kitchen and bathroom. However, a small number of self-contained studio apartments are also available at a higher rate. All accommodation is located near the teaching buildings.

Scholarships : The Liverpool John Mores University offers a number of scholarships to full-time, undergraduate UK and EU students, based on academic merit. A number of bursaries and maintenance grants are also available. For postgraduate students, only those studying MA in Social Work can apply for a bursary to General Social Care Council. For international students, the university offers a number of 1000 GBP bursaries and some sports scholarships. Apart from this, a number of scholarships for international students are available from the British Government, the Royal Society and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. The Marshall Scholarships are available for US students.


Address :
The Liverpool John Mores University
Marsh Campus
Mossley Hill Road
Aigburth
Liverpool
L17 6BD
United Kingdom

Website :
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Liverpool University of Performing Arts - England

The Liverpool University of Performing Arts was established in 1996. The university specializes in subjects related to arts and entertainment. Acting, Dance, Music, Sound Technology, Arts Management, Technical Theatre and Theatre Management are the areas of specialization. It is the only institution in the UK completely dedicated to providing higher education in performing arts. The university also has a cultural centre. Each year, the Liverpool University of Performing Arts runs two public productions.


Location :
The Liverpool University of Performing Arts is located in the city of Liverpool, UK. The main campus is on Mount Street. The nearest airports are the Manchester Airport and the Liverpool Airport.

Courses :
The Liverpool University of Performing Arts offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Diploma courses in the areas of specialization of the university. The courses are both full-time and part-time. Other courses available :
1. Higher Education Programs
2. Flexible Learning Programs
3. Performing Arts Classes for Children.

Library & Learning Resources :
The library or Learning Resources Centre at the Liverpool University of Performing Arts provides books, electronic resources, reference resources, e-books, CDs, DVDs, videos, journals and e-journals.

The Cultural Centre :
The Liverpool University of Performing Arts has an inbuilt cultural centre. There are two main performance spaces, many rehearsal rooms and seminar and workshop rooms, six recording studios, five large music ensemble rooms and 18 sound-insulated music practice rooms. There is also a stagecraft studio and design rooms.

Accommodation :
No accommodation facilities are available for students.

Scholarships :
The Liverpool University of Performing Arts does not provide any internal scholarships for its students. External Scholarships may be available. Government funds and grants for higher education are available for UK and EU students.

Address :
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts,
Mount Street,
Liverpool L1 9HF
United Kingdom
Website : For more information about The Liverpool University of Performing Arts, please log on to : http://www.lipa.ac.uk/

Liverpool Hope University review - England

The origin of Liverpool Hope University can be traced back to 1965. The university originated as a teacher education college for women, established by the Church of England Diocese of Chester and the Roman Catholic Sisters of Notre Dame.

Previously known as the Liverpool Institute of Higher Education (LIHE), the Liverpool Hope University was accredited as a university in July 2005.
The number of students studying at Liverpool Hope University is 7,000.
Location :
The main campuses of the Liverpool Hope University are located in Liverpool at Hope Park, in the Childwall districts and Hope at Everton. The nearest airports are Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Manchester Airport.





Courses :

Undergraduate courses :
1. Single Honors Degree
2. Combined Honors Degree
3. Foundation Degrees

Postgraduate courses :
1. Masters (Postgraduate certificate & Diploma)
2. MBA
3. Research Degrees (PhD & MPhiL)
4. PGCE

Over 450 combinations of subjects are available. All undergraduate programs are modular.

Library & Learning Resources :

The library at Liverpool Hope University is located in Hope Park and is known as the Sheppard-Worlock Library. The library offers publications, research material, stationery sales, out-of-hours self-issue service, computer facilities and photocopying & printing services. It also offers media services. The library is open 24/7.

Accommodation :
The Liverpool Hope University offers a range of self-catering residential accommodation for students at competitive prices. All accommodation is located close to the university. Some of the rooms have additional facilities like internet access and telephone connections. All allocations are made in order of dates.

Scholarships :
Scholarships and Bursaries are offered by the Liverpool Hope University for first year UK and EU students. The scholarships are awarded either at the point of entry or during the academic year. Apart from this, full and half fee scholarships are also available for students from East Asia and the Indian Sub-continent.

Address :
Liverpool Hope University,
Hope Park,
Liverpool,
L16 9JD
United Kingdom
Website : For more information about the Liverpool Hope University, please log on to : http://www.hope.ac.uk/

Lincoln University - England

The Lincoln University was established in 11th October 1996. The university has five major departments, - Art, Architecture & Design, Business & Law, Health, Life & Social Sciences, Media & Humanities, Technology.

Location : The Lincoln University has three campuses in Lincoln, Hull and Holbeach. The Lincoln campus is the main one, with three locations in Brayford Campus, Cathedral Quarter and Riseholme Park.

Courses : The following types of courses are available at the Lincoln University :

Undergraduate courses in all subjects covered by the five departments.

Postgraduate courses :
1. Taught Degrees – MA, MSc. (Postgraduate Certificate & Diploma)
2. Research Degrees – MReS, MPhiL, PhD

Other courses :
1. Foundation Courses
2. Short Courses
3. Part-time Study
4. Further Education Study

Library & Learning Resources : The Lincoln University provides library facilities and student I.T. support across all the campuses. The library facilities include access to over 240,000 books, 1,000 periodical titles, a large selection of reference materials, daily newspapers, videos, dissertations and theses. The library also provides access to electronic journals and online databases. Computing and media facilities are also available.

Accommodation : The University provides accommodation both on and off campus. The Student Village consists of 17 buildings of self-catered apartments, with a capacity to accommodate 1037 students. Allocation is on a ‘first come first served' basis but accommodation is guaranteed for 1st year students. Students with disabilities are given priority. Facilities include free broadband connection and 24 hours CCTV & Security.

Scholarships : The Lincoln University offers a scholarship of 1000 GBP to all full time international students who are paying full fees, for the first year of study. Scholarships are applied per program of study. Other government scholarships and grants are available for UK and EU students. The Chevening Scholarship is offered by the British Council for international students.



Address :
University of Lincoln
Brayford Pool, Lincoln,
LN6 7TS
United Kingdom
Website : For more information about the Lincoln University, please log on to : http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/

University of Leicester - England

One of the senior universities in the UK, the foundation of the University of Leicester can be traced back to 1921, though it achieved its full credentials in 1957. The National Student Survey has ranked the University of Leicester as a joint 1st for teaching quality and overall satisfaction among mainstream UK universities for two successive years. The Times Good University Guide ranks the University of Leicester among the top 20 universities in the UK. The most famous research achievement of this university is the discovery of DNA Genetic Fingerprinting.

Location :
The University of Leicester is located in Leicester, situated at the centre of England. Leicester is close to the M1 and M69 motorways. Nearby is the Leicester Railway station and London is at a distance of 75 minutes by train. The university campus is near the Leicester city centre.



Courses :
The University of Leicester offers the following courses :

Undergraduate courses :
1. Arts, Languages, Media, Sociology, Medical Sciences, Economics, Business, Media, Humanities, Politics, Psychology, Law and Engineering.
2. Foundation Degrees
3. Joint Degrees through Combined Studies.

Postgraduate courses :
1. Taught Programs
2. Research Degrees
3. Distance Learning
4. Flexible PhD

International courses :
English Language courses, Foundation courses & Study Abroad.

Library & Learning Resources :
The University of Leicester has the Main Library, Clinical Sciences Library and Education Library. The library provides learning resources for all taught programs, research materials, e-resources, e-books and e-newspapers, exam papers, etc. The services offered by the library apart from borrowing and enquiry services, are access to other libraries, inter-library loans, citing references, photocopying and retrieval service.

Accommodation :
The University of Leicester provides both catered and self-catering accommodation for its students. Availing university accommodation is recommended for first year students by the university. Apart from this, the Student's Union assists students in finding private sector accommodation through the Student Union Private Sector Accommodation Office.

Scholarships :
1. A non-repayable scholarship of 1000 GBP for UK students based on their merit. The scholarships are available selected courses and for one year of academic study only.
2. A Maintenance or Special Support Grant available from the Government for UK students.
3. The University of Leicester Bursaries as non-repayable cash awards.
4. A number of scholarships and awards available for international students on both undergraduate and postgraduate level.


Address :
University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester
LE1 7RH
United Kingdom
Website : For more information about the University of Leicester, please log on to: http://www.le.ac.uk/external/

Leeds Metropolitan University, London - England

The Leeds Metropolitan University has been providing education in Leeds for over 180 years. The university was founded in 1824. It is one of the largest universities in UK, with over 52,000 students and 3,500 staff members.

The Leeds Metropolitan University is located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK. The campuses are named Harrogate, Headingley and Civic Quarter. The university is a partner of the Regional University Network.

§ Courses offered at the Leeds Metropolitan University are :

• Undergraduate courses:
  1. BA (Honors) full & part-time
  2. B.Sc (Honors) full & part-time
  3. HNC part-time
  4. HND full-time
  5. FdA Distance Learning
  6. FdSc full & part-time
  7. Certificate Courses
  8. Combined Honors Degrees
• Postgraduate courses :
  1. MSc full & part-time
  2. PG Cert/ PG Diploma (full & part-time)
  3. MA full & part-time
  4. Associated MA part-time
  5. Graduate Diploma in Law (full & part-time)
• ü Harrogate courses :
  1. Foundation Degrees
  2. First Diplomas
  3. Apprenticeships
  4. National Diplomas
  5. Professional Qualifications

• The Leeds Metropolitan University Library contains materials relevant to the subjects taught. The library provides books, print & electronic journals, PCs, Microsoft Office software, internet & email, photocopiers, printers, study rooms and AV & multimedia equipments.
• The university has modern student residences with a capacity to accommodate 3,500 UK and international students. Accommodation is self-catered flats with shared kitchen and bathroom facilities. Private accommodation is also arranged by the university through a local agent.
• The Leeds Metropolitan University offers a limited number of scholarships for overseas students enrolling for a full-time taught course at the university. The awards consist of reduction in tuition fees for one academic year only. Government grants are also available for UK and EU students.

Address :
Leeds Metropolitan University
Civic Quarter
Leeds
United Kingdom
LS1 3HE

Website :
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