The UK has been welcoming international students for generations. We have many years of experience of looking after your needs, and will give you special support from the moment you apply and throughout your time in the UK. Your local British Council office will give you advice and information on choosing courses and help you with your application. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) makes applying to a number of institutions at the same time easy. You can also apply via the Internet if you prefer.
Many institutions arrange for you to be collected from the airport and offer guaranteed accommodation for your first year. They will provide a dedicated international office, international student societies, planned social activities, academic support, counselors and advisers. The system works: the UK has one of the lowest ‘drop-out’ rates in the world.
- Globally recoganised qualification
- Europe's Financial Capital
- 1 Year Post Graduate/Master Courses
- 20 Hours/week part-time work permit
- Work full-time on holidays
- Dependent Visa for PG students
- Dependent/Spouse can work Full-Time
- IELTS not Mandatory
- Fastest Visa Route (4 Working Days*)
- Multiple Entry Visa
- Great Opportunities
Many colleges and universities run special induction programmes for international students in the week before term begins. A typical induction programme involves a tour of the institution, an overview of the facilities and help with registering for your course. Induction programmes also include social events, where you can meet your fellow students and staff.
Some of the main facts you must understand while living in UK are :
- Leaving Home
- Adjusting with the new
- Arranging your Travel
- Travelling in UK
- Accommodation & Food
- English Food Habits
- Work after finishing Study
- Work Whilst Studying
- Leisure
- Health
- General Practitioner
- Shopping
- Support Services
- Communication
- Learning shock
- Libraries
The UK has two distinct education systems: one for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and one for Scotland. Each is compatible with the other.
Quality Standards
Whatever level and type of British course you choose, you can expect to benefit from the highest quality of teaching and research, backed up by rigorous quality assessment. The UK leads the world in developing quality standards and performance measures. In fact, the UK is so committed to quality that the results of several of these assessments are publicly available for you to consult.
Quality Qualifications
This extensive, sophisticated system of quality assurance means that, when you choose to study in the UK, you can be confident that the course and institution you have chosen are closely monitored to ensure high standards. All nationally recognized qualifications offered in the UK are subject to strict quality standards. In further and higher education institutions these are overseen by government appointed agencies, which are responsible for ensuring the consistency and quality of courses on offer. English language and professional qualifications are subject to their own strict quality assurance measures.
The national quality assurance agencies are: the Qualifications Curriculum Authority (QCA), in England; the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales (ACCAC); the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA); and the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). The Higher Education Funding Councils have a statutory duty to assess the quality of the education they fund, and they do so via the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), a UK-wide body set up by the higher education sector itself. The Higher Education Funding Councils also monitor the quality of research through the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).