Study in the United Kingdom
The UK has an average student retention rate of 82% and is well-known for its language, history, culture, and innovation. Studying in the UK is undoubtedly a life-changing experience due to the obvious extensive support networks set up for international students.
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Thousands of students from all over the world study in the UK each year, making studying in the UK the number one choice for international students in Europe, number two in the world and among the top study destinations for Malaysian students.
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Why You Should Study in The United Kingdom
HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION
HIGH RATE OF EMPLOYABILITY
VARIETY OF COURSES
CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
ASSURED QUALITY & RECOGNITION
Post-Secondary Options in The United Kingdom​
International students in the UK have a variety of post-secondary education options to choose from, ranging from A-Level, Foundation to International Year One programme. Here are some popular options for international students:
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#1 International Foundation Year
This program is designed and intended for those international students who have the potential and motivation to succeed, but who do not yet have the formal qualifications required for entry to level 1 of a university undergraduate degree programme. Usually students with 11 years of academic education are suitable to study International Foundation Year and then progress to the university level. In addition, mature students and those with an educational gap can study International Foundation Year and enter the university level based on the mark they achieve in their course. The course length is one year and there are usually 7- 10 modules to cover.
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#2 A-Level programme
A-levels are unique in providing an unrivalled depth of study in a few, specialist subjects. After two years, students will have developed the kind of subject knowledge which is often only acquired during the first year at university in many other countries. A-levels also develop students’ broad study skills and their ability to think and argue critically. They prepare students fully for the challenge of studying at world-class universities. Advanced Level courses are the only possible route for students to study Medicine and Dentistry in the UK.
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Advanced Level course is divided into two years of O-Level (the first year) and A-Level (the second year). Students usually learn 5-6 modules in depth which would give them the possibility of entering higher ranked universities in the UK based on the mark they achieve.
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#3 Transfer programme
A basic definition of a Transfer Programme is a programme that allows students to complete one or two years of study in your home country before transferring to complete the rest of your degree overseas at some partnered universities. Students will be receiving a degree certificate from a university in the United Kingdom at the end of your degree.
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#4 International Year One
An International Year One is a one-year (3 term) programme which offers successful students a pathway to Year 2 of university. Students will typically study 3-4 subjects, depending on the pathway chosen or the intended progression degree, as well as English Language. An understanding of English for academic purposes is crucial to complete assignments and bridge any academic gaps, aiding students to succeed at university.
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Universities in The United Kingdom
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University | Type | Location |
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University of Chichester | Public | West Sussex |
University of Huddersfield | Public | West Yorkshire |
University of Winchester | Public | Winchester |
University of Wolverhampton | Public | Wolverhampton |
Buckinghamshire New University | Public | Wycombe |
University of York | Public | York |
University of Hull | Public | Yorkshire |
University of Liverpool | Public | Liverpool |
Amity University in London | Private | London |
Birkbeck, University of London | Public | London |
City University of London | Public | London |
Goldsmiths, University of London | Public | London |
LE CORDON BLEU London | Private | London |
London Metropolitan University | Public | London |
London South Bank University | Public | London |
Middlesex University | Public | London |
Queen Mary, University of London | Public | London |
Ravensbourne University London | Public | London |
Regent's University London | Private | London |
The University of Law, London Bloomsbury | Private | London |
University of Greenwich | Public | London |
University of Roehampton London | Public | London |
University of West London | Public | London |
University of Westminster | Public | london |
University of East London | Public | London Borough of Newham |
Royal Holloway, University of London | Public | London/South East |
Manchester Metropolitan University | Public | Manchester |
Newcastle University | Public | Newcastle |
Northumbria University | Public | Newcastle |
Harper Adams University | Public | Newport |
Teesside University | Public | North Yorkshire |
University of Northampton | Public | Northampton |
Norwich University Of The Arts | Public | Norwich |
University of East Anglia | Public | Norwich |
Nottingham Trent University | Public | Nottingham |
University of Nottingham | Public | Nottingham/Leicestershire |
Edge Hill University | Public | Ormskirk |
Oxford Brookes University | Public | Oxford |
Falmouth University | Public | Penryn |
University of Plymouth | Public | Plymouth |
Arts University Bournemouth | Public | Poole |
Bournemouth University | Public | Poole |
International College Portsmouth (ICP) | Private | Portsmouth |
University of Portsmouth | Public | Portsmouth |
University of Central Lancashire | Public | Preston |
University of Reading | Public | Reading |
University of Salford | Public | Salford |
The University of Sheffield | Public | Sheffield |
University of Southampton | Public | Southampton |
Staffordshire University | Public | Staffordshire |
University of Stirling | Public | Stirling |
University of Suffolk | Public | Suffolk an Norfolk |
Brunel University London | Public | Uxbridge |
Aberystwyth University | Public | Wales |
Bangor University | Public | Wales |
Swansea University | Public | Wales |
University of South Wales | Public | Wales |
Robert Gordon University Aberdeen | Public | Aberdeen |
University of Aberdeen | Public | Aberdeen |
Bath Spa University | Public | Bath |
University of Bath | Public | Bath |
Cranfield University | Public | Bedford |
University of Bedfordshire | Public | Bedfordshire/Buckinghamshire |
Queen's University Belfast | Public | Belfast |
University of Ulster | Public | Belfast |
Aston University | Public | Birmingham |
Birmingham City University | Public | Birmingham |
University College Birmingham | Public | Birmingham |
University of Birmingham | Public | Birmingham |
University of Bolton | Public | Bolton |
University of Bradford | Public | Bradfird |
University of Brighton | Public | Brighton/Eastbourne |
University of Bristol | Public | Bristol |
University of the West of England | Public | Bristol |
The University of Buckingham | Private | Buckingham |
Anglia Ruskin University | Public | Cambridge |
Hult International Business School | Private | Cambridge |
University of Kent | Public | Canterbury |
Cardiff Metropolitan University | Public | Cardiff |
University of Cumbria | Public | Carlisle/Lancaster/Ambleside/London |
University of Chester | Public | Chester |
Royal Agricultural University | Public | Cirencester |
University of Essex | Public | Colchester |
Coventry University | Public | Coventry |
University of Derby | Public | Derby |
Abertay University | Public | Dundee |
University of Dundee | Public | Dundee |
Durham University | Public | Durham |
Edinburgh Napier University | Public | Edinburgh |
Heriot-Watt University | Public | Edinburgh |
Bishop Grosseteste University | Public | England |
University of Exeter | Public | Exeter |
Glasgow Caledonian University | Public | Glasgow |
University of Glasgow | Public | Glasgow |
University of Strathclyde | Public | Glasgow |
University of Gloucestershire | Public | Gloucestershire |
University of Surrey | Public | Guildforf |
Hull York Medical School | Private | Heslington |
Keele University | Public | Keele |
Kingston University | Public | Kingston |
Lancaster University | Public | Lancaster |
Leeds Beckett University | Public | Leeds |
De Montfort University | Public | Leicester |
University of Leicester | Public | Leicester |
Loughborough University | Public | Leicestershire/London |
Liverpool Hope University | Public | Liverpool |
Liverpool John Moores University | Public | Liverpool |
University of South Wales | Public | Wales |