UK Universities

Please visit the official website of the University of Bournemouth. 

 University of Bournemouth says:

Our University has come a long way in a short amount of time and we currently have well over 15,000 students. Of these more than 1,200 are international students from around 120 countries.

We have a strong professional orientation with a focus on academic excellence and graduate employability. By way of illustration, we are recognised as the only Centre for Excellence in Media Practice in the UK and graduates from the National Centre for Computer Animation have worked in Hollywood on such films as Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, Star Wars, Madagascar and King Kong. 

Areas of research expertise include forensic archaeology and crime scene science where, for example, staff are currently investigating genocide in Iraq, Bosnia and Rwanda and the implications of unearthing 40,000 year old human footprints in central Mexico.

Bournemouth University is at the heart of the largest non-industrial conurbation in Europe. It is in a wonderful location sandwiched between the UK’s newest National Park, best beaches and largest natural harbour. It is home to a major financial services sector (JP Morgan Chase, Portman Building Society and Liverpool Victoria among others) as well as having the largest concentration of language schools outside London and many national headquarters including the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Sunseeker International.

Bournemouth is world renowned as an international conference centre, and plays host to major academic, professional and of course, political conferences. It also offers one of the largest exhibition and entertainment venues on the south coast.

The University is a powerful player in the economic and cultural life of South West England. We are at the hub of a network of educational, business and local government partners and will be playing our part in the region’s preparations for the 2012 Olympics.

Bournemouth University has an excellent reputation among students, their parents and staff in colleges and schools. However, since my arrival in September 2005 we have been considering what Bournemouth University should be like in the future, to ensure that we strengthen still further this reputation. As a result many exciting changes are now in train. In particular, we are building on our strengths while developing new professionally-relevant areas; investing over £100M in staff and facilities and reorganising ourselves to ensure that we maintain our traditional focus on academic excellence.

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Some useful information about Bolton University

They say:

At the University of Bolton we are a community of professionals committed to developing our students for their professional lives.

With a student body of around 9,000 you will get the best of all worlds at Bolton – learning at a university where no one feels anonymous, in a thriving town close to the big cities of Manchester and Liverpool.

Our teaching quality has consistently won the highest ratings possible from the Government’s quality control agency and we have professional accreditation for more than 30 of our teaching programmes.

WHY CHOSE BOLTON UNIVERSITY:

Ask our students and they will tell you it’s the high levels of support, in and out of academic study, that makes the University of Bolton stand out.

We offer a full and challenging range of courses – from HNDs and foundation degrees to undergraduate, Masters, MPhil and PhD research degrees. We also have Continuing Professional Development and Short Courses to offer.

Whatever you choose, we’re committed to you as an individual. Giving you the best start for your professional future is at the heart of all we do. Our excellent teaching and student facilities are centred around a helpful and stimulating environment. Our staff are highly qualified and experienced and are your key to a successful career. This is why:

• The government’s quality control agency for universities, the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), has given us the highest level of recommendation possible in its recent institutional audit (published 2006);
• We also have QAA ‘excellent’ ratings for subjects including biology, education, health studies, nursing, philosophy, psychology and textiles while our research in metallurgy and materials, English and philosophy is recognised as having national, and in some instances, international importance;
• The University of Bolton is ranked top in the north-west for student satisfaction, according to the Sunday Times’ Good University Guide 2008. The guide ranks us in the top 15 of all UK universities when it comes to student satisfaction;
• University of Bolton students quickly move into graduate employment or further study. We are within the regions’ top five universities for the number of students who find graduate-level jobs or carry on with their education six months after graduation (Sunday Times Good University Guide 2008 Guide);
• We invest in our students’ environment. We spent an average of £345 per full-time education student on facilities last year. This places us in the top 15% of UK universities (Higher Education Funding Council for England, 2006).

High Expectation:

At the University of Bolton we have big ambitions – for you and for ourselves. Our contribution to learning in Bolton traces back over 150 years. We became the University of Bolton in 2005, but we have a proven track record, delivering and awarding our own degree programmes for more than a decade.

We already offer two intakes a year – In September and February – but we will be aiming to create the most flexible learning programmes we can over the next ten years. We are also committed to developing services for our Alumni community during that timeframe.

More than 70% of our students come from the North West and we know that a great many of you will be the first from their families to come to university. We believe learning can transform lives, transform communities and we are proud of our achievements in helping individuals and communities achieve.

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University of Bishop Grosette says :

Vision

Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln is committed to being a leader in learning, to inspiring excellence, and to enriching the lives of its students and staff and the communities it serves.

The University College seeks to value diversity; recognise aspiration and achievements; promote opportunities for self-development; respect its heritage whilst embracing appropriate change; and remove barriers to progress.

Purpose

Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln is a higher education institution with a foundation rooted in the Church of England tradition. Its academic portfolio includes undergraduate, postgraduate and work-based programmes in education, arts and humanities and cultural industries.

Through the provision of academic and vocational courses, Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln produces graduates with high levels of employability who are equipped to make a valuable contribution to society. The University College also engages in knowledge transfer and other appropriate support in its work with partners in the public, private, educational, voluntary and community sectors.

Mission

The mission of Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln is to:

• excel at teaching, learning and research
• enable all students to achieve at the highest possible standard in their chosen field of study
• foster an ethos in which the whole person is valued and diversity is celebrated
• provide a dynamic environment that supports learning, research and external collaboration
• work with partner schools to ensure that present and future teachers are well prepared and challenged in their thinking about learning
• engage with cultural and creative activity at all levels for the enrichment of our society
• develop productive partnerships with businesses and communities for mutual benefit.

Core Beliefs and Values

Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln:

• is committed to being an inclusive community which welcomes and hosts a diverse population of students & staff and fosters an ethos of mutual respect, trust and care
• recognises the place of faith within the human experience and provides for its practice, nurture and exploration
• has a strong belief in and commitment to education, learning, and the facilitation of personal development, placing high value upon the academic quality of the courses we offer
• is committed to making a positive impact on the societies in which we live and work, locally, nationally and internationally
• seeks to take an ethical approach to all activity and policy-making and encourages good practice in issues relating to the environment, sustainability and fair trade.

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University of Birmingham says:

We were the first university to:

• Accept students from all religions and backgrounds on a completely equal basis
• Build on a campus model
• Incorporate a medical school
• Create a purpose built students’ union
• Provide a sporting option for all students in the interests of promoting health and well-being

Birmingham ranks 5th in the UK for research excellence; in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise in 2001, seven areas of Birmingham’s research achieved the six star rating – a rating only given to studies of significant international importance.

Excellent sporting facilities, a busy calendar of social events and a global reputation for teaching makes Birmingham a great place to study – and we’re proud of the calibre of our academic community.

Their Mission:

• We will maintain an international reputation for the highest quality of scholarship and research, for academic excellence, and for the quality of our alumni.
• We will continue to serve Birmingham and the West Midlands region using our skills and knowledge and drawing on our international reputation to promote social and cultural well-being and to aid economic growth and regeneration.
• We will attract and welcome students of the highest ability to study in a wide range of disciplines and will give encouragement and support to them and to all the staff who work with them.
• We will continue the tradition of making a university education available to the members of any community able to benefit from it.
• We will, through changing times, maintain an unswerving commitment to truth, wisdom and academic freedom.

contact:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3344

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For detailed information and maybe apply online please visit the official website of Birmingham College of Food, Tourism & Creative Studies.

They say:

We warmly welcome applications from international students. If you accept an offer of a place at Birmingham College of Food, Tourism & Creative Studies, you will be one of over 650 students from Western Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, America, Africa and the Far East (currently 63 different countries). International students come to the College because of our reputation for excellence, up-to-date programmes of study and first class facilities.

There are many ways in which international students can join the College. Use the links on the left of the screen to find out more…or contact our International Admissions

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