University of Essex - United Kingdom

 

Pathways available 

International Foundation Programmes

This course is NQF level 3 with a one year CAS 

Our four-year degrees with a foundation year are NQF level 6 with a four year CAS. 

The degrees available are:

Our four-year degrees with a foundation year are NQF level 6 with a four year CAS. The degrees available are:

• BSc Accounting (with foundation year)
• BSc Accounting and Finance (with foundation year)
• BSc Accounting with Economics (with foundation year)
• BSc Accounting and Management (with foundation year)
• BSc Business Management (with foundation year)
• BSc Finance (with foundation year)
• BSc Financial Management (with foundation year)
• BA/BSc Economics (with foundation year)
• BA/BSc International Economics (with foundation year)
• BA/BSc Financial Economics (with foundation year)
• BA/BSc Management Economics (with foundation year)
• BSc Data Science and Analytics (with foundation Year)
• BEng Computers with Electronics (with foundation year)
• BSc Computer Science (with foundation year)
• BA Politics (with foundation year)
• BA International Relations (with foundation year)
• LLB Law (with foundation year)
• BA Sociology (with foundation year)
• BA Sociology and Criminology (with foundation year)
• BA Criminology (with foundation year)
• BA Media, Culture and Society (with foundation year)
• BA Modern History (with foundation year)
• BA American History (with foundation year)
• BA History and Literature (with foundation year)
• BA History (with foundation year)
• BA English Literature (with foundation year)
• BA Literature and Art History (with foundation year)
• BA Art History (with foundation year)
• BA Philosophy (with foundation year)
• BA Philosophy and History (with foundation year)
• BA Philosophy and Literature (with foundation year)
• BA Liberal Arts (with foundation year) 

 Why Essex?

• Around 80% of our undergraduate pathway students’ progress into their chosen degree at Essex each year
• Our students are members of the University from day one, taught on our Colchester campus by our academics
• Our students are happy at Essex, again this year we are in the top 10 in the UK for undergraduate student satisfaction
• Secure campus environment
• Great location, just one hour from London by train
• 92% of international graduates are in work or further study with 6 months of graduation

 

 

Entry requirements

International Foundation Programme

Good academic record at senior secondary/high school or junior college

IELTS 5.0 overall, with a minimum of 4.0 in each component. Student must have a SELT for this course.

Four-year degrees

Good academic record at senior secondary/high school or junior college; and English language: IELTS 5.5 overall, with 5.5 in each component; or iGCSE English C or equivalent

 

 

Age requirements

Our minimum age for all of the January entry courses is 16. Sixteen year old students, along with their family, will need to provide UK guardian contact details, this can be either a friend or relative in the UK or a guardian agency. If you need further information please do contact us. We will also require all under-18 students to live in campus accommodation and allocation has been made for them.

 

Dates for your diary

Monday 14 December 2015

Last application date

Friday 18 December 2015

Last CAS issue date

Monday 11 January 2016

Start of term (registration and teaching)

 

For more information, please contact/visit your nearest JM Office today

                  

                                                                                                                                                                    Article is courtesy of University of Essex

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University of Lincoln - United Kingdom

University of Lincoln Scholarships 2016/17

The University of Lincoln has released a new set of scholarships for students in Malaysia for the coming 2016/17 cycle.

International Undergraduate Scholarships

Engineering Bursaries

Global industry leader Siemens offers a significant number of generous Bursaries to all full-time BEng and MEng Engineering applicants who make the University of Lincoln their first choice institution via UCAS.

Mathematics and Physics Scholarships

Available to all students who join an undergraduate programme in the School of Mathematics and Physics.

Science & Arts Scholarship

For self-funding international students with overseas fee status undertaking an Undergraduate laboratory and studio based course.

Academic Excellence Scholarship

For High achieving students from China, India, Malaysia, Norway, Nigeria, Saudi, Thailand, Vietnam and the United States. These scholarships are worth £5000 and are specific to certain courses depending on home country.

International Postgraduate Scholarships

Global Postgraduate Scholarships

For self-funding international (non-UK/EU) students with overseas fee status applying for postgraduate programmes.

International Alumni Scholarship

For self-funding international (non-UK/EU) students who have previously studied one of our undergraduate courses and progress onto one of our postgraduate courses.

Chevening Scholarships

For all international students who show outstanding leadership potential.

University of Lincoln Court Postgraduate Bursary

A one-off payment of £3,000 to an exceptional student embarking on a postgraduate taught (PGT) course within any discipline of the 2015/2016 academic year.

Commonwealth Scholarships

The University of Lincoln offers scholarships under the Commonwealth Scholarships Part-Funding Arrangement to qualifying Masters and PhD students.

For more information, please contact/visit your nearest JM Office today

                  

                                                                                                                                                                                           Article is courtesy of  University of Lincoln

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Heriot-Watt University - United Kingdom

International success for a global university

Heriot-Watt’s global status has been underlined by our highest ever ranking in the QS World University Rankings, rising to 318th in the world, up from 352 last year. This is Heriot-Watt’s highest position to date in any international ranking, and particularly pleasing in a league table which is itself becoming increasingly prominent.

The leap in the University’s ranking relates to measurable improvements in the University’s performance and is also influenced by changes in QS weighting and methodologies. Professor Julian Jones, Vice-Principal, said, “This is a tremendous result for Heriot-Watt as a global player, and reflects the efforts of colleagues at all levels of the University, in the UK and abroad.”

The University was also ranked in the world’s top ten for our proportion of international students, with Imperial College, the London School of Economics and St Andrews, and is top in Scotland and in the UK top ten for our proportion of international faculty.

Overall, Heriot-Watt is ranked joint 38th (up 3 places from 41st last year) and we are 5th in Scotland (same as last year)

In the individual subject tables, we are ranked in the UK top ten for five subjects

• Building (4th, up from 5th last year
• Chemical Engineering (5th, up from 7th)
• Art & Design (8th, up from 29th)
• Mechanical Engineering (8th, up from 15th)
• General Engineering (9th, down from 6th)

Similarly, we are top in Scotland for four subjects and are ranked in the top 3 in Scotland for seven subjects:

• 1st in Scotland: Building (up from 2nd last year), Chemical Engineering (same as last year), Mechanical Engineering (up from 2nd), Town & Country Planning and Landscape (same as last year)
• 2nd in Scotland: Art & Design (up from 4th), General Engineering (same as last year
• 3rd in Scotland: German (up from 4th)

MACS Scholarships: The School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences are delighted to offer the following scholarships for 2015/16. Colin Maclaurin Scholarship - scholarships of £3,500 will be awarded to outstanding applicants to our MSc in Actuarial Science and MSc in Actuarial Management. Jacob Bernoulli Scholarship - scholarships of £2,500 will be awarded to outstanding applicants to our MSc in Quantitative Financial Risk Management. Thomas Gresham Scholarship - scholarships of up to £5,000 will be awarded to outstanding applicants to our MSc in Quantitative Financial Engineering. There is no need to apply - these will be awarded on the basis of outstanding academic merit. Complexity Scholarship for Mathematics - 3 scholarships of £3,000 will be awarded to outstanding overseas applicants to any of our Mathematics MSc programmes. 1 scholarship of £1,000 will be awarded to an outstanding Home/EU applicant to any of our Mathematics MSc programmes. Computer Science Scholarship - some scholarships of £2,500 will be awarded to outstanding applicants to any of our Computer Science MSc programmes. Terms and conditions: Scholarships will only be awarded to self-funding applicants. Applications must be submitted by 31st March 2016 and an academic reference is required. For more information, please contact/visit your nearest JM Office today                                                                                                                                                                                  Article is courtesy of  Heriot-Watt University

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Bellerbys College- United Kingdom

New Scholarships and Bursaries for January 2016

Foundation Bursaries exclusively for Malaysian students for January 2016:

•   Brighton & London £3,360
•   Cambridge & Oxford £2,745

A Level Scholarships for January 2016:

•  20% & 40% awarded on academic merit on application
•  70% awarded to outstanding candidates who perform exceptionally well in  scholarship tests and interview (70% scholarships are very limited)

For more information, please contact/visit your nearest JM Office today

                  

                                                                                                                                                                Article is courtesy of Bellerbys College

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