Guest Blogger
Bio
Guest bloggers from around the world, enlightening us with their knowledge.
Bio
Guest bloggers from around the world, enlightening us with their knowledge.
'Chickenpox is widely known as a 'classic childhood disease' and having it at around the age of 20 is very rare. Sadly, that is what has happened to me. On my return from a one month vacation in Indonesia, I became ill, which at first I thought was just a normal 'cold'. For 3 days in a row I would have fevers and headaches come and go during evenings, and eventually the next day my friend asked me about the spots that had appeared on my face
'There are lots of new and exciting things to experience in the UK. One of the first things to take me by surprise was the availability and range of courses that are offered beyond the usual degrees. There are hundreds of universities and colleges offering various evening and weekend courses, from hobby-related subject to the more academic stuff. And also it's quite common to join these classes regardless of your age or occupation in the UK.
Working in the UK is not easy. You may need to apply for a different visa or get a special permission in order to work in the UK as an overseas students. You will also HAVE TO apply for National Insurance to be legally working in the UK even if you have a work permit/working visa. For most overseas students (Tier 4 students) who are doing a study level degree or a foundation degree, you do not need to apply for a special permission/ visa to work in the UK
‘The London campus is located just across from the beautiful Green Park and is relatively small in size. This makes the study experience more personalised, especially because I am studying an art related course there are a lot of opportunities to learn and work more closely with the lecturers. The creative multimedia course involves graphic design including 3D and film study. Most of my lecturers ran studios or work in highly regarded professions. While I was
'One of the main reasons I came to London was for the art. I have been studying art all my life and I was not seeing much from my university back in Korea since their focus in art was on irrelevant subjects. I dreamt of the diversity of creative ideas rather than go-by-book styled art and I decided to come over to London to explore the fullness of artistic environments. London is one of the best cities to experience the internationalised-concept of art. It
