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The University of Huddersfield prides itself on the high quality of its teaching staff, which has been recognised by numerous external bodies. It has been given a gold rating by the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), and just last year became the first ever winner of the inaugural Global Teaching Excellence Award. The University beat off competition from 26 countries around the globe, including many other British institutions which were shortlisted by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) after detailed submissions. They praised the University of Huddersfield’s leadership for their passion and drive in delivering the highest teaching standards, which is represented by the University being recognised as offering the highest levels of qualifications amongst staff in the UK. The University of Huddersfield is also the recipient of the most National Teaching Fellowships in the UK, signalling Britain’s best Higher Education lecturers for the past ten years.
The quality of teaching at the University of Huddersfield places a focus on giving students outstanding work-based education, which will help them achieve the best career outcomes possible once they graduate. With top class staff across all departments that encourage independent learning, critical thinking and creativity amongst students, there is plenty of evidence to prove students will be in capable hands at Huddersfield.
The University of Huddersfield is made up of a group of seven schools, which span a range of different subjects. These are:
Three departments offer numerous subjects in scientific fields such as biological, chemical and geographical sciences as well as pharmacy.
Three separate departments cover architecture and 3D design, art and communication plus fashion and textiles.
Four departments make up the Business School, including the Law School. The other schools focus on accountancy, finance and economics, logistics, operations, hospitality, marketing and management.
Two departments specialise in engineering and technology and computer science.
This school includes two departments for initial teacher education and education and community studies.
There are four departments in this school, specialising in psychology, nursing and midwifery, behavioural and social sciences and allied health professions, sport and exercise.
The three departments in this school are music and drama, media; journalism and film and English, linguistics and history.
International students must meet the regular University entry criteria for each course, and specific requirements are in place to reflect these in all individual countries.
Each degree also has an English language requirement, and although these may vary for some course programmes, students generally must have achieved one of the following scores as a minimum requirement:
For EU students, a pass in all elements at proficiency level of the Ascentis Anglia ESOL Language qualification is also acceptable.
If these requirements are not met, then a number of Pre-Sessional English Programmes are available to provide a clear pathway into the undergraduate programmes.
A range of scholarships and bursaries are available to international students studying at the University of Huddersfield. All students starting undergraduate and postgraduate courses will automatically be considered for scholarships of up to GBP 2,000 per year.
Those progressing from an undergraduate to postgraduate degree at the University of Huddersfield are also automatically considered for a GBP 4,000 scholarship.
In addition to these automatically assessed scholarships, there are many more scholarships with individual requirements for those from various countries and areas.
The most prestigious and competitive of these scholarships on offer are the Chevening Scholarships, part of the UK government’s global scholarship programme which encourages leading scholars from around the world to take on postgraduate study in the UK. These scholarships cover full tuition fees and living expenses.
The University of Huddersfield offers first-class facilities all on one site at a bustling campus. The continually evolving site houses everything from specialist equipment, studios and performance spaces to a fully stocked, modern library and everything else students could need.
There is a mix of contemporary and historical buildings, and classrooms housing a number of different class sizes – all the way up to 300-seater lecture theatres. The University provides the infrastructure in a convenient environment to support their excellent teaching staff in providing a quality education to students.
The campus also houses amenities for students such as cafes and restaurants. Student Central is the hub of the campus, with the Students’ Union, bank, student services including finance, careers, wellbeing and more all under one roof. A health centre, sports and leisure centre and entrepreneur centre are also part of the campus which gives students access to everything they could require on one site.
The University hosts several Global Campus Events annually such as Global Week, the Global Food and Culture Festival, as well as the Spring Festival which celebrates diversity, inclusion, and multi-culturalism in the campus. These events are extremely popular and provide a platform for students to socialise and make friends.
The University is based on one town centre campus which makes it very accessible and compact. It also has a very warm, friendly and safe environment which helps students to settle in to student life quickly.
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"I feel like the facilities here are so great!" SIti Studied Architecture
Ann, Japan
There are a lot of international events going on in this university. As I am the international student and new to this country, I am happy that I get to make friends easily and find new cultures, values, and FOOD haha through university events. Everyone is really helpful here if you need any help, there are always so
+ Read moreKate, Czech Republic
The University of Huddersfield is a great place, I am from the Czech Republic and I would highly recommend this institution. The international office helped me a lot from the start. For every international student is very challenging to go study in a different country. Because of many and many international events, I
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