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Students @ Kent
One of the UK’s top universities, the University of Kent offers you outstanding teaching, world-leading research, stunning study locations and a superb student experience.
Awarded Gold, the highest rating, in the UK Government’s Teaching Excellence Framework*, Kent has a global reputation – three of Kent’s subject areas are ranked within the world top 100 in the 2018 QS World University Rankings by Subject, with a further eight subjects in the top 200.
With a great student to staff ratio of 12.4:1 and a planned £197m investment in facilities and resources until 2020-21, Kent is a favourite destination amongst international students for its wide range of prestigious degrees, scenic study locations and exciting work opportunities.
Partnerships with many international institutions offer study abroad and work placement opportunities and graduates enjoy excellent career prospects around the world. More than 96% of those who graduated in 2016 were working or in further study within six months.
Set in stunning locations close to London, the green parkland of the Canterbury campus and the historic water-side campus in Medway create a welcoming environment. Students can soak up the international atmosphere by taking part in Worldfest, Europe Day, Holi, Thanksgiving and Chinese New Year celebrations, or set up their own events. Additionally, there are four specialist postgraduate centres to explore in Brussels, Paris, Rome and Athens.
With bursaries, scholarships, grants and awards of £7.1m for undergraduates and £13.6m for postgraduates given out in 2015-16, Kent offers dedicated support and generous funding for international students.
With world renowned alumni such as acclaimed novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature winner who studied BA English and Philosophy at Kent, students will be inspired to pursue and achieve their ambitions.
Having just won the Outstanding Support for Students award at the 2017 Times Higher Education (THE) Awards for its Student Success Project, Kent is delighted to be recognised as a brilliant UK university that helps students live, work and study to the maximum.
*The University of Kent's Statement of Findings can be found here
The University’s Professor Matthew Goodwin has been named in the Friends of Europe list of European Young Leaders 2018.
Friends of Europe is a leading think tank that connects people, stimulates debate and triggers change to create a more inclusive, sustainable and forward-looking Europe. Its Young Leaders programme is based on the premise that a group of talented leaders aged under 40 from different backgrounds, sectors, and European countries can offer new responses to international challenges.
It describes Professor Goodwin as ‘an outward-facing researcher who shares the view that social science should be as much about contributing to wider society as to the social sciences’ and a political scientist who ‘has tried to bridge the gap between academia and policy-making when it comes to topics such as radicalisation, extremism and integration.’
Great teachers don't just teach students, they inspire students. Kent is renowned for a teaching style that brings subjects to life and encourages students to think independently.
Kent's academics have an outstanding ability to pass on their passion for study and debate. As some of the most influential thinkers in the world, they put students in touch with the latest ideas and ensure that they are intellectually challenged.
The University's teaching has been given the highest award possible for quality in the UK. It was awarded a gold rating in the UK Government's Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). Based on the evidence available, the TEF Panel judged that Kent delivers consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students.
Kent comprises three faculties…
The Faculty of Humanities' has one of the largest range of subjects of any university in the UK, running programmes on architecture, arts, philosophy, history, literature, drama, music, various modern languages, linguistics and many other subjects also. Its schools and subjects consistently perform very well in league tables, such as the NSS and those tables published by The Guardian and The Times. The faculty is well known for its student experience and graduate employment especially.
The Faculty of Sciences has departments and schools covering subject areas such as Pharmacy, Biosciences, Computing, Engineering & Digital Arts, Physical Sciences, Sports & Exercise Sciences, and Mathematics, Statistics, & Actuarial Science.
The Faculty of Social Sciences has departments and schools covering Journalism, Business, Accounting and Finance, Law, Anthropology, Conservation, Economics, Politics & International Relations, Psychology, and Sociology, Social Policy and Social Research.
Visit their website for more details on the faculties' numerous departments and schools and the courses they offer.
All applications to undergraduate courses at Kent need to be submitted through UCAS. Kent's dedicated admissions teams can help students track their application, and students may also receive help in their country from Kent's official overseas representatives. The International Offices provide a permanent point of contact at Kent for all student enquiries.
See Kent's undergraduate 'How to apply' page for more information.
Students can apply directly online for all of Kent's postgraduate courses.
See Kent's postgraduate 'How to apply' page for more information.
International students can check for country specific entry requirements in the website.
The Canterbury campus is built on 300 acres of parkland overlooking Canterbury Cathedral and is less than 25 minutes' walk from Canterbury city centre. Residential, teaching and administrative buildings are surrounded by green open spaces, fields and woods.
The campus is self-contained and includes student accommodation, teaching facilities, a library, sports centre, theatre, music performance centre, nightclub, cinema, places to eat, bars, shops, a bookshop, medical centre, day nursery, public access computer rooms, a chapel, launderettes and bus stops.
A lively atmosphere and a thriving campus community gives students plenty of opportunities to play sport, join a society, socialise or take up a new interest. There are music rehearsal rooms, digital film-making suites, an industry-standard newsroom, laboratories and post-production studios, all housed in a unique, historic setting.
The new Student Hub is a fantastic place to relax with friends, grab a drink or snack and get on with work. The space is filled with social zones, study areas and a brand new bar.
The University also has specialist postgraduate centres in Paris, Brussels, Rome, and Athens.
Find out more…
Kent Sport, the University of Kent's Department of Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation, is situated at the Sports Centre and the Pavilion on the Canterbury campus. It oversees the University's recreational facilities and development of sport at Kent. Have a look at the sports facilities and sports scholarships offered here…
The University of Kent has a generous scholarship fund to assist students at all levels of study including International Student Scholarships, sport, music and subject specific awards.
Awards available to international students include:
These scholarships provide students with GBP5000 towards the cost of tuition fees per year of study at the University of Kent, and are offered to nationals of any country paying overseas fees.
The University of Kent has a scholarship fund of over GBP11 million to support its taught and research students including funding from the UK Research Councils, subject and location-specific scholarships, and more.
Find out which awards you could be eligible to apply for…
If you don't yet have this level of English and need to raise your English language skills, you can attend one of our intensive pre-sessional courses in English for Academic Purposes. Satisfactory achievement on one of these courses can be used to meet Kent's English language entry requirements in place of other external language examinations.
We also offer an International Foundation Programme (IFP) for students whose school-leaving qualifications are insufficient for direct entry to undergraduate study and/or whose English language standard is below the necessary level. The IFP gives you a year's preparation in academic subjects, English language and study skills up to the required level for progression onto undergraduate degree study.
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