STUDY IN WALES Produced in Association with
www.wales.com
Wales offers international students an incredible amount of choices. If you’d like to study by the coast or in a bustling city, Wales offers you a number of attractive options.
Wales, or to use its proper name in Welsh, Cymru, is a green and beautiful country, which is part of the UK. It is both rich in history and scenery, with hundreds of castles, Britain’s most famous national parks and miles of picturesque coastline.
The Welsh are passionate about sport. The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff is one of the best in the world and the natural environment provides you with the chance to take part in a wide range of outdoor activities such as surfing, rock climbing and hiking.
If culture is high on your list of priorities then Wales will not disappoint. It has many theatres, music venues and galleries. Wales has a rich literary heritage which has its roots in ancient Celtic culture and more recently includes such notable names as Dylan Thomas and Roald Dahl.
Study
Welsh universities offer all of the advantages of their fellow UK institutions but also provide relatively small staff-student ratios, one to one support and a friendly, welcoming atmosphere for international students.
Facts for International Students
• In 2011 over 14,000 international students from outside Europe enrolled on courses in Wales (they make up about 10% of the student population).
• Wales welcomes international students from over 120 countries enrolling onto 5500 courses.
• Wales has 30 centres of excellence, 91 departments rated 4 star and above for research and 66 departments listed as excellent for teaching quality.
• Welsh universities are proud of the level of personal support that they offer to international students. Institutions provide a wide range of services, such as pre-departure briefings and handbooks.
• Access to free English language support is available at all of Wales’ institutions.
• Universities offer lots of help for funding your studies including international scholarship schemes.
• Students studying in Wales are happy! Aberystwyth has been voted best university town in Britain and Swansea University has won an award for the best student experience in the UK.
Cost of Lliving
Wales has some of the lowest living costs in the United Kingdom and most of the population enjoy a high standard of living.
Living costs in Wales do depend on your location, employment
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