Get a head start to student life in the UK
8 July, 2016
Mumbai,
Students going to the UK for further studies this year are invited to attend the British Council’s annual Education UK Pre-Departure Orientation. The Orientation will be held in the Mumbai on Saturday, 9 July 2016 at the British council, 901, 9th floor, One India bulls Centre, Tower One, 841 Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road (West), Mumbai 400 013.
Reporting time: 10:30 am
The briefing is for all students, who have received an offer of admission (also known as the offer letter from the University) from an institution in the UK.
The Briefing will cover advice on all that one need to do immediately after they receive the letter of admission from a UK institution and before they leave for the UK, which includes:
· student visa application
· travel
· accommodation
This is also an opportunity to speak with a few alumni who will share their experiences of studying in the UK and meet with other students leaving for the UK and perhaps going to the same institution.
Students and parents of students are required to pre-register for the event at our British Council office in Mumbai. A registration fee of INR 300/ - will be charged per person per ticket..
For more information please call on 0120- 4569000 or 0120-6684353
The British Council is the UK’s international organization for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries. We are active in 109 countries and 227 towns and cities worldwide.
For further information on our work in India, log on to www.britishcouncil.in
Education UK: A comprehensive website aimed solely at the Indian students – www.educationuk-in.org with a searchable course database of more than 450,000 courses, information on visa procedures, stories from alumni, scholarship information and lots of advice for potential students and their families.
For advice about the quality of teaching and research in UK higher education institutions students should consult the following official resources - for subject and institution reviews visit www.unistats.ac.uk and for research ratings visit www.rae.ac.uk
The UK is very competitive — both for tuition fees and living costs — according to a study by the UK Higher Education International Unit published recently. Eight out of 10 higher education students in UK also give their courses top marks, finds a survey published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England in August 2011. You can find out more on www.hefce.ac.uk/news/hefce/2011/nss.htm
International students with a recognized degree from a UK Institution may also be able to apply for visa to work in the UK as per the announcement on ‘Exceptional talent route’ and ‘New student entrepreneurs’ scheme. You can find more on www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/