UK education teaching and studying methods

‘Being independent when you study in the UK isn’t just about living away from home. Whatever UK course you study, you will be encouraged to think for yourself and create your own ideas. A UK education will help you gain confidence in your own abilities and equip you with valuable language, creative, analytical and research [...]

Support for International students in UK

‘Support is always available when you study in the UK. If you are having trouble getting used to the UK education system or you need some help with your UK course or degree – you only have to ask. Counsellors and academic staff at your place of study will be happy to help. ‘ UK [...]

Working while you study in the UK

‘You can make your UK study experience work even harder for your future by gaining some valuable work experience. Getting a job while you study in the UK can improve your language skills and enhance your CV. Your future employer will be looking for smart, creative, team-orientated people – working and studying in the UK [...]

International Student Award 2010

‘The International Student Awards are different from any other student competition. They don’t just focus on academic achievement, but celebrate the whole international student experience. ‘ International student of the year – Melissa Ilboudo The British Council has named Melissa Ilboudo from Burkina Faso as its International Student of the Year. 24-year-old Melissa – who [...]

British Council IELTS scholarship

Following the success of the 2010 IELTS scholarship scheme, British Council is delighted to announce the expansion of this programme and in 2011, will be offering over 60 scholarships across 10 countries in Asia; Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and India. In Vietnam, British Council is awarding a total of [...]

Budgeting

The budgeting and living expenses pages go hand in hand to help you create a realistic budget – you will need to use the information from our uk living expenses pages and the information you have gathered on your own and follow our guide on how to create a useful and attainable budget. The best [...]

Sources of funding

So far in this section you have learned about the cost of tuition, how much you will need to consider for living expenses and how to put this all into a budget for your own personal needs. We now turn our attention to how to find funding and where to look. The majority of international [...]

Living Expenses

Trying to calculate how much money you will need to bring with you when you come to the UK, or work out how much an English education will cost you will firstly need to run a budget – so please see our budget guide for studying in the UK. To give you a guide on [...]

UK Education : Tuition & Fee

The cost of tuition in the UK will vary depending on a great many number of factors. Things such as the location of the school, the type of course you plan to attend, the length of the course, etc… will all have a bearing on how much it will cost at the end of the [...]

Scholarships In UK

Probably the most emailed topic at UK InternationalStudent.com is how to obtain a scholarship or where to look for one. In short, the answer to all scholarship questions is unless you take the time and energy to look for one, and work diligently to prepare an excellent application package for each scholarship, you will probably [...]