You'll get a world-class qualification

UK qualifications are recognised and respected throughout the world for their quality and integrity. The UK's quality assurance process for institutions of higher education has become the benchmark for quality assurance standards in many countries around the world.

Universities, colleges and schools in the UK are required, as part of their accreditation and registration process, to undertake continuous improvement programmes to ensure that the quality of the education programmes offered to all students meets the highest possible standards.

The best learning environment

In an increasingly complex and globalised world, employees need more than technical skills and content knowledge to succeed. Employers put a premium on those people who can think creatively and laterally, work autonomously and independently, demonstrate problem solving capacity and contribute effectively to group or team activities. The learning experience offered by institutions in the UK provides students with the opportunity to acquire and practise these skills as part of their degree studies.

A history of success

The UK has a tradition of higher education stretching back many hundreds of years and during this time has given the world many of its greatest leaders, scientists, thinkers and creative geniuses. The Nobel Prize has been awarded to many UK trained scientists and institutions since the award commenced in 1901.

Science however is not the only area for which the benefits of a UK education are recognised. The UK’s creativity and design excellence is recognised world wide as artists, fashion designers, film and television stars, and leisure software designers continue to make their mark as being among the best in the world. Indeed, the combined effort of this creative excellence is worth approximately £112 billion per annum to the UK’s economy.

A warm welcome

The UK is a truly cosmopolitan place to live. Many thousands of families from around the world have made the UK their home, creating a richly diverse open-minded, tolerant, multicultural and free society. The quarter of a million international students in the UK at any one time add to this ethnic diversity and cultural richness.

An ideal base for your travels

The UK’s national air, rail, coach and bus networks will get you almost anywhere in the UK quickly and easily, so you will not need to buy a car as you might have to do in some other parts of the world. The UK also makes a great starting point from which to visit the rest of Europe. The Channel Tunnel, cheap flights and ferries mean that you’re never too far away from the other great capital cities of the European mainland.