United Kingdom commonly known as Great Britain is the 78 th largest sovereign state in the world and is located in the northwestern coast of Europe. Its capital city London is an important global city and financial center.
The UK consists of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland their capitals being Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast, respectively. The United Kingdom is a developed country and has the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the ninth-largest economy by purchasing power parity. The UK is considered to have a high-income economy and is categorized as very high in the Human Development Index, ranking 14th in the world.
The UK has become one of the top destinations to study around the world. With traditions of excellence dating back hundreds of years, high class institutions in every corner and much more flexibility than many other countries, the United Kingdom has much to offer international students more than other English-speaking countries.
The UK is known for its multicultural society, with all religions and faiths. With a racial, ethnic and religious jumble, UK is open to new traditions and cultures.
The Best of UK Universities
1. University of St Andrews
Study in UK - University of St AndrewsFounded in 1413 St Andrews is Scotland's first university and the third oldest in the English speaking world.In the QS University World Rankings 2015/16, St Andrews is placed 68 th, with the highest place ever in a global ranking, and the ninth year in succession, St Andrews has made the world's top 100 universities.
The University of St Andrews welcomes students from around the world. Approximately 30 percent of student population joins the university from overseas, with some 1,500 undergraduates representing more than 120 different nationalities.
2. University of Edinburgh
Study in UK - University of Edinburgh From Nobel laureates and Olympic champions, to space explorers and prime ministers, the University of Edinburgh has been influencing history since it opened the gates to its first students in 1583.It is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world, and one of Scotland's ancient universities. The University of Edinburgh was ranked 17th and 21st in the world by the 2014–15 and 2015-16 QS rankings.
3. University of Nottingham
Study in UK - University of NottinghamThe University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, and United Kingdom. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881 and was granted a Royal Charter in 1948.University of Nottingham ranked amongst the top 1% of the universities worldwide by QS World university 43000 student studies across the campus in UK, China and Malaysia.
Ranked 8th in the UK for research power, it is consistently named as one of the most targeted universities by Britain's leading graduate employers
Benefits of studying in these top 5 UK Universities
One of the Russell group universities
"Graduate recruiters rank 10 Russell Group universities in the top 30 universities worldwide, and Russell Group graduates typically receive a 10% salary 'top-up' over others."
Students will be working with and learning from some of the brightest minds in the sector who are currently changing the world with their work.
Entrance Exams
For UG and PG - IELTS with bands 6.0 to 7.5 varying according to the course MBA - good level of work experience after graduation and GMAT varying between 600 to 700 if required
Intake
UK Universities have a September intake
Popular Courses
Various departments rank high for their courses like
University of St Andrews
- Artificial intelligence
- Human Computer interaction
- Economics
- Finance and Economics
- Creative writing
- International politics and
- Astrophysics
University of Edinburgh
- Architecture
- Artificial intelligence
- Electronics
- Fire and safety engineering
- Public health
- Bio informatics
- Biotechnology
University of Nottingham
- Arts and Design
- Architecture
- Civil engineering
- Mechanical, manufacturing and materials engineering
- Chemical engineering
- Biomedical sciences
Time duration of course for UG and PG
UG - Varying between 3 years and 4 years
PG - Varying between 1 year and 2 years
Fees structure
University of St Andrews
UG
Faculty of Arts, Divinity or Science, tuition fees for 2016–2017 will be £17,890.
Faculty of Medicine, tuition fees for 2016–2017 will be £25,200.
PG
Varies between £16250 to £19400
University of Edinburgh
UG
Arts and design, business - £16700
Engineering and biomedical science - £21900
PG
Varies between - £17400 to £26350
MBA - 27100
University of Nottingham
UG
Arts and design - £14850
Business - £14850
Engineering - £19120
PG
MBA - £24000
Arts and design, business - £18000 to £19500
Engineering - £19300
Scholarships offered by the top 5 UK colleges & Universities
University of St Andrews
The entrant scholarships are available for international students who will be studying at St Andrews for an undergraduate degree starting in 2016. The scholarships will be awarded as a tuition fee reduction of up to £4,000 per year for each year of the student's undergraduate studies.
Scotland's Saltire Scholarships
This scheme offers up to 100 awards across Scotland, each worth £4,000 towards tuition fees for full time Masters and PhD Programmes in a wide range of subject areas.
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh and Deutsche Post DHL offers 15 scholarships to students for undergraduate study in an eligible program within Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
The scholarship covers an annual maintenance allowance of £2,000 and is tenable for the duration of the program of study.
Edinburgh Global Masters scholarships
The University of Edinburgh will offer a number of scholarships for postgraduate Masters Study in any subject offered by the University for the 2016-2017 academic sessions.
Each scholarship will have a value of £3,000 and will be tenable for one academic year. The scholarship will be deducted from your tuition fees.
University of Nottingham
Developing solutions master scholarships
30 full tuition fee scholarships and 75 50% fee scholarships are available for students proposing to study in the department of Engineering, Medical, Sciences and Social sciences
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