Study in UK - Colleges, Eligibility & Scholarships

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, known as the United Kingdom (UK)or Britain is an autonomous country located in the north­western coast of the Europe. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north­eastern part of Ireland and many other islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a border with another autonomous state, the Republic of Ireland.

The United Kingdom is a single parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. The current monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, making her the world's longest-serving current head of state. The United Kingdom's capital and famous city is London, a global city and financial centre with an urban population of 10.3 million. Other major cities include Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, and Liverpool.

The UK is a world famous in many areas of education including engineering, science, art,design, business, management, law and finance. The UK’s reputation as a world centre for scientific research makes it a magnet for some of the very best thinkers in the world. With only one percent of the world’s population, the UK is responsible for eight percent of global scientific research publications. The UK offers an eminent education system with a first class degree that can make a real difference to the future of students. It attracts over 600,000 international students each year to a various types of programmes, ranging from English language courses to PhDs. Many of the UK universities and colleges are seen in the leading top education ranking tables. In the 2019 QS World University Rankings, the UK has 4 institutions in top 10. There are also 18 UK institutions in top 100. The highest ranked University is Oxford, which occupies 5th place. The University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, occupies Manchester 6th and 8th place respectively.

Colleges

The UK’s university systems are sometimes referred to in groups or categories. These include:

• Ancient Universities are the institutions founded before the year 1600. Some examples are: Cambridge University, St. Andrews University and Oxford University,
• Red Brick Universities are the institutions founded in UK industrial cities. The term ‘red brick’ is basically the Victorian architectural style of the buildings. Some examples are: the University of Manchester, the University of Leeds and the University of Birmingham,
• Plate Glass Universities are the institutions established or granted university status in the 1960s. The term ‘plate glass’ is because of the modern architectural buildings. Some examples are:, the University of Warwick, the University of Lancaster and the University of York
• Russell Group Universities are the group of 24 public research universities. These universities attempt to maintain the best research, teaching and leading standards. Some examples are: the University of Edinburgh, Durham University and the University of Birmingham,

Eligibility

Every UK higher education course has its own entry requirements. These entry requirements are there to ensure that the students have the right skills and knowledge to successfully complete the course. Students can see the entry requirements for each undergraduate and postgraduate course on the university or college’s website. For undergraduate courses students usually need to have education qualifications (such as A-level qualifications from own country) in related subjects.

For postgraduate courses students usually need to have achieved a relevant undergraduate qualification in some cases, work experience may count towards entry to a course.

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