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Home to some of the world’s top-ranking universities, the UK Higher Education System is reputed for its excellent quality of education, unique educational framework, and interactive teaching methodology. Every year, thousands of students apply to study abroad in the UK. You can do the same and study abroad in the United Kingdom. Student Connect is here as your higher education consultants in the UK!

UK universities are consistently securing top positions in reputed world university rankings such as the QS World Rankings, Times Higher Education Ranking, and Academic Ranking of World Universities. For international students who dream of pursuing their higher education in the UK, the possibilities offered by globally recognized degrees awarded by prestigious UK universities is endless.

Foundation – up to 12 months

Pre Masters – 3 to 6 months

Undergraduate – 3 years in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 4 years in Scotland Post Graduate – 1 year across the UK, at times certain courses which requires professional practice such as Architecture, Health courses or courses with placement/ internship makes the course duration up to 27 months.

PhD – 4 years or more depending on the duration of the research topic.

Studying in the UK can be expensive but with proper financial planning, it could be more affordable than other countries such as Canada, US, Australia and NZ. UK course duration is shorter than these countries and UK has a long tradition of providing prospective international students with merit based and country-based scholarships which will reduce your tuition fee.

For example, you can complete a master’s degree within £14,000 which is not expensive when compared to Canada, USA and or Australia. You also get to recover these during your 2-year graduate route work visa.

Living as an international student in the United Kingdom is expensive compared to some other countries. However, the return on investment in spending all that money on your vital growth and education is definitely higher than your investment.

Like any country, how expensive is to live in the UK depends on your lifestyle choices, where you live and how you choose to spend your money. For example, living in London requires lot more money than living in West Midlands or Liverpool.

Simple answer YES!

UK education will open doors for you to further your career anywhere in the world. We are pioneers in education and it's recognized by all kinds of employers including Fortune 500 companies. UK is home to some of the world’s best universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, London School of Economics and so forth. The large number of international students in the UK is testament to the fact that UK degrees have been popular across the globe. Students from other developed countries such as USA, Australia and Canada come to the UK to study for its fierce reputation and being in the heart of Europe.

Yes, more than 20 UK universities are in the world Top 100 Universities. More detailed information on this can be found at: https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2022

The answer is more complex than a yes or no. Rankings do matter as different organizations rank universities in different order. For example, Guardian League Table, Complete University guide, QS world rankings, Student Crowd and so forth. It can be confusing and information overload.

What we would advise student to do is speak with an expert counsellor of our team who will be able to address all your concerns around rankings, explain you the subject reputation, the university and its facilities, our experience of dealing with university partners and their facilities.

UK is better in terms of course duration and student experience aspect. The UK universities have excellent student support services including departments such as Wellbeing, Students Union, Careers office, Placement Office, International Office. While other countries definitely have these as well, but in the UK the support services go a step beyond in supporting you to complete your studies.

Also due to course duration being short, your expenses are also less, living cost in the UK can be lower than other countries if you plan your spending.

UK offers graduate route visa upon finishing your degree. The graduate route visa enables international students to work in the UK in any field for at least two years and afterwards you have the choice of either setting up your own business or finding sponsored work visa. Upon living in the UK for a certain period of time, you can choose to make UK your home providing you meet the requirements legally.

UK is also closer to most south Asian, Middle Eastern/ North African and SS African Countries making it easier for you to travel home quicker if required.

UK admission process and visa process is fairly straight forward process in comparison to other countries. Most international students get a visa decision within three weeks which may not be the case with other countries.

When applying to UK universities, you can rely on other means of English Testing apart from IELTS for most courses which are cheaper than IELTS.

UK student community enjoys many discounts just being a student, from stores to transportation to restaurants, full time students gets various kinds of discounts to support themselves.

Prior to the expiration of your student visa or Tier 4 (General) student visa, you must apply. Once your educational university has notified the Home Office that you successfully completed the course you studied while on a Tier 4 (General) student visa, you can submit an application.

The answer is NO. You need to successfully finish your degree to be able to apply for graduate route visa.

While you are on your graduate route visa, you can switch to a skilled worker visa if you find an employer who is offering to sponsor you. An skilled worker visa will enable you to stay in the UK as a skilled migrant for 3-5 years.

Apart from that, if you have a suitable innovative business plan and wish to set up business, you can also apply for a start-up or innovator visa.

Yes you can set up your own business in the UK after studies. You can either apply for start-up visa or you can apply for innovator visa.

Yes we will guide you with necessary visa information.

At Student Connect, we sincerely wish to establish a life-long relation with our respective clients. Therefore, our services are not limited to admission and student visa support, instead, we are here to guide you towards your further journey in life.

– Upon finishing your degree, if you wish to study further, we will provide consultation support in each stage of your application process.

– Our team of visa experts will guide you with graduate route visa application.

– Our team of experts will guide you on CV preparation to secure a placement or graduate employment.

– From 2024, we will be processing US, Canada and Australian student visa applications and admissions. Therefore, students who wish to move to these countries from UK can get consultation support from our team of experts.