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Monthly Archive for June, 2009

Work Experience in the UK

Work experience, whether paid or unpaid, is the perfect way to improve language skills and better future career prospects. Paid work is often restricted to the hotel and catering sectors, although providers offer unpaid placements in various fields of expertise including engineering and journalism.

Work Experience in the UK The workplace is getting ever more competitive and experience prior to getting a paid job seems to be mandatory for students these days, notes Karen Bowring, Managing Director of Professionals UK in Brighton.

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Chip Shop Colleges are Ruining Britain’s Reputation

UK Scam Colleges a Serious ProblemTens of thousands of bogus students are in Britain because of the “national scandal” of sham colleges that offer courses to foreigners, accoutring to The Times newspaper.

Hundreds of bogus colleges have enrolled young people who in reality are economic migrants using the student visa route to enter the UK.

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UK IELTS Test Dates – July and August 2009

Aberdeen
Basil Paterson College (Aberdeen)
Next Test Date: 20-Jun-2009

Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth University
Next Test Date: 23-Jul-2009

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How to Look for Student Part-Time Jobs!

Some of you may find it is quite hard to start looking for part-time jobs when you are international students. I completely understand how you guys feel. Five years ago, I was here to start my post Graduate degree at university in London. I made it and I am about to tell you guys how to find your part-time jobs as you are an international student. It is not easy but you I hope it helps.

Unless your family is very wealthy, most international students expect to work whilst they are studying in the UK. As we have known that the living costs here are very expensive. Part-time jobs are commons among international students. However, Rule is rule—never work more than 20 hours per week. The home office is very strict about it and it is not good if you want to acheive what you come to do ( study) in the UK.

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Student Dropouts Highest in Scotland

Students in Scotland are more likely to drop out of university than elsewhere in the UK. Despite a small improvement on last year, the student dropout rate north of the border is 10.9% compared to the UK average of 9%, figures released recently by the Higher Education Statistics Agency showed.



Of all 18 universities in Scotland, student dropouts were highest at the University of the Highlands and Islands, at 28.2% and Napier University in Edinburgh came second, had a student dropout rate of 16.0%. The best scoring university in terms of percentage of dropouts was St Andrews, with 1.8%, second was the Glasgow School of Art with 2.0%. Edinburgh scored a dropout rate of 4.6% and Glasgow 8.0%.

The University and College Union claimed that the wide fluctuations in student dropouts were the result of wide recruit bases of the universities; students from poorer backgrounds have been labelled as more likely to dropout due to financial constraints.

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Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Festival 2009

Great Vibes at Peterson's Worldwide Sun, sea and sand. The key ingredients for any great holiday. But what if you could also add chilled wine, sophisticated beats and sexy people? This is the winning formula of acclaimed DJ Gilles Peterson and he’s back with a splash in the fishing resort of Sete, South France from July 2 – 5. With something for party heads of all ages, this festival is one not to miss and thankfully not a spot of mud in sight. Oh no. Leave the glow sticks and wellies at home; shorts and a smile are all that’s required.

The action takes place in Sete, a picture-perfect fishing resort for four days in July. Don’t let the quaint scenery fool you as Sete has a selection of breath taking venues, from amphitheatres on the Med, to beach bars and a huge outdoor venue surrounding a lighthouse. Peterson is king of the vibes and this year won’t disappoint with an essential selection of jazz, electro and genre-busting artists such as Jazzanova, Earl Zinger, Carl Craig, Diplo, Laurent Garnier and the list goes on! Still not convinced? Well, you’ll be sharing the vibe with 4,000 other chilled, like-minded party heads too.

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International Student Festival and Study Fair 2009

Next Event: Saturday June 20th 2009, 11am – 5pm

Each year hundreds of thousands of international students flock to the UK enticed by the huge variety of courses on offer at universities, colleges of higher education and further education institutions nationwide.

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Immigration Adviser Jailed over UK’s Biggest visa Fraud

The BBC reports that three people who ran an OISC immigration consultancy business in West London have been jailed today over one of the UK’s largest ever visa scams.

Rakhi Shahi, 31, was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud, handling criminal property and immigration offences at Isleworth Crown Court.

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