Monthly Archive for September, 2009

Colleges Week 2009: Fantastic Competition

Colleges Week 2009, part of the Association of Colleges. The week long event takes place from the 9 – 15th November and is designed to celebrate the opportunities colleges create for individuals, businesses and Britain.


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Update on Student Tier 4 Applications

Student Tier 4 applications – maintenance funds must be in bank accounts for at least 28 days.

From 1 October 2009, for all points-based system Tier 4 applications made outside the UK, the amounts required to meet the maintenance criteria must be held in your personal or your parent(s)/ legal guardian(s) bank account for a minimum period of 28 days prior to making your visa application.


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English the Most Common Language in EU

The findings of a Eurostat study conducted in 2007 have just been released showing that English is the most common language across the European Union (EU).


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Newcastle University Receives Royal Seal of Approval

PRINCESS Eugenie gave the region’s best-known party city the Royal seal of approval as she started her student life yesterday.

The Queen’s granddaughter joined thousands of fellow freshers for their first day at Newcastle University, where she has chosen to study her three-year degree.


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International Students in UK Double

The number of non-European foreign students studying at UK universities has almost doubled in less than ten years, research has found.

International students provided a bigger source of income for UK universities in 2007/08 than government grants for research, according to an annual trends report, published by Universities UK.


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Is the UK’s University System Becoming Elitist Once Again?

It was announced this week by the CBI – the Confederation of British Industry – that UK domestic university students should pay more in tuition fees and student loan interest.


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Learning English Tools – Electronic Devices

English Language Learning Tools

There are so many English language learning tools out there and with the sometimes daily advances in technology, you are sure to find new and ground-breaking techniques and devices which make great tools for learning English.


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UKBA Removes Institutions from the Tier 4 Sponsor Register

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has recently revised the tier 4 sponsor register and has removed several institutions from the list. UKBA announced on the 25th August that all applicants should ensure that the institution they are applying to is on the tier 4 Sponsor Register when they apply for a UK student visa.


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IELTS Test Dates UK: September and October 2009

Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Next Test Date: 12-Sep-2009

Aberdeen
Basil Paterson College (Aberdeen)
Next Test Date: 24-Oct-2009

Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth University
Next Test Date: 17-Sep-2009

Bangor
ELCOS Bangor University, Wales
Next Test Date: 26-Sep-2009

Bath
University of Bath
Next Test Date: 24-Oct-2009

Belfast
Queen’s University Belfast

Birmingham
Aston University
Next Test Date: 10-Oct-2009

Bournemouth
Richard Language College (Bournemouth)
Next Test Date: 10-Oct-2009

Brighton
Sussex Downs College (test venue in Brighton)
Next Test Date: 12-Sep-2009

Brighton
Eurocentres Brighton (test venue)
Next Test Date: 12-Sep-2009

Bristol
University of Bristol
Next Test Date: 05-Sep-2009

Cambridge
Anglia Ruskin University
Next Test Date: 12-Sep-2009

Canterbury
Chaucer College Canterbury
Next Test Date: 10-Oct-2009

Cardiff
Cardiff University
Next Test Date: 24-Oct-2009

Colchester
Colchester English Study Centre
Next Test Date: 12-Sep-2009

Coventry
City College Coventry
Next Test Date: 17-Sep-2009

Eastbourne
Sussex Downs College (Eastbourne)
Next Test Date: 05-Sep-2009

Edinburgh
Basil Paterson College (Edinburgh)
Next Test Date: 26-Sep-2009

Exeter
Exeter College ( Sub Centre of Mayflower College)
Next Test Date: 26-Sep-2009

Glasgow
University of Glasgow
Next Test Date: 10-Oct-2009

Guildford, Surrey
University of Surrey
Next Test Date: 07-Nov-2009

Harrogate
Harrogate Language Academy
Next Test Date: 12-Sep-2009

Leeds
Harrogate Language Academy (Leeds)
Next Test Date: 26-Sep-2009

London
International House London
Next Test Date: 12-Sep-2009

London
Eurocentres Lee Green
Next Test Date: 12-Sep-2009

London
Southwark College – London
Next Test Date: 12-Sep-2009

London
University of Westminster
Next Test Date: 26-Sep-2009

London
Middlesex University
Next Test Date: 12-Sep-2009

London
Wimbledon School of English
Next Test Date: 26-Sep-2009

London
Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College
Next Test Date: 12-Sep-2009

London
Eurocentres London Central (test venue)
Next Test Date: 26-Sep-2009

London
British Institute of Technology and E-commerce, London
Next Test Date: 17-Sep-2009

Manchester
University of Manchester – Language Centre
Next Test Date: 24-Oct-2009

Norwich
Anglia Ruskin University (Norwich)
Next Test Date: 26-Sep-2009

Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Next Test Date: 24-Oct-2009

Oxford
King’s School Oxford
Next Test Date: 26-Sep-2009

Plymouth
Mayflower College of English (Plymouth)
Next Test Date: 05-Sep-2009

Portsmouth
Language Specialists International (Portsmouth)
Next Test Date: 26-Sep-2009

Rugby
Warwickshire College
Next Test Date: 12-Sep-2009

Sheffield
Sheffield Hallam University
Next Test Date: 10-Oct-2009

Southampton
University of Southampton
Next Test Date: 10-Oct-2009

Sunderland
City of Sunderland College
Next Test Date: 26-Sep-2009

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