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The University of Manchester

THES University of the Year 2005/6. The University of Manchester. History and Achievements. Historic merger in October 2004 brought together UMIST and the Victoria University of Manchester England’s first civic University Associated with 21 Nobel prize winners

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The University of Manchester

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  1. THES University of the Year 2005/6 The University ofManchester

  2. History and Achievements • Historic merger in October 2004 brought together UMIST and the Victoria University of Manchester • England’s first civic University • Associated with 21 Nobel prize winners • Where Rutherford split the atom and the first computer was built • In 2005, Manchester appointed Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz to chair the new World Poverty Research Institute Ernest Rutherford

  3. University of the Year • The University of Manchester has won the prestigious ‘Higher Education Institution of the Year’ award 2005/6Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) • Key elements: • Unprecedented £350 million • investment programme • Manchester 2015 plan • Creation of 6 new research • centres

  4. The University of Manchester • The largest university in the UK, with 35,500 students • The largest university library in the country • £350 million investment in superior facilities • An unrivalled range of courses and combinations of subjects available • Wider range of research subject areas than any other UK institution • More opportunities for interdisciplinary research than any other university in the UK • Unsurpassed facilities

  5. 2005 World Rankings • Shanghai Jiao Tong: 6th in the UK and 53rd Worldwide

  6. 2005 World Rankings • Times Higher Educational Supplement: 7th in the UK and 35th Worldwide

  7. Research Assessment Exercise (2001) Independent government audit of Research quality at British Higher Education Institutions. • The University of Manchester: • Top 5 or 5* rating, denoting international excellence, in 37/46 subjects, one of the highest totals in the UK

  8. 5* Subject Areas Materials

  9. Teaching Quality • Innovative teaching methods • Research informs teaching • Inter-disciplinary • Teaching Quality Assessments (TQA) • Between 1993 and 2001, the British Government’s Quality Assurance Agency assessed standard of teaching. • 32 Subject Areas: ‘Excellent’ rating

  10. ‘Excellent’ rated Subject Areas

  11. Careers: A Bright Future • Courses developed in consultation with top employers • Award-winning Careers Service • More employers recruit at Manchester • Distinguished Alumni • Ranked 12th in the world by 333 of the globe’s top employers (THES 2005)

  12. Academic Structure • Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences • Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences • Faculty of Life Sciences • Faculty of Humanities Campus at night

  13. Courses Offered: • English Language • Foundation Year • Bachelor’s degrees • Taught Masters (e.g. MSc, MA, MEnt) • MPhil, EngD and PhD • New Route PhD • Post-Doctoral Research

  14. Funding Opportunities (PGR) • Overseas Research Students (ORS Award) • www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/international/scholarships/ • Manchester-CSC Joint Scholarship • http://www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/international/scholarships/#d.en.56030

  15. Accommodation • Guaranteed to all new International Students for all years of study • Over 9000 rooms • City-based or Student Village • Catered or Self-Catering • Computer and telephone access • En-suite facilities available • Private sector Dalton Ellis Hall

  16. Studying and Assessment • Study methods depend on subject and course • Can include: • Lectures • Tutorials / workshops • Practicals / laboratory work • Fieldwork • Group work • Self-study • Requires self-discipline and independence

  17. Services for International Students • Free Airport Collection Service • Orientation Programme in September • Welcome Reception • International Student Welfare Unit • Immigration advice and help with visas • Financial advice • Academic or personal problems • International Society

  18. The City of Manchester • A young, vibrant and affordable city • Central location • Art galleries, theatres, shopping, café culture • Over 85,000 students in the city • Multi-cultural, cosmopolitan environment • Rusholme (Curry Mile) • Chinatown The Lowry Contact Theatre

  19. Sports • Host for the 2002 Commonwealth Games • Old Trafford - Football, Cricket, Rugby • In the top 10 of sporting universities and over 30 official sports clubs • Top class facilities • Two indoor sports complexes • Outdoor pitches and fields • Manchester Aquatics Centre • Halls facilities • Heavily subsidised by University Old Trafford

  20. Around Manchester • North-West of England has exciting city life, breathtaking countryside and a coastline of famous seaside resorts • Easy travelling distance to the Peak District, the Lake District and the coast Jodrell Bank

  21. Fees and Living Costs • Tuition Fees (2006/7 academic year) • Arts / Education £ 8,600 • Engineering / Science £ 11,000 • Clinical £ 20,000 • Pay in instalments • Estimated Living Costs (2006/7 academic year) • Undergraduate (38 weeks) £ 6,170 • Postgraduate (52 weeks) £ 8,160

  22. Thai Students at Manchester • 67 Thai students (UG 9, PGT 21, PGR 37) • Thai Society with over 100 members • Annual ‘Samaggi Game’ • Regional activity • Student support network

  23. THES University of the Year 2005/6 www.manchester.ac.uk/international international@manchester.ac.uk

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