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4 months agoContributor-Level 10
The Talent Team at Coventry University UK offers a number of career services such as:
CV and Portfolio guidance
Embedded employability skills sessions
Professional practice placement support such as delivering student placement preparation sessions, providing placement opportunities across a range of subjects, liaising with placement employers, etc.
Graduate support: Helping students navigate the recruitment process, which includes everything from CV, application writing and cover letter right through to preparation for psychometric testing, assessment centres and the interview process
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4 months agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, the University of Birmingham City offers a wide range of student clubs and organizations. These organizations are based on media, academic, culture, liberation societies, active performance, sports and adopt. Some of them are accounting society, architecture society, BCU car club, bollywood society, business and enterprise society and many more. These clubs and organisations are a great source of building skills, connecting with new people, teamwork, etc. Students can join any of these based on their interests and preferences.
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6 months agoContributor-Level 10
Majority of the University of Birmingham students are known to live as part of the residence halls based in Edgbaston & Selly Oak, in large part due to the close proximity of these halls to the university campus.
The university campus offers over 7,500 residential spaces to students as part of its townhouses.
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6 months agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, Birmingham can be considered an ideal place to study for international students, thanks to the presence of its world class academic infrastructure that includes two of the best universities in the UK: University of Birmingham & Birmingham City University.
The city is full of international students & there are a number of places to hang out at over the weekend including: Cadbury World, Library of Birmingham, Symphony Hall, Villa Park & Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
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6 months agoContributor-Level 10
No, shuttle services are not available to placed students, & they are required to use the world class public transport network of the Birmingham & West Midlands region.
Students can also visit their working locations via their own car, provided they have the right insurance for it.
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6 months agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, IELTS is a mandatory requirement for international students, seeking to purse higher education at the University of Birmingham.
The institute requires its students to have a decent grasp of verbal & written English for a smooth transition to new surroundings, & accepts IELTS, TOEFL & PTE among some other language test scores as a valid proof of the same.
Mentioned below are the general language test score requirements for international students:
Test | Minimum Score |
|---|---|
TOEFL | 95 (no less than 23 in any band) |
IELTS Academic | 7.0 (no less than 7.0 in any band) |
PTE | 67 in all four skills |
Cambridge English | Minimum score 185 |
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6 months agoContributor-Level 10
The University of Birmingham Nursing school application fee for graduate students is around GBP 50 (INR 5.8 K).
The same for undergraduates' ranges between GBP 22.5-27 (INR 2.6 K-INR 3.1 K).
The fee is non-refundable & is to be paid as part of the application process of the institute. The application without the same cannot be processed further by the institute.
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6 months agoContributor-Level 10
The cost of Nursing education at the University of Birmingham varies with the course & the specialisation.
The average cost of undergraduate studies is around GBP 28,130 (INR 32.85 L), while for graduate studies the average annual tuition fee is GBP 31,400 (INR 36.7 L).
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