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Universities
UK University is famous for its high quality academic courses, a lot of students choose to study in the UK each year. UK has more than a hundred universities, student can enter through different pathways; in general, most entries are through the academic pathway, for example A Level, University Foundation Courses; students can also apply through the vocational pathway such as National Diploma, Higher National Diploma.
Normally University is three years based, some universities have 4 years courses with one year practical training included. For those course which need professional training, such as medical, pharmacy etc, requires a longer period of time to finish the course.
The following table indicates the school fees regarding the types of course:
| Course |
School Fee (2007/2008) About (£)
per school year
|
School Fee (2007/2008) About(HK$)
per school year |
| Art |
£7,000 to £9,000 |
HK$ 103,600- HK$133,200 |
| Liberal Arts |
£7,000 to £9,000 |
HK$ 103,600- HK$133,200 |
| Business |
£7,000 to £9,000 |
HK$ 103,600- HK$133,200 |
| Science |
£7,500 to £12,000 |
HK$ 111,000- HK$ 177,600 |
| Architecture |
£7,500 to £12,000 |
HK$ 111,000- HK$ 177,600 |
| Nursing, Pharmacy, clinical course |
£10,000 to £21,000 |
HK$ 148,000-- HK$310,800 |
Remarks :￡1= $ 14. 8 HKD (1/1/2007)
Living fees vary between different cities, London tend to have a higher living standard and living cost, for each student normally spend ￡7500 each year; other places normally need ￡5500 per year, highly depends on students accommodation types and their own living habits.
Most Universities provide student accommodation; they can also choose home stay or rent house off campus. The following table shows some accommodation details:
 Halls of Residence
Normally has single or double bedroom, students need to share facilities e.g. bathroom, laundry, kitchen and common room etc with other students. |
| Advantages |
•Near to school
•More chance to know different nationalities students
•Experience the university life earlier
•Have staffs who stay on campus 24 hours |
| Rental Fee/Yr (￡) |
£2500 – £4,500 |
| Remarks |
•Have to pay deposit
•Hall will close during holiday, students have to find other place to stay
•School requires students to live in hall for at least one term or one year |
Private Accommodation
Students can normally stay in hall for one or two years, therefore private accommodation is very popular, students can find related information through school’s housing department or through local newspaper. Accommodations include single or double bed room, kitchen, living room, shower room, garden etc. |
| Advantages |
•Develop independency
•More freedom
•Learn how to control daily expenses |
| Rental Fee/Yr (￡) |
£2,000 – £4,500 (depends on areas) |
| Remarks |
•Living expenses, not including water, electric, gas, students need to pay for these fees on their own
•Normally do not have internet connection, need to setup and pay by themselves |
Students can apply through UCAS on the internet for the degree courses. Our centre also connected with some of the famous UK universities, please feel free to call for enquiry.
If students were unable to achieve the requirements of their preferred university, they can also consider taking University Foundation, students only need to pass school exams to enter the connected universities (according to their results), please contact us for more details on this option. .
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