Anglia Ruskin University, UK

It was founded in 1858 and is located in Cambridge and Chelmsford, England.

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is one of the top 350 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings) and is a forward-thinking university that is also a ‘rising star', one of the institutions expected to challenge the global elite by 2030.

Many of our courses are industry-recognized, and many more are properly accredited. Businesses return to us for interns, training, research, and joint programmes on a regular basis. Our students are among the most satisfied in the country, with an overall satisfaction rating of 84 percent in the National Student Survey 2018.

We're one of the East of England's largest institutions, with main campuses in Chelmsford and Cambridge, both less than an hour from London. Both cities are in the top ten best places to live in the United Kingdom. So come join our diverse multinational community of over 100 nationalities and realise your dreams!

With campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough, and London, Anglia Ruskin has 39,400 students globally. It has relationships with institutions all over the world, including Berlin, Budapest, Trinidad, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur, and shares campuses with the College of West Anglia in King's Lynn, Wisbech, and Cambridge. Faculty of Business and Law, Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine & Social Care, and Faculty of Science & Engineering are the four study faculties of the institution.

The Lord Ashcroft International Business School (LAIBS) in Cambridge and Chelmsford is one of the East of England's largest business schools. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, officially opened the School of Medicine at its Chelmsford campus in 2019. In the 2014 Times Higher Education Awards, it was named Entrepreneurial University of the Year. At the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards 2016, it received the Duke of York Award for University Entrepreneurship.

Services for International Students

Anglia Ruskin has slightly under 2,000 international students enrolled, and the International Student Barometer consistently scores it among the top three universities in the UK for its Greeting, Arrival, and Orientation Program for international students. Student satisfaction was over 90% in the most recent study, conducted in 2013.

International Student Support consultants from Anglia Ruskin's student services team are on hand to assist international students with finance, language options, and visas, as well as hosting social functions and orientations. Each semester, an International Orientation Program is held to welcome and support incoming students.

Accommodation

In each of Cambridge, Chelmsford, and Peterborough, Anglia Ruskin University - ARU offers a wide range of diverse accommodation options. There are a variety of options for housing, including brand new en-suite rooms, traditional halls of residence, shared houses, and apartments. All of the housing is on or near campus and within walking distance of the city centres.

Alumni

• Syd Barrett and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
• Michael Ashcroft, Baron Ashcroft (Investor, and former vice chairman of the Conservative party)
• Shoo Rayner (author and illustrator)
• Patrick Le Quément (former chief designer, Renault)

Ranking

At the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2014, Anglia Ruskin was named the UK's 'Entrepreneurial University of the Year.' People & Planet awarded Anglia Ruskin University first place in the Green League 2012. The league is based on ten environmental factors, including both policy and performance. It includes information gathered under the Freedom of Information Act, such as the proportion of garbage recycled and CO2 emissions for each insAnglia Ruskin is one among the 20 "growing stars'' in worldwide higher education, according to the list, which was compiled by Higher Education strategy consultants Firetail and published by Times Higher Education. The only UK university to make the top 20 is Anglia Ruskin. Nine of the "emerging stars' ' are from the United States, with the remaining universities from Australia, South Korea, Japan, Germany, and Finland. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 place Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in the top 350 universities in the world and joint 38th in the United Kingdom tuition. One of the most upwardly mobile universities in the world is Anglia Ruskin University.

In the 2014 Times Higher Education Awards, it was named Entrepreneurial University of the Year. At the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards 2016, it received the Duke of York Award for University Entrepreneurship.