University of Kent, UK

The University of Kent is a public research university established in 1965. The university has four campuses located in Canterbury, Medway, Brussels, and Paris. It has 6 academic divisions: Arts and Humanities, Law, society and social justice, Natural Sciences, Human and Social sciences, Kent Business School, and Computing, engineering and mathematical sciences. It is currently teaching more than 20,000 students. Also, the university has contributed to the success of its notable alumni, including Tom Wilkinson (actor), Alan Davies (stand-up comedian and writer), and David Mitchell (novelist).

It stands for ambition, with its diverse community of students committed to making a difference at national and global levels. Moreover, its values are enduring, and it works as a community based on collegiality. The university has a robust mechanism for ensuring accountability of its processes and decisions and managing risks. It aims to become internationally renowned for a transformative student experience and employability outcomes regardless of background.

While pursuing graduation from Kent, the students will be able to enjoy the fascinating place to live and historical monuments to explore in the city of Canterbury. The university facilitates a green, safe and welcoming environment for international students. It is a place to grow, think creatively, and acquire the skills and confidence to reach your goals. The university has superb physical and digital resources to support its teaching and research. It has plenty of sports activities and societies to involve every student and support interaction with other students. Here are a few reasons to choose Kent University:

Kent 2025 strategy

To move to the next phase in 2025, Kent focuses on three strategic pillars: Education and Student Experience, Research and Innovation, and Engagement and Impact. The university has a diverse, passionate, and independent community of students. It aims at providing the best education to its students. They continuously review their programmes and modules portfolio, launch the academic career map, and enable students to contribute to their curricular and co-curricular activities. Also, the university has won the Times Higher Education award for outstanding student support for two years running.

Research and Innovation

The university is continuously making efforts to ensure that it is known globally for its research and excellence in various areas. The research aims to support social, economic, cultural, and public life. It will achieve this through research and innovation that is: Collaborative, Global, Impactful, Innovative, and Interdisciplinary. Also, the university aims to attract talented individuals from all backgrounds and to ensure they feel valued and rewarded for their contributions to its research and innovation ecosystem. Moreover, Kent rises 11 places according to REF 2021 ranking.

Civic Mission

The university aims to enhance its civic mission. It works in partnership with organisations to support activity which brings resources into the region, enables economic growth and contributes to long-term sustainability and quality of life in Kent. Also, it works with disadvantaged groups across the region to promote access to the university.

• More than 250 clubs and societies

• International students from 150 nationalities

• Accommodation facility

• 8 subjects ranked by THE (Times Higher Education) in the top 10 for research quality

• Kent Law school is listed among the 50 best law schools in the world for research

• It features in the top 20 of all three major UK league tables

• 95% of the graduates went for work or further studies

The fee structure of the university is very economical. All the undergraduate and postgraduate (full-time) degree programmes' fee ranges between £18,000- £22,000 per year. Only the fees for MBA is a little higher than other courses. If we talk about the cost of living, it is £10,000 per year in Kent.

Various ranking organisations have included Kent in the top 50 universities of UK for overall performance. Also, world-ranking organisations have included the university in the top 400 universities of the world.

Apart from the overall ranking, it is also included in the list of top universities for its several courses. The Complete University Guide and The Guardian have included the university's various courses in the top 50.

The University of Kent facilitates two intakes for international students. The students can enrol for most of the courses in both intakes. Due to the university's ranking and fee structure, applications to the university get filled very soon. The application deadline for both intakes is mentioned below.

Despite having a high ranking and reputation, the university has very general admission criteria. Kent also accepts international applications on the basis of MOI (Medium of Instruction). The students with 70% or above marks in 12th English get a waiver from English proficiency tests. Also, the students who are unable to take admission on the basis of MOI may appear for any of the English proficiency tests, including IELTS, TOEFL, Duolingo, PTE, and Language Cert. The eligibility criteria for undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the university are mentioned below.

• Some undergraduate and postgraduate courses require an overall 7.0 IELTS score/ 68 overall in PTE (with 62 in each subtest)/ 95 Overall in TOEFL (with a minimum of 22 in R; 21 in W; 20 in L; 26 in S).