Welcome to City University London

International Office

Welcome to London

• A financial capital

• A cultural capital

• An historic capital

• A multicultural capital

Welcome to London

• Eat London• 11,000 different establishments

• Shop London• Harrods, Oxford St, Westfield, etc

• Sport London• 5 Premiership Teams, 2012 Olympics

• Event London• 200 events each day

• Cultural London• Over 200 museums (mostly free)

• Entertainment London• Over 150 theatres

• Travel London• Excellent transport and a global hub

About City University London

• Established over 100 years ago.• Royal Charter awarded in 1966.• Chancellor is the Lord Mayor of London.• Highly ranked teaching and research.• Close contacts with business and industry.• 6th most popular UK university for student

applications.• 10th most competitive university (Times

Good University Guide 2009).• Central London location.• Located in the heart of legal, financial,

creative and journalism industries.

An international university

• 21,412 students from 156 countries • 2,126 staff from 70 countries • 31 international partnerships  • 13,000 full-time students including nearly 40% from outside the UK

City and Kazakhstan

• Over 100 students from Kazakhstan

• Kazakhstan Society

• Bolashak partner

A professional focus

• Academic and practical training

• Exemptions from exams of professional bodies e.g. ACA

• Work placements for most undergraduate degrees and some postgraduate

Outstanding prospects

• 10th for graduate prospects six months after graduation, amongst the UK’s top universities, in The Times Good University Guide 2010

• 11th in The Sunday Times University Guide 2010 employability rating, for students in graduate level jobs six months after graduation.

• Score of 77% in the Guardian University Guide 2010 for graduate prospects

• City is ranked tenth in the graduate prospects rating, for graduates undertaking further study or employment six months after graduation, in the 2010 Complete University Guide

One University – Seven schools

• School of Arts

• School of Social Science

• School of Engineering and Mathematical Science

• School of Informatics

• School of Community and Health Science

• The City Law School

• Cass Business School

School of Arts

• Cultural Policy & Management– Pioneering CPM education for over 30 years– Postgraduate focus– Pathways for professionals and fresh

graduates• Journalism

– One of the best journalism depts in Europe– New state of the art studios and facilities– Outstanding links with industry– Taught by professional journalists

• Music– New facilities including performance area– Courses combine theory and practise– Close links with Guildhall School

School of Social Science• Department of Economics– Applied courses– Combined degree with Accountancy

• Department of International Politics– Highly inter-disciplinary– Leads to a wide variety of career paths

• Department of Psychology– British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited

and non-accredited programmes– Strong research based department

• Department of Sociology– One of London’s largest sociology departments– Can be combined with Criminology, Media Studies

and Psychology

School of Engineering & Mathematical Science

• 100+ years of tradition in engineering education

– Programmes include Aeronautical/Air Transport, Biomedical, Civil, Computer Systems, Electrical and Electronic, Mechanical and Telecommunications

– Professional placement available on all Engineering undergraduate programmes

– Some of the most advanced engine development and testing facilities in Europe

• Mathematics undergraduate degree with five pathways including:

– Statistics, Computer Science, Finance and Economics

School of Informatics

• Two departments and three research centres: • Department of Computing• Department of Information Science• Centre for Software Reliabiltity• Centre for Human Computer Interaction Design• Centre for Health Informatics

• State-of-the-art premises• Common 1st year on undergraduate

courses• Professional Pathway with paid

employment• Courses tailored to meet industry needs

School of Community & Health Sciences

• Education and development of health and community- based professionals

• Offers a range of programmes suitable for international students Postgraduate level:

• Health Management• Food Policy• Health Sciences e-learning• Speech and Language Therapy• Public Health and Primary Care• Interprofessional Practice• Nursing and Midwifery• Clinical Leadership for Allied Health

Professionals• Radiography• Optometry (Undergraduate programme also

available)

The City Law School

• Heritage dating back to 1852 (Inns of Court Law School

• Leading European law school with a well established international reputation

• Strong links with the legal profession and

strong alumni network

• Offers every stage of legal education from LLB to Bar and Legal Practice

Cass Business School - Undergraduate

• Ranked No.1 in London (No.3 in the UK) for Undergraduate Business (Guardian Good University Guide 2010)

• Course range from general, e.g. BSc Business Studies to highly specialised, e.g. BSc Actuarial Science

• Year out in industry or Study Abroad opportunities on all courses

Cass Business School - Postgraduate

• Specialist Masters Programmes–Real Estate, Actuarial Science /

Insurance, Management, Finance, Energy / Logistics / Shipping

–MSc Management ranked 2nd in UK by Financial Times

• MBA –Ranked 10th in UK & 41st in the world (FT

MBA Rankings 2008)–Executive MBA 2nd in UK and13th in the

world (FT MBA Rankings 2008)–AMBA & EQUIS accredited

Student Life

• Students’ Union with over 50 clubs and societies

• Sports and fitness facilities

• Student Centre (one stop shop)

• Part of a large student and international community in London

Accommodation• Guaranteed places for all undergraduate first year international

students (deadline mid-May)

• Priority given to international postgraduate students

• Most accommodation within walking distance of the University

• Variety of private accommodation options

Halls of Residence 2010/11

• Finsbury and Heyworth • 39 weeks £4,135.95

• Peartree Court • 39 weeks £4,518.15

• Liberty Court • 42 weeks £6,750.24

Notable City Alumni

• Liu Mingkang (MBA)Former Chairman and President of Bank of China currently Chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission.

• Dick Oliver (Civil Engineering)Chairman of BAE Systems (worlds 3rd largest aerospace and defence company)

• James Harding (Newspaper Journalism)Editor of The Times newspaper

• Mahatma Ghandhi (Law)Studied at Inns of Court School of Law – now part of City Law School

Contact Details

City University LondonNorthampton SquareLondon EC1V 0HB

Tel: 0207 040 8019Fax: 0207 040 8322

Web: www.city.ac.ukEmail: mm@city.ac.uk