In
order to assist overseas students, UK universities & colleges
have established strong network of supports. It boosts up confidence
in students while applying to UK for higher studies.
Besides paying around as less as £5,000 pounds for your
tuition fees, One has to keep aware of further expenses involved
in Transportation, Accommodation, Food & Miscellaneous.
Expenses | Transport
| Medical | Safe
& Clean
Accommodation Work Environment Doorway
One-Year
Expenses
An individual studying in UK will need to spend around £3,500
- £5,000 each year in addition to tuition fees. Cost of
living has a significant difference in different regions of UK.
Living in South of UK is comparatively on higher side, than the
living cost involved in Midland and North. For further guidance,
and to avail the best solution, contact our Network Office.
One has number of options and alternative available when it comes
to accommodation in UK. Institutions do sense the difficulty that
an International student has in terms of accommodation.
So they offer and reserve places for them before they arrive in
to UK. Many of the universities and colleges have halls of residence
attached to them. Students will usually have a bedroom / study
of their own, and will share bathrooms, laundries and recreational
facilities. Most of these residential halls provide meals, and
some offer kitchen facilities where students can cook and
store food. Cost is approximately £40 - £50 per week.
Besides
these university accomodation, students can also get accomodation
in private guest houses. The cost of living then can again variate
depending upon the guest house and area type. But on average basis
this costs approximately £25 - £30 per week. For further
guidance, and to avail the best solution, contact our Network
Office.
Transport
UK has an efficient public transport system (buses, trains and
metros / tubes) in all cities. There are also train, bus and air
services between cities and towns. Students using public transport
can apply for a student concession card. This assists students
a lot in reducing transportation expenses.
Working in United Kingdom While Studying
Overseas students living in United Kingdom can work up to 20
hours each week during the their term and 40 hours or more
each week during vacations. Any where you work in UK, you
will be getting a basic job rate i.e. £5.05 per hour.
Number of Jobs are easily available, i.e. Data Entry Clerk, Office
Clerical Jobs, Library Assistant, Translator, Security, Sales
Assistant, etc. If a student coming with her spouse, he/she can
work more than 40 hours per week provided the student has more
than 6-month visa.
Free Medical for Students
For all overseas Students Medical is free. You have to get register
with a Doctor, i.e. free of cost. All medication prescribe for
your health will not be borned by the oversea students.
Cosmopolitan Environment
No matter what your nationality you are sure to feel at home in
the UK. Notonly are there currently over 100,000 students from
all over the world studying in Britain, but there are also many
people with different ethnic backgrounds and cultures who have
made their home in the UK. Britain has worked hard to discourage
racial discrimination and promote equal rights for
minority groups.
Safe and clean Environment
Britain has very low crime rates compared to many western nations
with strict gun laws to maintain public security. Since the days
of the industrial revolution the UK has become far more of a center
for service industries and thus pollution is low and the environment
clean.
Doorway to Europe
The UK is part of the European Union and since the introduction
of the Channel Tunnel and Euro-star traveling to continental Europe
with it's wide variety of people, places and customs is very easy.
Whilst studying in the UK you are almost sure to visit many other
destinations, which will broaden your international experience
still further.
