Education UK expo from Feb 11th(09)

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CHENNAI: The British Council will organise the 'Education UK exhibition' here on February 11 and 12.

Representatives from nearly 60 universities in the United Kingdom will be present at the exhibition, to be held at Hotel Taj Coromandel, Nungambakkam, between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Interested candidates could interact with representatives from schools, colleges and universities to know about the courses, admission requirements, facilities and services offered. Students could register online ( www.educationuk-in.org) or at the venue. Entry is free.

Visitors could attend seminars conducted by academics on topics such as student visas, studying for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, engineering and business degrees.

Among the universities participating are the University of Sheffield, Queen's University Belfast, Middlesex University, the University of Manchester, London Metropolitan University, the University of Leeds, the University of Greenwich (London), the University of Edinburgh, Cardiff University and Kingston University.

The exhibition will also be held in Bangalore, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Pune.

Free counselling
On Tuesday, representatives from the University of Warwick were at the British Council, offering prospective students free counselling. Crawford Dow of the university's biological sciences department spoke. Simon Hall, head of international student recruitment and assistant director of the university's internal office, was also present to guide students. Nearly 100 students with degrees in different disciplines attended the session.

Many of the students who attended the sessions said they were considering management education in the U.K. and said they were there to learn more about the course from the representatives.

A few students said they looked at courses in advanced sciences, while a few others said they were thinking of pursuing a course in creative writing.

Source :hindu