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    Please note that information on the registration and induction process will be sent to you shortly before the start of the MSc course.

    21 March 2014

    Miss Nuruljannah Hairil AnwarLot 2105, Kg Parit Jarum TengahBukit Gambir

    MuarJohor 84800Malaysia

    Mrs Susannah WolfendenExternal Affairs OfficeTelephone: 0161 275 6181Email:[email protected]: 0161 275 6204

    Course: MSc Advanced Computer Science Computer SecurityMode of Study: Full-timeEntry: 15 September 2014 JACS Code: I100University of Manchester User ID: 9526034

    Dear Miss Hairil Anwar

    Thank you for your application to study at The University of Manchester. I am delighted to make you a conditional offer of a place on theabove taught course.

    The conditions of this offer are:

    The award of a Bachelor Degree with Honours (2i)

    Please provide evidence of meeting your offer conditions as soon as this is available.

    If you envisage any difficulties in satisfying our English language requirements you can attend a pre-sessional English language course. Thecourses are designed specifically to help international students meet our requirements prior to the start of their courses. Following successfulcompletion of a 5-10 week pre-sessional students will be able to register onto the MSc course in September without needing to retake IELTS(20 week pre-sessionals require an IELTS on completion). Further information on pre-sessional courses can be foundat: www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk/english/full-time/pre-sessional. Please note that the pre-sessional courses are extremely popular, soearly booking is advised. .

    International feesThe University charges different tuition fees depending on whether a student is classified as Home/EU or International, using criteria outlinedin the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997. From the information you have provided to us, you have been classified as anInternational student for tuition fees purposes. The tuition fee for this course in the academic year 2014/2015 is 18,000 (GBP).

    All studentsare bound by the University's Ordinances and Regulations on the payment of fees and the consequences of non-payment.

    Most international students will need a Tier 4 (student) visa to study in the UK. This offer is not a confirmation of your eligibility for a Tier 4visa. You can find visa information at www.manchester.ac.uk/international. Self-funded international applicants for this course will berequired to pay a deposit of 1000 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. This deposit willonly be refunded if immigration permission is refused. We will notify you about how and when to make this payment.

    Please let me know whether you wish to accept this offer by logging on to www.manchester.ac.uk/trackusing your University of ManchesterUser ID shown at the top of this letter (within 8 weeks of the date shown at the top). Your password is your date of birth in the formatDDMMYYYY. Please note that this is an academic offer of a place on the above course, and is not an offer of funding. You must makeseparate arrangements for the payment of fees and living costs.

    A copy of our Accommodation Guide will be sent to in due course, in the meantime further information about fees, funding, living costs andaccommodation can be found at www.manchester.ac.uk/crucialguide (offering guidance for entry2013 - an updated version will bepublished closer to September 2014).

    If you have any queries relating to your offer, please do not hesitate to contact me, and meanwhile we look forward to welcoming you to TheUniversity of Manchester.

    Yours sincerely

    Susannah Wolfenden (Mrs)PGT Admissions Officer

    General terms and conditions relating to this offer can be found in the attached PDF.

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    Terms and Conditions relating to your offer

    This information is important, please read it carefully. This document supersedes any previously sentinformation regarding the terms of your offer.

    The following documents provide a framework through which the University and its students work together tocreate a positive environment for learning and academic achievement:

    The Offer Letter

    The Universitys Royal Charter, Statutes, Ordinances and General Regulations, available athttp://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/governance/

    The Undergraduate and Postgraduate Prospectuses, available athttp://www.manchester.ac.uk/ Admissions related policies and procedures, available at

    http://www.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/howtoapply/andwww.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapply/policies

    The Crucial Guide and Registration Documentation Student-related Policies, available athttp://documents.manchester.ac.uk/ School Handbook/Course Handbook, available from the admitting School

    Terms and Conditions relating to your offer establish the basis of an agreement between the University and its

    students as to the rights, roles and responsibilities of both parties. The document is available on the Universityswebsite at:http://www.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/howtoapply/afteryouapply/offer/www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapply/policiesor can be made available from the admitting School.

    Criminal records checkIf you have a relevant criminal conviction that is not spent, you are required to declare this on your application. Ifyou declare a relevant criminal conviction it does not mean that you will be automatically excluded from theapplication process. We will carry out a risk assessment to find out whether your conviction will permit you tostudy on your chosen course.

    If you are offered a place on a course that involves working with children or vulnerable adults, you will be asked tocomplete criminal records check before you start the course. Further information is available in Information and

    guidance for applicants with a criminal conviction athttp://www.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/howtoapply/applying/and on the course website.

    DisabilitiesIf you have additional support needs, you are encouraged to contact the Universitys Disability Support Office priorto making a formal application. Any information disclosed at the application stage will be passed automatically tothe Disability Support Office who will send you an information pack. Any information you provide will be treatedas strictly confidential. Please refer tohttp://www.dso.manchester.ac.uk/ for information about the practicalsupport that we have to offer. If you have any newevidence to demonstrate that your academic performancehas been, or is currently being compromised as a direct result of your disability, you should provide this as soon

    as possible. Further information is available in the Procedure for Applicants with a Disabilityathttp://documents.manchester.ac.uk/.

    Health RequirementsIf you are offered a place on a vocational or professional course you will be required to demonstrate medical

    fitness prior to admission in order to comply with the requirements of relevant professional bodies. You may alsobe required to provide evidence of immunisation against certain diseases. You may not be able to undertake your

    course if you have not met these requirements. For further information, see Procedure for Admitting Applicants forCourses Requiring Medical Fitness Assessmentathttp://www.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/howtoapply/afteryouapply/offer/http://www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapply/policies/.

    Fraudulent or plagiarised applicationsThe University reserves the right to terminate the application or registration of a student who is found to have

    omitted relevant facts or information in connection with their application for admission or who has falsified orplagiarised any part of their application.

    Courses of StudyThe University willmake all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in the prospectus or in yourOffer Letter, subject to updates and improvements in content or delivery for educational purposes. However, veryrarely, unforeseen circumstances may force the University to alter, combine or discontinue a course. Should thishappen, we will tell you at the earliest possible opportunity and will make every effort to offer suitable alternativeprovision.

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    Fees and CostsThe University charges different levels of tuition fees depending on whether a student is classified as Home/EU orInternational. You are bound by the University's Ordinances and Regulations on the payment of fees and theconsequences of non-payment (Ordinance XVI; General Regulation XII). If you are a sponsored student and your

    sponsor fails to pay your tuition fees, you will become responsible for payment. Once you register with us as astudent, your fee status cannot change during the academic year, and can only change at the next registrationpoint if your changed circumstances meet specific criteria. It is your responsibility to register at the Universityeach academic year and to ensure that your tuition fees and all other expenses relating to your course are paid ontime. The tuition fees for this year are set out in your Offer Letter. Please note that Home/EU fees are reviewedeach academic year.

    For some courses a non refundable deposit is required at the point at which you firmly accept the offer of a place.In these cases, the amount paid will be deducted from the total tuition fee due at the start of the academicprogramme.

    In addition to the annual tuition fees, you may be required to pay other charges or fees e.g. for residentialaccommodation, travel/field trip expenses or other course costs. An indication of these costs is provided on theUniversity website. Please note that the tuition fees for some postgraduate research courses may vary due to thecost of consumables and facilities of a project. Information on these costs will be provided by the admittingSchool.

    Tier 4 (Student) visaIf you are not a British citizen, or a citizen of one of the European Economic Area (EEA) countries, you will need a

    visa to study in the UK. This is inline with a points based immigration system operated by the UK government forall overseas (non-EU) students. Seehttp://www.manchester.ac.uk/international/apply/visas/andhttp://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/studying/ for more information.

    Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS)To study certain courses in the UK, international non-EU applicants are required to obtain an Academic TechnologyApproval Scheme (ATAS) certificate. If this applies to you, the immigration rules state that you must haveobtained an ATAS certificate for the programme before applying for a student visa or extension of stay. We advise

    that you begin the ATAS application process as soon as possible. Further information is available athttp://www.manchester.ac.uk/international/apply/visas/academictechnologyapprovalscheme/.

    Appeals and Complaints Procedure for ApplicantsTo safeguard the interests of applicants the University has established an Appeals and Complaints Procedure forApplicants (detailed in the Student Admissions Policy). This procedure can be found on the University website at

    http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/list.aspx.

    Data ProtectionThe information already provided as part of your application to study at the University will be processed to formpart of your student record. The information held (including amendments) is stored on a database and will bemade available to Schools in the University. All data held is processed in accordance with the requirements of theData Protection Act 1998 and within the limits agreed with the University's Data Protection Officer. Full details of

    the University of Manchesters notification to the Information Commissioner can be viewed on the public register ofdata controllers,www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.

    You have the right to check the information held about you and to correct it if necessary. Please seehttp://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/regulations/dataprotection/for further information on howyour data will be used by the University, when the data may be disclosed to a third party and what information onyour student record, and other information held by The University of Manchester about you, will be sent to theHigher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

    Distance Selling RegulationsThe Universitys admissions process is subject to the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000.After accepting an offer, you have a right to cancel your acceptance of the offer by informing us in writing withinseven working days after your acceptance, provided that the only communication between you and the University

    has been by distance, i.e., up until your acceptance of the offer, there has been no face-to-face contact betweenyou and the University and you have not visited the University. If you cancel within the relevant period, you willbe entitled to a refund of any deposit/fees that you have paid prior to the cancellation.

    General mattersThe agreement is between theUniversity and the student and only these two parties can enforce the agreementbetween them and the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply. The agreement between the

    student and the University is governed by English Law and the University and student agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

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