Welcome to Leicester

Unique Legacy

95%graduate employment rate

“The students of Leicester seem to have a really good understanding of what we’re looking for”Dion Global Solutions, Software Industry

Leading employers regularly come to campus to engage with our students

Career Outcomes

BA Journalism

MSci Midwifery w/Leadership

MSci Nursing w/ Leadership

BSc Physiotherapy

New Degrees at Leicester

Top 160 World UniversityTimes Higher Education

25% of students are international,from more than 110 countries

Global opportunities Opportunity to study & work abroad in 27 countries

“I met so many people from all over the world and made friends for life” Katie, Modern Languages

Global Outlook

One of the most unique student living experiences

Strong Sense of Community

We guarantee an offer of accommodation to all first year undergraduates provided they apply by the deadline

(usually 1st September)

Opportunities for students to Engage Real World Research Projects

JUNOMISSION

KINGRICHARD

II I

ANTIBIOTIC REPLACEMENT

RESEARCH

M U S I CA N D

D R A M A

S T U D E N T S ’ U N I O N

A R T SA C T I V I T I E S

A N D S O C I E T I E S

S P O R T

Strong Sense of Community

SUPPORT SERVICES

STUDENT APP

Strong Sense of Community

PEER MENTORING

15.6 contact hoursper week, compared to 13.5 for the sector as a whole. (Unistats)

Staff Focus On Getting You Where You Want To Go

In the autumn term 2016, 8,957 undergraduate teaching sessions were recorded, with 204,037 viewings by students(20.4 views per UG student)

Staff Focus On Getting You Where You Want To Go

F u t u r e S t u d e n t s O f f i c e

What is a Global Partnership?David Liston – Director of Global Business Development

F u t u r e S t u d e n t s O f f i c e

Let’s test your knowledge

Partnerships

Names/Surname

• Cohen and Greenfield

• Page and Brin

• Williams and Stone

• Bill and Dave

• Mike and Thomas

• William and James

Company

Ben and Jerrys

Google

Twitter

Hewlett and Packard

Marks and Spencer

Proctor and Gamble

• Relationship

• Marriage

• Strategic Alliance

• Mutually Beneficial

• Common goals

• Realistic

• Shared ideas, cost, values and risk

• Legal

F u t u r e S t u d e n t s O f f i c e

What is a Partnership and Why should we get

involved?

Well that’s what our team can deliver with you.

And we will be following up after this conference to see how we can

progress.

Thanks for listening and hopefully working together in the future………

ANY QUESTIONS?

Safe journey home and have a great weekend.

F u t u r e S t u d e n t s O f f i c e

How can develop this potential?

• Erasmus - Paris, France &

Zaragoza, Spain

• Students’ Union President

• Student Engagement

Coordinator – University of

Nottingham

• Future Students Office –

University of Leicester

Dan Flatt - BA Modern

Languages with

Management (2012)

F U T U R E

S T U D E N T S

O F F I C E

Leicester Goes GlobalPeter Hough, Associate Director

Global Opportunities for Leicester students

• Where could this take you?

• What could you get out of it?

• What’s stopping you?

• Study Abroad /

Erasmus+ study

placements

• Field trips and

excursions

• Summer

programmes

Where do our students go?

Semester, Year and Summer study placements 2018/19

Participation rates

6.6

13.2

9.3

15

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Actual (2017) Target (2020)

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UK average UoL

All recorded/endorsed international experiences of more than 2 weeks

The student experience

“The time spent living and studying in another

country has allowed me to make friends with

people from all over the world and provided a

new perspective.”

The student experience

“Studying in Australia really helped me

become confident and independent, it was an

amazing experience both academically and

personally.”

The student experience

“It’s a wonderful opportunity to travel,

experience a different learning environment &

culture, and engage with people of all

nationalities.”

The employer outlook

“What global companies look for are people

who can take a global perspective. Those

who succeed can work in multi-disciplinary,

multi-cultural and multi-locational teams.” – Sonja Stockton, Director, Talent,

PricewaterhouseCoopers

“Gaining early experience outside the UK is

an invaluable foundation that enables

individuals to compete effectively for the

most rewarding careers and studying

abroad is one of the best ways to acquire

such experience.” – Patrick Horgan OBE, Regional Director, NE Asia,

Rolls Royce

69%dissatisfied with the

language skills of

young people

55%perceive shortfalls

in young people’s

international

cultural awareness

The price tag

• Additional year abroad:

– £1,250* (Home fee payers)

– 25%* of standard annual

international tuition fee

• Single semester abroad (Yr 2):

– Standard tuition fees

No tuition fees at destination

Summer Schools:

– Shorter – lower costs

– Fee waivers / scholarships

*2018/19 fee rates

Scholarships and funding opportunities:

• Student Finance UK:

– Any eligibility for UK government loans continues

– Student Finance England Travel Grant: Means-tested support for

eligible students (for return flights, travel costs, visa fees)

• Grants and scholarships:

– Erasmus+ grants 2018: up to €350 per month abroad*

– University Travel scholarships for East Asia Summer Schools

– New Horizons Awards for students from Widening Participation

backgrounds

– BUTEX award of £500 for USA destinations

– Santander Travel Awards, for Santander Universities Network 2017/18

*Watch this space for Brexit implications…Represents funding opportunities at time of publication – April 2018

• Students engaged in their own planning and risk assessment

• Benefit of two support teams - local and remote

• Comprehensive travel insurance at no cost to them

Double the support

The student

experience

“Nick and I fell in love in

Leicester studying

abroad at the University

in 2008 and we thought it

only fitting that we start this

next chapter in our lives

the same place it all

started.”

– Mr & Mrs Ewing,

married in Leicester 2015,

baby followed in 2018!

studyabroad@le.ac.uk