News from the Centre
June 2010 - Leicester excells in the 2011 university rankings
Leicester has been ranked the 15th best university in the UK for the third consecutive year in the 2011 Times Good University Guide. Leicester is the highest ranking university in the East Midlands region.
By studying a foundation programme at Leicester International Study Centre, international students can progress on to one of the top ranking degrees offered at the University of Leicester.
Degree pathways from the Engineering Physics and Mathematics Foundation route were ranked amongst the top degrees in the UK. Most notably Leicester was ranked 6th for Engineering and 7th for Geology.
Leicester’s Biological Sciences programmes were ranked 11th in the UK. International students can progress on to these programmes from the Science & Computing Foundation route.
Business degrees at Leicester were ranked 15th in the league table and students can progress directly on to a business degree from the Economics, Business and Social Sciences Foundation.
The university has also climbed the rankings by three places in the Guardian University Guide, securing 12th place with 92% student and staff satisfaction.
November 2009 - Scholarship Awards for four outstanding students
The University of Leicester awarded scholarship to four of our students, following their graduation from the International Foundation Year. The awards represent a reduction on tuition fees and are valid for each year of the course, excluding a year in industry if taken.
Prateek Sengupta from India is now studying a 4 year BEng in General Engineering with Industry degree, having successfully progressed from the Engineering, Physics and Maths pathway.
Both Shayna Franzetti from the USA and Wui Wing Wong from Hong Kong took the Science and Computing pathway and are now studying for a BSc in Medical Physiology and BSc Medical Genetics respectively.
A BSc in Banking and Finance is the chosen degree of Runtian Zhang from China, after graduating from the Economics, Business and Social Science pathway
84% of students who completed the University of Leicester International Foundation Year in 2009 were offered a degree place at the University.
