Fast Facts about Studying in the UK
 

• Over 333,000 International Students were studying in the UK during the 2005/2006 academic year.
• India is second only to China in the amount students it now sends to the UK.
• The UK has a shorter duration of study in comparison to other countries resulting in huge savings on university fees.
• There are more than three thousand universities in the UK accepting international students.
• Many Indian leaders have studied in the UK and obtained a UK qualification which as contributed to their success. These include Nehru, Indira Gandhi and current Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
• University degrees obtained in the UK are internationally recognized.
• Fun culture with world-class environment and infrastructure.
• Quality accredited universities
• Free health care facilities for international students following a programme lasting six months or more.
• Work regulations that allow international students to work up to 20 hours per week and unlimited hours during vacations
• 63 per cent of graduate students at Oxford are from outside the UK
• There are 1.6 million full-time undergraduate students in higher education in the UK, which includes over 99,000 international students.
• Despite only having 1% of the global population the UK carries out 5.5% of the worlds research.