Aberystwyth University
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Introduction |
Introduction
Aberystwyth University was established in 1872 and is located on the west coast of Britain close to the Snowdonia National Park and Pembrokeshire. It is surrounded by beautiful mountains within a county with the lowest crime rate in the UK. It comprises of two main campuses, the old college (on the sea front) and the School of Art. It has a friendly, community atmosphere with good links with business and has excellent local resources including The National Library of Wales. It has about 7% of its students from overseas.
Quality Highlights
- Excellent reputation for International Politics, School of Management and Business and TV and Film Studies
- The first college for librarianship was established here
- Attained ‘Excellent’ rating for teaching in departments of International Politics, English, Information and Library Studies, Welsh, Economics, Accounting and Finance, Geography, Earth Science and Biological Sciences
- Centres for expertise in; The Quantitative Biology & Analytical Biotechnology Group, Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research, Centre for Intelligent Systems, Institute of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics and Centre for Explosion Studies
- Ex-students: HRH The Prince of Wales, President Kabbah of Sierra Leone, David Prosser (CEO of Legal and General), Tom Singh (founder of New Look stores), Sharon Maguire (Director on Bridget Jones' Diary) and Belinda Earl (CEO of Debenhams)
Courses for International Students
Undergraduate Courses 
Business Studies
International Politics
Theatre, Film and Television
Law
Computer Science
...and many others
Postgraduate Courses
MBA / Management
International Politics
Law
English Literature
...and many others
International Office Contact
Jonathan Richards
Head of International Recruitment & Collaboration
9 Laura Place
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 2AX,
Wales, UK
Tel: 0044 1970 622 367
Fax: 0044 1970 622 063
Email: aer@aber.ac.uk
Web Site: http://www.aber.ac.uk/international
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