The University of Manchester

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The University of Manchester
www.manchester.ac.uk/international international_at_m
anchester.ac.uk
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History and Achievements

• Associated with 22 Nobel prize winners
• Where Rutherford split the atom and where the
  first computer was built
• In 2005, Manchester appointed Nobel Laureate
  Joseph Stiglitz to chair the new World Poverty
  Research Institute
• Nobel Laureate John Sulston FRS is to join the
  Faculty of Life Sciences
• 2007 World Rankings
• Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Rankings 2007 5th in
  the UK and 48th Worldwide

Ernest Rutherford
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The University of Manchester

• Over 35,500 students currently enrolled
• Almost 8,500 international students (incl EU)
• 650 million ongoing investment in superior
  facilities
• Wide range of research subject areas
• More opportunities for interdisciplinary research
• Outstanding facilities
• 637m annual income
• 11,700 staff including 5,700 teaching and
  research staff

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Accommodation and Living Costs

• University accommodation guaranteed to all new
  single international students for all years of
  study
• Over 9000 rooms
• Free internet access
• City-based or Student Village
• Catered or Self-Catering
• En-suite facilities available
• Private sector
• Estimated Living Costs
• Undergraduate (10 months) 7,500
• Postgraduate (12 months) 9,000

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Teaching Quality

• Innovative teaching methods
• Learning to follow own lines of enquiry
• Access to latest facilities
• Learning from the experts
• Personal study
• Courses that reflect the needs
• of industry
• Research informs Inter-disciplinary teaching
• Teaching Quality Assessments (TQA)
• 32 Subject Areas Excellent rating (including
  Economics)

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Programmes Available for EURASIA scholarship
holders

• Seehttp//www.boku.ac.at/zib/eurasia/University2
  0Presentations/Programmes20available.pdf
• English language requirements (Postgraduate
  students)
• IELTS - Overall 7, writing score  7
• TOEFL (PBT) - Overall 623
• TOEFL (IBT)  - Overall 100, with 25 in each of
  the 4 sections
• Applicants with scores below our requirements may
  be eligible to attend one of our pre-session
  English courses.