University Of East London (UEL)

Quick Facts:

Public university
28,000 students
3 campuses in east London (30min from Central London)
o Docklands Campus
o Stratford Campus
o University Square Stratford Campus
Free shuttle bus service for students between the campuses www.uel.ac.uk/uelbus
Outstanding Library and Learning Centres open 24/7 at Docklands and Stratford. Rated No 1
in London (ISB 2013)*

Courses

UG intake in September only; PG intake in September & January

Professional accreditation built into most UG and PG programmes

Academic skills based Pathway programmes fast track International Foundation

Programme (IFP) & Pre-Masters
All UG students starting in Sep 2015 will receive a free Samsung Galaxy tablet pre-loaded
with free ebooks.
All MSc and MA students on a business programme will receive a free iPad

South East Asia Regional Scholarships (for Jan entry)

*Open to all students from Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines
Programme Level

Gross Tuition Fee

MBA
Masters
MPhil/PhD
IFP
Pre-Masters

13,950
11,400
11,000
6,500
4,000

Regional
Scholarship
3,000
2,000
1,500
1,000
N/A

5% Early Payment
Discount
548
470
475
275
200

Net Tuition
Fee
10,402
8,930
9,025
5,225
3,800

Pathway Programmes

IFP
o
o

16hrs/wk contact hours

January intake
6 months long
IELTS 4.5 or above
June intake
3 months long
IELTS 5.5 or above
Cost 6,500 for 6 months (January 2015)
1000 scholarship
5% early payment discount if fees paid in full prior to CAS issue
Samsung tablet
Cost 4,000 for 3 months (June 2015)
5% early payment discount if fees paid in full prior to CAS issue
Samsung tablet
Progression onto a UG degree in Sept
Up to 2,000 regional scholarship
15% alumni discount on UG fees

Pre-Masters
o 16hrs/wk contact hours
o September & June intake
3 months long
IELTS 6.0 or above
o Cost 4,000
5% early payment discount if fees paid in full prior to CAS issue
o Progression onto a PG degree in Sept or Jan
2,000 regional scholarship
15% alumni discount on PG fees

* International Student Barometer 2013

Pre-Sessional English (for Jan entry)

Course Date
23 week 30th June 2014 12th December 2014
15 week 1st September 2014 12th December 2014
10 week 6th October 2014 12th December 2014
5 week 10th November 2014 12th December 2014
2015 start dates and costs to be confirmed soon.

Fee
5,340
3,480
2,320
Free

Entry requirements: Applications considered on a case-by-case basis. Generally speaking IELTS

scores cannot be lower than 4.5 in any of the four components.

Accommodation

Docklands Campus only

Single occupancy en-suite rooms in shared flats or studio apartments
Rated No 3 in London for accommodation quality (ISB 2013)*
Weekly costs ranges from 122 to 160 per week
750 deposit is required to secure a place in the halls
Major supermarkets (e.g Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys) within minutes from the campus. There is
also a large Chinese supermarket Loon Fung selling imported produce from the Far East.

Research Highlights

UEL takes pride in its reputation for internationally rated research activities across a wide
range of disciplines.

According to the Times Higher Education Table of Excellence, UEL is rated among the top
three modern (post-1992) universities in London for research and in the top 10 modern
universities in the UK.

In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE):

o

78% of UELs research submission was rated as internationally recognised

A significant percentage was rated as world-leading in terms of originality,

significance and rigour.

UEL has a number of research institutes and centres. These centres carry out
interdisciplinary research activities that focus on working with public sector, business and
community partners from the UN, governments, multinational corporations, local schools,
voluntary and community groups.

Sports

21 million SportsDock facility at Docklands Campus

Team USA used our sports facilities during the 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games
UEL aims to become best London university for sport by 2015
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Contact at UEL
Ms Dovile Alsauskaite
Senior International Recruitment Officer (South East Asia)
UEL International Office
University Way, Docklands Campus, London E16 2RD
Tel: +44(0) 20 8223 6442
Email: d.alsauskaite@uel.ac.uk