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PRE-DEPARTURE GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 2018/19 Your journey to the The Deep Brynmor Jones Library cafe University of Hull Congratulations, your journey to becoming a University of Hull student is well underway and we’re looking forward to you joining us in September! We are a truly global institution, renowned for providing a first-class education and rewarding life experience to students from more than 100 countries around the world, so you will be in great company. Your timing could not be better. You’ll benefit from our recent investment of £200 million on new facilities and IT infrastructure, including one of the UK’s finest university libraries, a world-class concert hall and new sports facilities. The latest addition – our new £28-million health campus, a phenomenal resource boasting a mock operating theatre, hospital ward and intensive care unit – was opened by the Queen in November 2017. HRH The Queen with Humber Bridge the University’s VC, Professor Susan Lea You’ll find everything you need to study and socialise on our beautiful and famously-friendly campus – from more than 1,100 open access computers, a careers service and a nightclub – all on one site. The University was a principal partner in Hull’s year as the UK City of Culture in 2017 when it was listed among the best places to live in the UK by the Sunday Times, and named on the Guardian’s Hot List of places to visit. We are proud to have been at the heart of the action as more than 60,000 people enjoyed a 365-day programme of world-class events and festivals that will continue to culturally enrich the region for many years to come. We look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful green campus in September. Crowds welcoming HRH The Queen Allam Medical Building Brynmor Jones Library 2 | WWW.HULL.AC.UK UNIVERSITY OF HULL PRE-DEPARTURE GUIDE | 3 Contents Key dates for your diary • Enrolment – from 17 September You will be informed by your faculty when you need to enrol. • Welcome week – from 17 September • Airport pick up – 14 September • Teaching start date – from 24 September Before you arrive Are you ready? .................................................................................................................... 6 Accepting your offer ........................................................................................................7 Applying for your visa ................................................................................................... 8 How to pay your fees .................................................................................................... 10 Funding your studies at Hull .....................................................................................12 Your accommodation ....................................................................................................14 “Hull is a unique place because of the culture of the city and the university – Preparing to come to Hull ...........................................................................................16 it’s very diverse and at the same time a Things to pack ...................................................................................................................18 very close knit community of students. There’s always something happening at the University, with new developments Upon arrival in the UK on the campus. It’s also very beautiful and green with all the plants around When you arrive ............................................................................................................. 20 which make it feel like home. Our campus ........................................................................................................................ 22 “I would definitely recommend the Your first few days ..........................................................................................................24 University of Hull because of all the great lecturers and the academic support I have received. For me, that has Making the most of your time in Hull defined my student experience – being Supporting your studies .............................................................................................26 inspired and taught by my lecturers.” Societies and sport .........................................................................................................28 Dimitar Nikovski, Bulgaria BSc Computer Science Our region ...........................................................................................................................30 Useful contacts and information ...........................................................................34 Contact us ..........................................................................................................back page 4 | WWW.HULL.AC.UK UNIVERSITY OF HULL PRE-DEPARTURE GUIDE | 5 wWW Are you ready? Accepting your offer To help you prepare, we’ve collated some practical next steps By now, you should have received your official offer from the for you before your arrival: University of Hull. We are delighted that you would like to study here. If you have not yet accepted your offer, it is important that you do so if you wish to study at Hull. Meet your requirements, accept your offer and pay your deposit Undergraduate We recommend that you pay the deposit as soon as possible after you receive your offer letter. To accept your offer please follow the instructions Ideally you should pay at least eight weeks before in your offer letter. If you hold a conditional offer the start of your programme (you will find the you will need to submit the required documents start date on your offer letter). once you have them, in order to receive your CAS Receive and check Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS) unconditional offer. The deposit is £2,000 against the tuition fee. If you need a Tier 4 visa to study, the Tier 4 CAS Postgraduate will only be issued once the deposit has been To accept your offer please email the PG received in full by the University. Admissions Team at [email protected] (please quote your applicant code in your email) or you Please make sure to allow enough time to Apply for your visa can log into your MyAdmin account and accept obtain your visa and make the necessary travel our offer online there. arrangements to be at the University by your course start date. Paying your deposit (postgraduate) To check whether you need to pay a tuition fee Receiving your Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies Finalise your accommodation deposit to secure your place on our postgraduate programme, please go to www.hull.ac.uk/deposit. Once your offer is unconditional, and you have formally accepted and paid your tuition fee A tuition fee deposit is generally required but can deposit (if applicable), you will receive your CAS be waived in some instances, such as if you have and can start your Tier 4 visa application. Please an official sponsor or if you have received a full- note, your CAS cannot be issued more than three Plan your finances and pay your fees fee scholarship or bursary from the University of months before your programme starts. £ Hull or a recognised external funding body. If you will be joining us as a sponsored student, you will need to submit evidence of your funding as soon as you are able. Book your flight and our free airport pick up service Apply for your student card and open your IT account Arrive in Hull and begin your new life here 6 | WWW.HULL.AC.UK UNIVERSITY OF HULL PRE-DEPARTURE GUIDE | 7 Applying for your visa Do I need a visa? Interview Depending on your nationality and the length You may be interviewed as part of your visa of your study period, you may need a visa to application process or upon your arrival in the UK. study in the UK. EEA/SWISS nationals do not require a visa but please ensure that you have a When preparing for your studies in the UK and valid passport and/or national ID card with you. for your interview, it may help to think about Most international students who plan to study • how and why you chose the University of Hull for longer than six months (including pre- and your programme of study sessional English language programmes), • what you know about the University and your will be applying for a Tier 4 (General) student course visa. The easiest way to check which visa you need is to use the UKVI online tool at • how your education/employment history www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. connects to the course you intend to study Application process • where you plan to live during your studies In most cases, Tier 4 visa applications • your future plans are completed and submitted online. We • your financial circumstances and the source recommend you start your application once of your finance you have your unconditional offer and have prepared the required documents. During the interview, let the interviewing officer know if you experience any difficulties It is important to plan ahead and prepare all of understanding their questions. Visa assistance Bringing medication into the UK these original documents in good time: If you have any questions about your visa Students planning to bring medication with Conditions of your visa documents and/or application, our International them into the UK should check whether they • Passport (must be valid at the time of visa It is important to check your visa and UKVI Engagement Team (IET) can assist you by need permission. application and travel to the UK) letter to ensure there are no mistakes and you email ([email protected]) or telephone Some