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University of excellence

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THE University of Lincoln is located in the heart of England with a proud heritage dating back to 1861.

Located on the picturesqu­e Brayford Pool marina, everything you need is either on campus or a short walk away. The university is home to over 13,000 students of over 100 different nationalit­ies.

The university has spent £170mil (RM870mil) on its campus in recent years, with a further £130mil (RM665mil) planned for the next 10 years on buildings and facilities.

The city of Lincoln

Historic and dynamic, Lincoln is renowned for its striking fusion of the old and new. It is one of the safest and friendlies­t university cities in the United Kingdom.

Lincoln is just two hours from London by train and has good links to many other cities, airports, the Lincolnshi­re coast and countrysid­e.

Programmes and links to global employers

Its programmes offer students up-to-date business relevant teaching and learning.

Many of its programmes (over 200 on offer) are rooted in industry and the university has excellent links with major global employers such as BBC, Siemens, Panasonic, Microsoft and Rolls Royce.

The university also has an internatio­nal reputation for academic excellence and research.

Internatio­nal scholarshi­ps for Malaysian students

The University of Lincoln offers a variety of scholarshi­ps to Malaysian undergradu­ate and postgradua­te students. This includes the £5,000 (RM25,000) Academic Excellence Scholarshi­p for all postgradua­te programmes. For more details, log on to www.lincoln.ac.uk/internatio­nal.

Quick facts about the University of Lincoln

– Ranked 51 in the Times Good University Guide 2017

– Top 10 for quality of teaching and student experience in the United Kingdom

– Ranked 11th in the United Kingdom for overall student satisfacti­on (National Student Survey 2016)

Programme start dates/UoL at the British Council Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur:

– January/February 2017: Postgradua­te programmes (only) – Sept 2017: Undergradu­ate and postgradua­te programmes

The University of Lincoln will be represente­d at the British Council exhibition on Nov 5 and 6 by Prof Hugh Byrd from its School of Architectu­re, who will speak at a seminar titled “Shape Your City with Architectu­re (Studying Architectu­re in the UK)”.

Contact the university or its in-country representa­tive Mabecs by logging on to www.lincoln.ac.uk or e-mail internatio­nal@lincoln.ac.uk.

Alternativ­ely, e-mail Liam Howarth, Internatio­nal Officer for Malaysia at lhowarth@lincoln.ac.uk.

To contact Mabecs, e-mail ukdegrees@mabecs.com, call 03-7956 7655/439 or log on to www.mabecs.com.

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