SVKM's Institute of International Studies

Kingston University offers high-quality teaching and excellent employment opportunities in London, one of the world’s most exciting, historic and culturally rich capitals.

Based in an attractive riverside area in south-west London, Kingston University is known for its career-focused courses and strong links with industry.

A thriving multicultural community of around 20,000 students including around 2,800 international students from 133 countries. It is one of the leading modern Universities, Kingston's popularity continues to increase with students each year. In 2007, Kingston was one of the top ten most popular UK universities for undergraduate applications (source: UCAS).
At Kingston University, students study on four campuses for pre-degree, degree and postgraduate qualifications. The University has a strong reputation across a wide range of disciplines and comprises of seven faculties.

One of the top universities for teaching in the UK and have achieved strong results in national assessments of teaching quality.

In 2008, The Sunday Times placed Kingston 32nd out of 120 UK universities for teaching excellence, rating an impressive 15 subjects excellent for teaching including business and management; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; maths; molecular and organismal bioscience; politics, sports science; and town and country planning.

In 2006, the Guardian newspaper ranked the University number one among the modern universities in London, confirming Kingston’s position as one of the premier London educational institutions.

There is a strong tradition of developing courses in consultation with professional organizations. Those partnerships help Kingston University achieve some of the best graduate employment figures in the UK.

Recently invested over £30 million on new teaching facilities and we’re planning to spend another £35 million on developments over the next 4 years.

Opened three new buildings in 2007 alone. They provide state-of-the-art teaching and study space, with facilities including multiple projection systems, video conferencing, interactive displays and electronic voting systems.

Kingston University has the latest e-learning technology, 2000 computers, free internet in halls of residence and across campus, wi-fi hotspots and superb library resources. The laboratories, design studios and workshops are all fitted with the latest technical equipment.

The main libraries are open twenty-fours during academic term times. Features of our libraries include:
– 426,000 books
– 2,200 printed and 28,000 electronic journals
– Extensive computing facilities

For more information, see www.kingston.ac.uk/library

Linking Learning With Technology

Kingston is pioneering the use of ‘Blackboard', an online learning resource which is available across the whole University. ‘Blackboard' provides access to course materials, such as lecture notes and presentations, but at Kingston the system goes much further than that. Students can interact with staff and other students using online chat rooms and bulletin boards within each module. There are multimedia features too- for example, audio-visual lectures and tutorials, and videos of laboratory simulations.

Excellent Facilities
Kingston University has invested millions of pounds in new teaching space and the latest e-learing technlogy, giving you excellent facilities to explore your subject area. Extensive computer access and library resources complement specialist laboratories, modern design studios and innovative technical equipment.

Students at SVKM will have access to this system providing the opportunity to have an equivalent learning experience to their counterparts at Kingston University.

Students of Kingston

• Abishek Agarwal (BA Business Economics, graduated 2003) did postgraduate studies in Information Technology after leaving Kingston and is now a consultant at an IT Consultancy firm LogicaCMG. Abhishek looks after the company's financial services division. He says, “ The support from lectures at Kingston has been great- it did not end with the degree but has continued throughout my career”.

• Laith Azzam (Business Information Technology, graduated 1999) though born in Jordan , lives and works in Dubai as a business analyst for one of the leading banks.

Lifestyle In UK

The United Kingdom is a diverse and multi-ethnic society, where students of all backgrounds are welcome and their involvement in local communities is valued.

Culture
The United Kingdom is a diverse and multi-ethnic society, where students of all backgrounds are welcome and their involvement in local communities is valued.
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Food & Drinks
Outside of the UK British food is often ridiculed as boring and tasteless. Eating habits in the UK have been steadily changing over the last few years, with the introduction of fast food restaurants and other diets.
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Clothing & Weather
The weather in Britain is rather changeable and unpredictable, but rarely suffers from extremes of heat or cold. The average daily temperature in winter is about 4C (39F), and in summer 18C (64F).
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Health
Britain has a subsidized health service, which provides free health care and treatment for people who are resident in Britain. Students who are enrolled on a programme that lasts for more than six months are also entitled to NHS treatment. If a doctor prescribes any medicines these are subsidized but there will be a charge made for each prescription.
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Travel
Britain has an extensive transportation network connecting all destinations by air travel, train or bus /
coach. Students can often receive discounts when travelling round the UK on providing proof of their student status.
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Money & Banking
The unit of currency in the UK is the pound sterling (£). One pound is divided into 100 pence (p).
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