University of South Wales

The University of South Wales provides diverse options to their students. The university believes through knowledge and education it can change the lives of people. This university wants to add value to small communities, economy, and most fundamentally, to the lives of those who study there. University of South Wales holds the bronze Athena SWAN award for its work in gender equality. The college was formerly known as  Monmouthshire Training College established in 1914 to train male students as teachers. In 1962 Caerleon College admitted female students, and a rapid expansion followed, with numbers going from 140 to 750. Later the school was taken over by Glamorgan County Council during the Depression, and became Glamorgan Technical College in 1949, reflecting its expanding portfolio, and was later renamed the Glamorgan College of Technology in 1958. By this time, the institution had expanded to offer a range of full-time, sandwich and part-time courses in science, technology and commerce, to which it added the first ever Welsh for Adults course in 1967.
In April 2013, the University of South Wales was formed following a merger of the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales, Newport, led by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Julie Lydon and Chancellor, former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. The university now offers over 500 courses, and hosts students from more than 120 countries. 

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Notable Alumni 

• Asif Kapadia - Filmmaker

• Richard James Burgess - Musician

• Emma Darwin  - English fiction writer

• Rupert Moon - Rugby union player

• Lorna Dunkley - Television presenter

• Gareth L. Powell - Author

• Randii Wessen - American economist

• Sion Russell Jones - Singer

• Rachel Trezise - Welsh author

IELTS with an overall score of 6.0 with at least 5.5 in each component. Please note that for those students who do not require a UKVI SELT, USW will also be able to accept the IELTS at-home test when it becomes available.

Direct entry needing a higher IELTS score: 35 overall, no less than 30 in each component.

University of South Wales provides a lot of options for the international students, specially in case of accommodation. They have student halls available at each campus or 3rd party or private accommodation.

The cost 

• The accommodation cost can range from £95.76 per week to maximum £135.00 per week. There are early bird offers as well which can help the students to find better options.

• As an international student if you have not secured your visa yet then for the room selection you need to pay £1000 (when you select your room and sign the licence agreement) and then pay the remaining balance when you get your visa.

Early Bird Halls Offer for the Treforest Campus

Students that pay their hall fees in full, in advance prior to 7th September 2020 will be eligible to receive £100.00 worth of meal vouchers. Vouchers can be used in University catering outlets  (with the exception of the Students Union).  Vouchers will be issued to eligible students by 31st October 2020. 
NOTE: This offer is only available for contracts of a minimum of 40 weeks for the full academic year
 

The Global Wales British Council India Scholarship (Telangana)

University of South Wales provides scholarships to Indian students. Partnered with British Council for the students from Telangana to get this scholarship in February 2022. The Global Wales British Council India Scholarship programme offers 2 scholarships – each worth £5000. This scholarship will help the students pursue MBA from University of South Wales

Are you eligible??

Conditions:

• You are Indian citizen

• You have to born AND/OR have studied in the State of Telangana

• You Have a 2:2 awarded undergraduate degree 

• Be classed as an overseas citizen for fee paying purposes

• Hold an offer to study a one-year postgraduate course at USW starting in February 2022 (excludes MBA Global).

How can you apply?

If you want to be considered then you need to send a brief essay (1 page long ), giving reasons on why you want to study and why you should be considered. You then send it to india@southwales.ac.uk by Monday 6th December 2021
The scholarship is a partial scholarship, and successful students will need to demonstrate that they will be able to cover the balance of their tuition fees.
 

Some key facts of University of South Wales

• Ranked 10th out of 131 UK universities for postgraduate studies, 2019 (Whatuni Student Choice Awards)

• 95% of graduates are in work or further study within six months of graduation (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education, 2017)

• Cyber University of the Year, 2019 (National Cyber Awards)

• University of South Wales has approximately 23,460 number of students

• 1001+ University Ranking - THE (Times Higher Education) 2021

• Accounting & Finance course of the university has secured rank of 21 - The Guardian 2021