Brackenhurst has a growing number of international students - this year on every level of course including MSc. I met them for a discussion over lunch to learn more about their experiences of being a student here. Overall, they were very positive - giving examples of the friendly campus life and interesting courses. We homed in on some areas where we could improve - for example, giving non-UK students better directions how to get here in the first place! In the City Campus there is excellent support for international students - and we discussed how to improve access to this - and how to integrate Brackenhurst students into the wider University international student scene. We also discussed the peculiarities of the British sense of humour...whereas I can certainly do something about most of their recommendations, I am not sure this one is easy to solve ...
The 2011 ARES international student contingent includes:
MSc Endangered Species Conservation - Hong Kong, MSc Equine Health & Welfare -USA, BSc Zoo Biology - China, BSc Animal Biology - India, BSc Wildlife Conservation - India,
BSc Environmental Conservation - China, BSc Equine Sports Science - Russia, FdSc Veterinary Nursing - Singapore, FdSc Sports Horse Management and Training - Canada, BTEC Level 3 Horticulture - Georgia
They are a very inspiring group who are completely committed to their courses and already planning to go on to postgraduate taught and research degrees.
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