with selected universities located in areas of the world key to the University of Kent's Internationalisation Strategy, with which we have cultivated, or are in the process of developing, multiple partnership activities in one or more of the following arenas: student-based exchanges/placements/collaborative connections, staff-based links, research and enterprise interactions.

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involving European double degrees, exchange of staff and students under the Erasmus scheme and many academic and collaborative initiatives and projects with a distinctive European focus.

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  Degree programmes taught in England that include a year in another country
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Santander Group

Kent is a member of the Santander Group, a European universities network comprising almost 40 members from 16 European countries. It was founded in May 1992 in Spain with the aim of establishing special academic, cultural and socio-economic ties and exchanging best practice, to enhance the development of European education and research policies.

For further information on the activities of the Santander Group please visit the Santander Group website or contact the International Development.

including Erasmus and the prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme, Interreg, Framework programmes, Tempus, Erasmus cooperation window, LiSUM, Lotus and Marie Curie.

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• Kent success in prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme
• LiSUM
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including prestigious academic institutions from the USA, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong and Japan.

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that have seen students undertaking placements or other academic activities in many countries throughout the EU, as well as Africa, Asia, the Middle East and both North and South America.

• Study or work abroad options
  Degree programmes taught in England that include a year in another country

including double Bachelor and Master’s degrees with international partner universities as well as jointly supervised PhDs and an Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate programme.

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Erasmus Mundus 1: Kent has been successful in its application for European Commission funding under the prestigious and highly competitive Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral programme: in 2010 Kent was awarded the Text and Event in Early Modern Europe (TEEME) and a Joint Doctorate in Cultural and Global Criminology (DCGC) in 2011.

• Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral programmes in Kent.

Erasmus Mundus 2: Kent is a partner university in the LiSUM project (Linking Sino-European Universities through Mobility) which aims to foster mutual enrichment and understanding between Higher Education Institutions in the EU and China. There are scholarships available for Chinese students and university staff.

• LiSUM project

Erasmus Mundus 2: Kent is also one of the universities involved in the Lotus project which aims to promote partnership and co-operation between European and south-east Asian universities. The Lotus website has more details on scholarships offered to south-east Asian students and staff wishing to come to Europe.

• Lotus project

including every EU member state, reinforcing the University’s international reputation and cosmopolitan, multicultural flavour and creating a student body of whom around 22% are international students

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and also established scholarships for students of all nationalities who follow our degree programmes that include study abroad

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including established alumni associations in Hong Kong and the USA with plans for similar groups in Greece and Malaysia. 25% of our 74,000 active alumni are based outside the UK.

• Alumni website
• University of Kent in America

including airport pick-up and orientation programmes for new students at Canterbury and Medway, pre-departure events for new students in Turkey, India, Hong Kong and Brunei, dedicated library and learning support, free English lessons, international events including WorldFest, specialist support from International and European Offices and a monitoring programme to aid continued improvement.

• International students pages
• Getting started information for arriving students
• WorldFest
• English Language Unit
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including 741 international staff members from 82 countries. Reviewing and enhancing the experience of international staff and their families has led to improved induction processes and information for new international staff and English language classes for spouses/partners recruited from overseas.

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• Brussels centre - international studies in the political heart of Europe

• Paris centre - postgraduate arts courses in the romantic capital of Europe

recognising the quality of our delivery of the European Diploma Supplement to all graduating students.

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WorldFest is an annual event to celebrate our international community and ethos. This week-long event involves theatre, music, comedy, film, food, dance workshops, exhibitions and language classes.

Several thousand students, staff and visitors attend the various WorldFest events with hundreds of pounds being raised for the Seeds for Africa charity.

• WorldFest