Overseas Representatives Newsletter
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February, 2010
I would like to offer a warm welcome to our overseas representatives from around the world. The new year is underway and Kent has further enhanced its standing as an excellent place for international students to study.
This newsletter will keep you updated on the latest courses, the breaking news, and the range of tools available for your use in counselling students. If there is anything you would like included in future newsletters, please let us know.
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As part of its commitment to improve internal admissions systems and to support overseas representatives in their role, the University of Kent has made improvements to the online graduate admissions system. Referees will now receive an automated message requesting references for the nominating students. Click to access the improved Graduate Admissions System. |
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MSc Finance, Investment and Risk The School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science offers the new programme MSc in Finance, Investment and Risk in response to the future need in the financial services industry for people with strong quantitative skills as well as a thorough understanding of financial markets, products and risk.Read more...
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Guide for International Parents The International Office is proud to present the new 36 page Guide for Parents of International Students 2010. Parents play a vital role in international student decision making and ongoing student support, and the International Office wishes to acknowledge this dedicated role with a fresh guide, full of tailored information. Download a pdf of the Guide for Parents of International Students.
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The new MSc in Value Chain Management which is the first programme to focus on this new management paradigm in the UK and has received global endorsement from industry, has received accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Purchase and Supply. Graduates from this programme who meet the work experience requirements will automatically be eligible for Membership of this professional body. Download the Value Chain Management pdf.
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Journalism at Kent leads the way The University of Kent’s new Centre for Journalism could lead the field in journalism training and provide a benchmark for other universities, according to the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ), which has given full accreditation to the centre’s degree programme. Click to watch the news video.
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Please be advised PhD applications for the 2010 academic year will incur a research application submission fee of £100 when applying to the Business School. The following programmes will not be running in 2010: MSc Advanced Software Development
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Best wishes for the coming month. Mrs Joanne Ganderton-Smith |
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