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Why do international postgraduate students come to UCLan?

Graduates
Our international postgraduate students tend to have a very positive experience. Photograph: UCLan

UCLan (the University of Central Lancashire) is one of the most popular UK universities for international students, with over 2000 international students coming to the university each year, and over 45 nationalities represented within our body of staff.

Based in the friendly city of Preston in the heart of the North West of England, close to the globally known cities of Manchester and Liverpool, and around two hours from London by train, UCLan offers an academically and culturally vibrant place to study your master’s.

Our international postgraduate students tend to have a very positive experience here, and graduate with a huge range of skills and experiences, which prepare them for the next stage in their career, wherever in the world that might take them.

Hear what some of them had to say at our recent graduation ceremonies...

Angelle Smith, MSc forensic psychology – Angelle is from the British Virgin Islands and chose this programme as it is an accredited courses and the first stage of training for her chosen profession.

Yu Liu, MSc international hospitality and events management – Yu talks about the UCLan orientation week, which gives students from all over the world the chance to get to know each other.

Ayoade Onireti, LLM law – Ayoade talks about the cordial student/staff relationship at UCLan.

Hafsat M Ambursa, MSc oil and gas operations management – Hafsat talks about how the warm reception from UCLan’s International Office motivated her to come here.

Adamu Robert Bature, MSc finance and management – Adamu talks about the course helped him conduct his own research, without the help of tutors.

If you are an international student and would like to find out more about postgraduate study or research at UCLan, contact our International Office on +44 (0)1772 895024, email international@uclan.ac.uk or visit our website .

See more key facts about UCLan.

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