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About University of Kent International College (UKIC)
University of Kent International College is an embedded college on the Canterbury campus at University of Kent. It is a specialist
embedded pathway college, where
international students can begin
their studies at University of Kent in
partnership with Oxford International
Education Group.
We prepare you for the future
Whatever your ambitions are, they’re
never too bold for Kent; we’ve helped our
students achieve some amazing things. By
building real-world experience into your
degree, with facilities that mirror those
you’ll encounter in industry, we prepare you
to hit the ground running so you’ll have a
serious advantage when you graduate.
Our Careers and Employability Service also
help you with your future plans, from CV
guidance to connecting you with employers
at over 600 careers events every year.
We’re world-leading for
research
Our reputation for world-leading research
was confirmed by our outstanding results
in the Research Excellence Framework
2021. For you, this means you’ll learn
from leading thinkers whose work informs
their teaching. It also means that you’ll
be joining a community that pushes
boundaries, that is ambitious, innovative
and intent on making a positive difference
to people’s lives.
We’re making a positive
impact
We’re committed to making the world a
better, more sustainable and equitable
place. That’s why we’re responding to the
United Nations’ urgent call for action by
embedding their Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) into everything we do.
Our FutureProof framework gets staff and
students involved in the SDGs and inspires
them to take action to ensure that we
deliver a university of the future.
At the heart of campus are cafés,
restaurants and bars, as well as student
accommodation, a four-storey library,
nightclub, sports centre, theatre and
cinema. Getting around is easy too; you
can walk across campus in 15 minutes.
