If you make it to the interview stage of an MBA application, the admissions team likely thinks that you might be a good fit for their university. 

Your MBA interview is an opportunity to express your motivations and experience to an admissions team, who will be observing how well you communicate and how committed you are to studying your chosen programme.   

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For a more inclusive future, it may first be necessary to tell more inclusive stories of the past. Charlotte Barratt, who received her PhD from the University of Leicester in October, examined people’s experiences at a local history museum.

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Moving to a different country on your own is always a difficult step. Leaving the city you grew up in, adjusting to a new culture and living alone are some of the biggest problems Indian students face when moving abroad for the first time.

Based on the questions that Indian students ask the most, we have curated a list of FAQs that should provide a template for both general and academic life in the UK.

The questions asked can be divided into three main sections – academic questions, job search, and accommodation.

Virtual university fairs are online events where several institutions come together to offer prospective students the chance to learn more about their university through talks, workshops, sample seminars and one-to-one chats with admissions and academic staff.

These online offerings became the norm during Covid-19 but have remained popular because of the ease they allow prospective students to chat to multiple institutions in one go, compared with traditional on-campus open days.

Many international students have learned English as a second language in their home country only to come to the UK and encounter an array of words, phrases and regional accents that they haven’t come across before.

The difference between learning a language in a classroom and having a conversation with native speakers can often make you feel like you’re learning a new language all over again.

This is especially true in the UK. Despite being a relatively small country, there are about 40 different dialects used in the UK.

The New Zealand government has announced that international students will be able to enter the country from April 2022.

A five-step plan was announced on 3 February outlining the country’s strategy for a border reopening, with New Zealand citizens living abroad, highly skilled workers and travellers on working holiday schemes prioritised in the first three stages.

The US government has expanded the list of subjects within the STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme to allow graduates within certain subject areas to stay and work in the US for up to three years, instead of just one.