Kaplan International College London (KIC London) will prepare international students for entry to undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes at the central London-based University of Westminster, it was announced today.
The university preparation programme will take place on the KIC London campus located next to Liverpool street in the heart of the UK's Capital.
KIC London will offer high quality, tailored and flexible academic programmes for international students interested in pursuing their degree-level studies at Westminster, giving students a chance to study in central London before entering the University.
"Westminster's ongoing success in providing a top quality learning and living experience in London for our international students will be well-supported by Kaplan's long standing reputation and experience around the world in preparing students for university studies," said Professor Geoffrey Petts, Westminster's Vice-Chancellor.
"KIC London has been extremely successful in our first year of operation and we look forward to welcoming Westminster-bound students to our thriving college campus. Our students are clearly enjoying being in the world's most exciting and multicultural city along with more than 90,000 other international students who, amoung them, speak more than 300 languages," said Lesley Price, director of Kaplan International College London.
"Westminster's strong reputation for working closely with employers and industry bodies, developing professionally relevant courses and offering teaching by leading industry practitioners, also greatly appeal to international students."
With a history dating back to 1838, Westminster has a student body of 22,000 that includes more than 5,000 international students from more than 150 countries, and an innovative portfolio of more than 300 undergraduate and post-graduate programmes, many of which have a specifically international focus.
Notes for editors:
1. Kaplan International Colleges, part of Kaplan, Inc., provide UK university preparation programmes for international undergraduate and postgraduate students wishing to study in the UK. The programmes give students a solid academic foundation in their chosen area combined with intensive English language preparation and academic study skills. Kaplan International Colleges already has partnerships with the University of Sheffield, Nottingham Trent University, the University of Glasgow, the University of Liverpool, the University of Southampton and City University London. www.kaplaninternational.com
2. Kaplan International Colleges also offers English and exam preparation courses in 48 schools in the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
3. Kaplan, Inc. is an international education services provider offering higher education, professional training, and test preparation. Kaplan is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).www.kaplan.com
4. The University of Westminster is one of the top 15 most popular universities in the UK for international students. It has more than 1,000 teaching staff, supported by up to 450 subject specialists, delivering high quality teaching and research. The University's media and communications research has been independently rated the best in the UK and more than 75 per cent of the University's research is 'recognised internationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour', according to the most recent Research Assessment Exercise. www.westminster.ac.uk
Contacts:
Kaplan International Colleges
Elizabeth Hess
020-7645-8968
Elizabeth.hess@kaplan.com
or
The
University Press Office
020-7911-5792
pressoffice@westminster.ac.uk
