Computing, Engineering and Sciences

Computing, Engineering and Sciences

SPEND THE SUMMER WITH US!

This Summer School aims to welcome students from different parts of the world, especially from our partner institutions, to give them an experience of UK/Scottish education and life. It will also be an opportunity to see Scotland.

Dates, duration and costs:

2 weeks General Summer School: 29^th July – 9^th August 2019 - £1,600

2 weeks Summer School plus 1 week subject specific contents (Computing, Engineering or Science): 22^nd – 29^th July or 9^th – 16^th August 2019 - £2,300

2 weeks Summer School with 2 week subject specific contents (Computing, Engineering or Science) – credit bearing: 22^nd July – 16^th August 2019 - £2,800

There is a 5% early bird discount for bookings made before 31^st May 2019.

• Duration - 2 weeks - 4 weeks
• Included in costs: Tuition fee, accommodation, transportation for organised trips and additional social activities
• Campus: Paisley
• Cost: £1600 - £2800
• Suitable for: The programme is designed for students from a variety of academic backgrounds, for whom English is not their first language. The two-week programme will help to develop the students’ English Language abilities as well as technical and scientific project management knowledge and skills.
• Credit bearing: No, unless on the 4 week programme
• Visas: If you are from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland, you can apply for a short-term study visa. Make sure you check the immigration requirements before applying (visit www.gov.uk/study-visit-visa for more details). You will receive a confirmation of booking and you should carry this confirmation with you when travelling to the UK. You can apply for a visa up to three months before your date of travel to the UK. UK visa processing time varies by country, so check the processing time for your country and city from where you will submit your visa application.  You will need to attach an offer letter to your visa application. The offer letter is a ‘Booking Complete’ email, which is sent to you once you have booked and made full payment for the Summer School. The University will issue an official letter, only if requested or where required.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The general Summer School programme will cover the following:

• English language (academic and contextualisation)
• Report writing and presentation
• Project planning and management, including working in a team
• Team work (team building activities, managing a team and finding your role in a team)
• Multi-disciplinary project (design, costing, implementation and reporting)
• Industrial visits, cultural tours and sightseeing

The programme specific contents will be provided based on the discipline and level of delegates.

HOW TO APPLY

To secure your place or receive additional information, please contact Lorraine Smith (lorraine.smith@uws.ac.uk)