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Queen's University of Belfast

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Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2009 QS Intelligence Unit
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Queen's University Belfast is a leader in innovation and education with an international academic reputation.

Founded in 1845 as Queen's College Belfast, it became a university in its own right in 1908 and has a long and distinguished tradition of education and research.

Queen’s is a member of the Russell Group of the UK’s 20 leading research-intensive universities, and its academic profile covers a wide range of disciplines, from medicine, law and engineering to the humanities, social sciences, science and agriculture.
The University’s research credentials were confirmed by the results of the UK-wide Research Assessment Exercise, announced in December 2008. The RAE identified world-class work across all academic disciplines, and ranked 11 subject areas at Queen’s within the top 10 in the UK.
Its research strengths are reflected in the quality of its teaching. In the 2009 independent institutional audit by the UK’s Quality Assurance Agency, Queen’s was given the highest level of assurance. The Times Good University Guide 2009 featured a wide range of Queen’s subjects in the top 10 in the UK.
One of the University’s defining features is its student-centred approach, and Queen’s is currently investing some £260 million to further enhance the experience which it offers its students.
Major projects include the £50 million new library, which opened for business in September 2009, and a face-lift for its Students’ Union, now one of the finest such facilities in the UK, and home to some 150 student clubs and societies.
The University has recently invested over £45 million in providing excellent facilities at Elms Student Village, where accommodation is available on a self-catered basis, with ensuite rooms and Internet access.
Meanwhile, its Student Guidance Centre provides a ‘one stop shop’ where students can access services such as Admissions, Student Records, Exams, Careers (including Work Placement Centre and Jobshop), Counselling, Disability, and Student Finance.

Queen’s is committed to ensuring that its students have an edge in the increasingly competitive graduate job market. It offers a range of international exchanges and work placements, and the chance to gain an added qualification – Degree Plus – which acknowledges job-related skills gained through extra-curricular activities.
Its future plans include the development of a multi-million pound Executive Education Centre in Belfast to enhance continuous professional development and the development of core skills in the Northern Ireland economy, and a major new centre for international and postgraduate students.
The University has links with universities around the world and is enhancing these still further. In the last year alone, significant partnerships have been forged with prestigious institutions in India, China, Malaysia and the United States.
As one of Northern Ireland's largest employers with an annual turnover of some £270 million, Queen's has a huge impact on local wealth and job creation and is a major driving force in local economic development. It is the leading higher education institution in the UK in terms of the annual turnover of its spin-out businesses, and has twice been short-listed for the Times Higher Education Entrepreneurial University of the Year title.
The University is also known as a centre for the arts. Each year it hosts the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s, one of the most exciting arts festivals in the UK and Ireland. It is also home to its own cinema, the Queen’s Film Theatre, the award-winning Naughton Art Gallery, and the Brian Friel Theatre.
Queen’s is located in the heart of Belfast which, with two airports and a number of ferry ports, is only an hour away from all major UK destinations, and easily accessible from across the globe.
Given the sheer breadth of its activities, it is hardly surprising that Queen’s alumni have made their mark in many spheres of life.

Among its alumni are Nobel prize winners poet Seamus Heaney and Northern Ireland’s inaugural First Minister David Trimble, President of Ireland Mary McAleese, Pulitzer prize winner Paul Muldoon, and Professor Frank Pantridge, who developed the mobile coronary care unit.
For more information, visit the Queen’s website at http://www.qub.ac.uk

Faculty

Number of Faculty Staff Headcount: 1,594 FTE: 1,556

Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, hospital residents and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. * The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator.

Number of International Faculty Staff Headcount: 643 FTE: 628

Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students Headcount: 0 FTE: 14,386

Number of students pursuing a Bachelor’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate’s degrees.

Number of International Undergraduate Students Headcount: 0 FTE: 743

Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.

Average International Undergraduate Fees $ GBP 13,182

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees $ GBP 3,225

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Undergraduate Class Size Headcount: 16

The average size of class across all undergraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.
Number of first year Undergraduate students Headcount: 0 FTE: 4,100

Number of students pursuing a Bachelor's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate's degrees.

Graduate / Postgraduate Information

Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students Headcount: 4,609 FTE: 3,401

Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)
Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 1,174 FTE: 1,008

Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.

Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees $ GBP 11,478

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees $ GBP 3,390

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Taught Graduate / Postgraduate Class Size Headcount: 10

The average size of class across all taught graduate / postgraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.

Students

Total Students Headcount: 22,222 FTE: 17,793

Total number of students.
Total International Students Headcount: 2,555 FTE: 1,652

Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.
Average International Student Fees $ GBP 12,123

Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course
Average Domestic Student Fees $ GBP 3,390

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Class Size Headcount: 16

The average size of class across all programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.

Graduate Output

Proportion of Graduates Employed Headcount: 94 %

Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation
Number of PhDs Awarded Headcount: 295

Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months
Range of Fees

Fees

Course Fees 2007-08

Undergraduate Tuition Fees

Band 1 (classroom) (eg: English, history, law, management, accounting, finance) £8,550

Band 2 (laboratory/workshop) (eg: science, engineering, agriculture and food science, biomedical science) £10,474

Band 2 (pre-clinical) (medicine and dentistry) £11,576

Band 3 (clinical) (medicine and dentistry) £21,830

Postgraduate courses and research tuition fees

Band 1 (classroom) (eg: English, history) £8,550

Band 2 (laboratory/workshop) (eg: science, engineering) £10,474

Band 3 (clinical) (medicine and dentistry) £17,424

Basic TOEFL/IELTS requirements

TOEFL / IELTS qualifications are required by non English seaking students for the majority of courses taught. Applicants should refer to the prospectus for the exact requirements for their course

Accommodation

University accommodation at Queen’s is guaranteed for all international students in their first year. The main accommodation complex, the Elms Village, is in a pleasant residential area within walking distance of the main site. Queen’s offers excellent computing, library, language and sports facilities. All students have access to PC systems on-campus, with free internet and email facilities.

Accommodation Range

Cost of Living

Northern Ireland is recognised by The British Council as having the lowest cost of living in the United Kingdom.

Finance and Scholarships

Queen's offers a wide range of scholarships and bursaries for home and international students at both Univrsity and School level. Full details can be found at http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/AcademicStudentAffairs/QualityAssuranceandPartnerships/ScholarshipsAwards/

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements vary by course. Please refer to the Undergraduate prospectus for further details on entry requirements specific to your course

Language Support

A range of English language, writing and study skills courses is offered by the University’s English Language Support Unit throughout the year. Intensive pre-sessional courses are also available for students who need to improve their English before commencing their academic studies. Further information can be found at http://www.qub.ac.uk/elt/