Zimbabwe
The University of Bedfordshire has been actively marketing its programmes in Zimbabwe for many years. There are a number of reasons why many Zimbabwean students choose to study at the University of Bedfordshire. They are:
- Very competitive fees
- Close proximity to central London, and London Luton Airport (A key centre for low cost European travel)
- Excellence ratings for teaching quality
- Wide range of computing programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
- Scholarships for students from Zimbabwe
- Multicultural and lively towns, very welcoming to international students
- Wide choice of campus and private accommodation available
- Excellent opportunities for part time jobs
International Office - Zimbabwe team contacts
The Zimbabwe team is here to help you and offers a comprehensive 'one stop' service to students from Zimbabwe.
Our role includes:
- Advice and counselling for you and your parents on all aspects of study in Bedfordshire including courses, tuition fees and available scholarships and making an application to study with us;
- Information and practical details about living in Bedfordshire including finding somewhere to live, how to get here and what happens when you arrive;
- Answering your questions about the towns of Bedford and Luton and student life here;
- Possible opportunity to meet a member of staff when they visit Zimbabwe to get information and advice on your application to the University of Bedfordshire.
Please contact the Zimbabwe team with any questions you have about living and studying in Bedfordshire.
E: nicolae.pavel@beds.ac.uk
Important advice for applicants
The University does not currently have any authorised agents working with us in Zimbabwe.
- We strongly urge you to correspond with the University directly and not to use the services of any agent claiming to work for the University or claiming to be able to organise a full scholarship for you.
- We advise you to use your discretion regarding any organisation who claims someone else will pay your tuition fees. We are concerned these organisations are fraudulent and strongly recommend you to exercise extreme caution.
- We have been in direct contact with the Research Council to ask if they did indeed pay for Zimbabwean students to study in the UK. This is the response that we received “The Research Council of Zimbabwe does not offer tuition fees to any one studying abroad or locally. It gives research grants to people doing research in Zimbabwe as of now.”
- In order to obtain an unconditional offer from the University of Bedfordshire you will need to organise your own funding, unfortunately the University is not able to offer financial assistance.
- One of the requirements for students applying for a student visa is that
"he is able to meet the costs of his course and accommodation and the maintenance of himself and any dependants without taking employment or engaging in business or having recourse to public funds." Please take this into consideration when organising your funding for study.
Acknowledgement: flag and map courtesy of The World Factbook
