Student unions are organizations designed to represent Student interests both within and without their education facilities. They've been a British educational institution since the late 19th century and are so important to student life that rules for their governance are included as Section 2 of the 1994 Education Act.
Although the educational facility with which the union is affiliated provides both the budget and physical space for operations, student unions are organized and administered by students with little or no oversight from their parent school. Student unions are responsible for funding and managing the clubs and social organizations that play such an important role in student life.
Most UK student unions have an international committee responsible for representing the views of students who come from abroad. Often the student union will also facilitate a foreign student's transition into UK student life by assigning that student a buddy to ease the assimilation process.
Eighty percent of all foreign students who study in UK find the experience overwhelmingly positive according to the results of the annual International Student Barometer survey. If you're looking to enhance your academic opportunities in a location away from home, you couldn't pick a better destination than the UK.
Although the educational facility with which the union is affiliated provides both the budget and physical space for operations, student unions are organized and administered by students with little or no oversight from their parent school. Student unions are responsible for funding and managing the clubs and social organizations that play such an important role in student life.
Most UK student unions have an international committee responsible for representing the views of students who come from abroad. Often the student union will also facilitate a foreign student's transition into UK student life by assigning that student a buddy to ease the assimilation process.
Eighty percent of all foreign students who study in UK find the experience overwhelmingly positive according to the results of the annual International Student Barometer survey. If you're looking to enhance your academic opportunities in a location away from home, you couldn't pick a better destination than the UK.
