{"id":233678,"date":"2019-08-28T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T12:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/gsi_study_guides\/why-study-university-sussex\/"},"modified":"2019-08-28T12:06:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T12:06:00","slug":"why-study-university-sussex","status":"publish","type":"gsi_study_guides","link":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/study-in-uk\/study-guides\/why-study-university-sussex\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Study at Sussex as an International Student?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/institutes\/universities\/sussex\/\">University of Sussex<\/a> is a leading UK university for international students located on the south coast of England. Known primarily for its world-leading research, the University is home to 17,000 students who study over 500 different <a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/institutes\/universities\/sussex\/courses\/\">undergraduate, postgraduate and foundation courses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more below about why international students from over 140 countries choose Sussex every year.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/free-consultation\/\/\">Arrange a free consultation<\/a> with SI-UK London to begin your Sussex application.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Five Reasons to Choose Sussex<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>1. National rankings recognition<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The University of Sussex regularly performs well in national league tables which recognise areas such as the quality of teaching, facilities and student:staff ratio. Over the last year, Sussex has been ranked:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>47th in the UK: <a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/university-rankings\/\">Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022<\/a><\/li>\n<li>44th in the UK: Guardian University league tables 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Globally, Sussex is ranked 151st in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Great location<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The University of Sussex has one of the most beautiful campuses in Britain that combines award-winning architecture designed by Sir Basil Spence with green open spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The main campus is surrounded by a beautiful national park offering peaceful surroundings to relax and study, but the excitement of Brighton is only a short train ride away. For international students, Gatwick airport offers easy access in and out of the UK.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Long-term career prospects<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A degree from Sussex carries weight wherever you choose to study after you graduate. The most recent Graduate Outcomes survey showed that 84% of UK full time undergraduate leavers were in work, work and study or further study, whilst the Guardian University Guide ranked the University third in the UK for graduate prospects.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. World leading research<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>UK universities have an international reputation when it comes to research and its global impact, with Sussex playing a huge part in that. Following the last Research Excellence Framework in 2021,\u00a089% of research submitted was categorised \u2018world-leading\u2019 (40.6%) or \u2018internationally excellent\u2019 (48.4%)., whilst 93% of Sussex&#8217;s research impact was assessed to be \u2018outstanding\u2019 or \u2018very considerable\u2019 \u2013 up from 80.7% in 2014.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. Sussex scholarships<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Sussex offers a range of <a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/institutes\/universities\/sussex\/scholarships\/\">scholarships for international students<\/a> including the Chancellor\u2019s International Scholarship for Masters courses (50% tuition fee reduction), Sussex India scholarship (\u00a33,000 for students of Indian origin desiring to pursue masters) and the Masters scholarship (up to \u00a310,000) for a wide range of postgraduate programs.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Study at Sussex<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to learn more about studying at the University of Sussex,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/free-consultation\/\/\">arrange a free consultation<\/a> with SI-UK London today. 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