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Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by filibust: 10:35pm On Oct 11, 2010 |
Hello guys, Pls i need to know how to get to study in the u.k. It's bin my ambition but i don't know how to go about it. I'll prefer sometime like undergraduate or a radio college. Thanks. |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Sagamite(m): 10:57pm On Oct 11, 2010 |
^^^ How old are you? And what is Radio College? filibust: |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Larsoslaw(m): 9:43pm On Oct 26, 2010 |
Hello Ppl! Allow me to ask u a couple of questions. I just passed my undergraduate degree (magna cumlaude - Economics) & very good CV. I want to work as a consultant (I prefer biotech. sector, healthcare) / "big 4" management consulting firms, R.Berger, S. Kucher& Partners. -Which unis. in UK & Germany should I pick? -Which M.Sc programme should I take: economics, management, healthcare management? -Does anybody have exp. with IMEX or CEMS programme at LSE? For now I have a plan to send app. forms to: UK.: Oxbridge,Imperial,UCL ,Warwick,KCL, LSE, Bristol, Durham, Edinburgh. Ger.: Mannheim,WHU any other good uni? Thank u all Cheerio! |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Sagamite(m): 10:39pm On Oct 26, 2010 |
Larsoslaw: First of all, something tells me you are not from Nigeria? I don't know much about German unis. I am also guessing there is less of an exclusivity access into universities in most of non-UK Europe so normally there are only a handful of unis that are regarded as above others and even that said the gap is not that high. I think in the UK, most likely only LMU Munich and Heidelberg might be really known but their advantage is really minimal, most likely people will look at your grades from a German Uni. In regards to UK, you seem to have the right mix of university you plan to target, so no need to go further in advising. You can go back some few pages on this thread to see the Universities consultancies specifically target. If you want to work in Healthcare/Life Science Consulting, target the universities with the best Medical/Science schools. You will do your chances a lot of good if you have a PhD as most of your clients in that industry would be PhD holders and the consulting firms would really want to show they are bringing someone on par that can add EXTRA value and knows the industry into detail or is highly familiar with research (the beans and toast of the sector). Take note that: - S. Kucher & Partners is a marketing focused consultancy with leading expertise and reputation in pricing. - The Big 4 are likely to mainly engage in process and operations consulting (e.g. supply chain, BPR, finance, customer service etc) in the Healthcare industry. - Roland Berger is focused on strategy, operations and restructuring consulting. |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Larsoslaw(m): 11:25pm On Oct 26, 2010 |
Thank you for the reply. Because I am fluent in German Language I am also aiming some German Unis. or maybe Swiss St. Gallen because of strong German economy, Strong German/Swiss Pharmaceutical and BioScience sectors, Good living standard in Switzerland, etc. I just found that Mannheim is placed high at the financial times ranking and that`s why I put it on the 1st place but I do not know nothin` about Heidelberg and LMU. No I am not from Nigeria Sir. I met some friendly Nigerian Students and one of my favourite prof. at my uni was from Nigeria really cool prof , but this is not the main point of visiting this forum, to be honest with u I just skim your posts and I found them very useful. Especially b`cause you really know what are you writing and before I send all the stuff I wanted to hear you advice. Well, what do you think, which programme is better to take prestigious economics programme or "easier" management or sth. else? Cheerio! |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Sagamite(m): 11:50pm On Oct 26, 2010 |
Larsoslaw: I guessed as much, mate. I have had another foreigner contact me before for advice after reading the thread. Larsoslaw: Good thing you are fluent in German. In Germany, Roland Berger is the Bees knees (that is creme de la creme, elite, most prestigious) in consulting, so they must be hiring the best of class of students. Since you are fluent in German, you can visit their German website and look at the universities they go to and recruit on campus at. Then you can use this as a guiding principle of the universities that the best students go to in Germany. In regards to UK, I think this post might be of specific use to you: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-141689.160.html#msg6774001 It is a Healthcare consulting firms advert and it shows how they regard some unis as the only exclusive place they want to recruit from for consulting in the sector you are interested in specifically. So it seems the Golden Triangle universities will give a good leverage for healthcare consulting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Triangle_%28UK_universities%29 Larsoslaw: Sorry, mate, I would not know much about these specifics, you need to use the school's website for the programme details. If you are asking about which will get you into consulting, consulting firms are more interested in your intellectual aptitude than what you studied but pharma consulting firms might value scientific research background candidates. |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Larsoslaw(m): 12:19pm On Nov 01, 2010 |
Hello Mr. Sagamite. What do you think about University of Manchester? Does Uni. of Man. have good reputation among business ppl in UK? Because you didn`t mention it on your list of estemeed unis. Cheerio! |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Sagamite(m): 12:32pm On Nov 01, 2010 |
^^^ Manchester is sometimes a tough sell. It is a solid university in research section but due to its size, it is not really that exclusive and does not have the snob-factor that is prevalent and essential to elite universities. For example, none of the snobbish MBBs target the university for recruitment. https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-141689.160.html#msg6771301 That said, it is still indubitably a redbrick university. Here are my earlier comments on Manchester: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-141689.32.html#msg5006697 https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-141689.128.html#msg5905180 For easier comparisons, lets use the car industry, if Ferraris, Rolls Royce, Lamboughinis, Porsche etc are top of the prestige flash cars, Manchester would be like BMW. That is, it is quality but easily accessible by a lot of people that work hard enough so the exclusivity and esteem is slightly diminished, although still high. The others are beyond most average people's reach. That said, there will be very few doors the "Hot Group 1a" can open that Manchester cannot open. Such doors will exist but will not be much of them. On the other hand, there will be far more doors that a "Star" or "In a Class of their Own" Unis will open that Manchester cannot open for a candidate. |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Sagamite(m): 6:21pm On Nov 01, 2010 |
Here is another elitism. This time in the Investment Banking industry. UBS set up a stock market trading challenge competition for first year students but they restricted participation to only students from 9 universities: 1] Cambridge 2] Oxford 3] LSE 4] Imperial 5] Warwick 6] UCL 7] KCL 8] Bristol 9] City http://www.ubs.com/1/e/career_candidates/graduate_and_intern/europe_middleeast_africa/ubs_challenge.html
This is very aligned to my top schools for front office investment banking jobs: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-141689.0.html#msg4632089 It contains exactly the top 8 universities on my list plus City university. |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by donyomi(f): 12:26pm On Nov 05, 2010 |
@ Sagamite Good to know that you are still following this thread. I am currently applying at the Cranfield University for an M.Sc in Mgmt Information Systems. I had applied to Warwick and Lancaster but I am considering Cranfield Part-time cos that allows me start earlier than 2011 Sept. I turned 27 last week, have about 6yrs work experience and have reach mid-level in the financial industries here in Nigeria. Do you think this is a good call? |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Sagamite(m): 1:38pm On Nov 05, 2010 |
don_yomi: You seem to have 3 good universities there. Honestly at MSc level in IT after years of work, it is really tough to be differentiating between the 3 because at your level (I don't know about Nigeria but in the UK), employers would be more keen on the technology and IT skills you are experienced in/proficient at, not really the elitism of your school. If there was some serious gaps between the universities, e.g. Imperial vs Teesside, or if you are intending on taking a postgrad that is research-based then it is a whole different case. But for these 3, my gut would tell me that you should focus on the course contents and see which university provides you with the chance to learn an area of IT you are keen in and employers want. Of course you preferences in regards to finances, location, attendance flexibility etc would also count when you select. |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by donyomi(f): 2:05pm On Nov 05, 2010 |
@sagamite Thank you. I had gone through this and they all seem really similar. They have partnerships with SAP and give you a chance to certify while you study. I guess i will stick to cranfield cos of the start date advantage. |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Sagamite(m): 8:32pm On Nov 24, 2010 |
University of Oxford's dominance and clout in public life http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10136/1058542-82.stm
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Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by AjanleKoko: 2:11pm On Nov 29, 2010 |
Nice one Saga. Can someone do a similar assessment of US universities? |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Sagamite(m): 9:37pm On Nov 30, 2010 |
Thanks, bruv!!! |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Sagamite(m): 9:40pm On Nov 30, 2010 |
One of the university campuses I have always adored is University of Greenwich. STUNNING! [img]http://www.teikav.edu.gr/abd/img/greenwich_uni.jpg[/img] [img]http://img168.echo.cx/img168/2743/image374by.jpg[/img] |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by OmoTier1(m): 11:30pm On Nov 30, 2010 |
All this blah blah about league tables and what not! Duno how many FTSE 100 companies will recruit you 'cos you attended a university in the top 10 of the league table! Except for Bristol, most of the unversities listed top 10 are pretty useless in Engineering related degree anyway. Amongest the FTSE 100 Engineering companies I have worked in, I could count those of us that were from universities in the top 10 league tables and blimmin' when I had the opportunity to chat with some of the brains behind Concord, A380 aircraft, pretty amazing that none of them were products of these 'Elites' university rather majority were from "old chappy" university. So my candid words to anyone going into UK university to study desk and workshop related degrees ( and not those desk top degrees), is for you to open your eyes and have a vivid look at the modules content. Take a tour (virtual or real ) of their facilities and try to find information relating to their teaching quality. Go to the professional accrediting body's website and check if the university is on the list of accredited university for the degree award. At the end employers will only recruit you based on what you have learned and put to use from what you were thought ( i.e. hands on experiencial knowledge) and not by the name of the university you attended, especially if your career prospect is in Engineering - Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Civil, Nuclear, etc |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by DisGuy: 11:59pm On Nov 30, 2010 |
^^ kinda agree to an extent with Tier1, Engineering in these school is not as strong old chappy? more like traditional engineering school Newcastle Brunel etc been looking for a postgraduate course and i was considering Aston, its got good rep and good all round facilities in many departments including Business and Engineering but I discovered Exeter also offered the same course and guess what- never heard/knew Exeter had a university on till i met this girl a month ago studying politics and international something there! funny enough it's above Aston in the league |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by despam(m): 4:47pm On Dec 01, 2010 |
@OmoTier, Sagamite I will be applying to these Universities for MEng Electronics and Electrical Engineering. I have contacted them and have been asked to apply to them except for Bristol. Still waiting to hear from them. 1. UCL 2. University of Birmingham 3. University of Leeds 4. University of Bristol 5. University of York 6. Newcastle University. I will apply to only 5 of these universities. If I receive a positive response from Bristol, which of them do you think I should drop from the list. Moreso, University of York offers MEng Electronics & Computer Engineering. How do you rate the Engineering courses in these universities especially Electronics Engineering. Thanks. |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by OmoTier1(m): 7:06pm On Dec 01, 2010 |
despam:Dude, let me start by saying you have began by making a good choice to go for MEng as most top FTS 100 Enginering companies now prefer MEng students than MSc for the obvious reason that MEng student cover more subject areas and do then to end up with broad knowledge of field of Engineering compared to their MSc counterpart - (at least that was part of the findings from some top UK Engineering companies including Airbus, UK. As for the list, I would go for Bristol ! Redbrcik university, top notch in Engineering and Medical Sciences. Facility wise ther have it in place. I have been to much of their Engineering facilities , seen it with my eyes first hand and they are right there at the tops when you mention facilities. Another plus for Bristol is their close collaboration with many EU research agencies. The location, Clifton, Watershed/Bedminister area is just ideal for student, as accommodation is relatively cheap, food (thought cheap but African food is abit expensive), transportation-very good network of bus roots with Uni Bristol having their own bus shuttle from the different campuses to city center, First great western Bus 8 connects Clifton to City Center- lots on this route, UWE bus shuttle available too. Next Uni on that list will be joint UCL /Leeds. Great facilities, good enironment. Had couple of matey in Leeds and they absolutely loved it there. Like I said, the most important thing when choosing university for Engineering degree is accreditation! So if I were you , I would go to IET website ('cos I know IET accredits Electrical, Mechanical, Aerosapce-Systems/Avionics and whole lots) and check if those universities you listed are all have electrical accredited to MEng level. Mind you some are accredited to BEng level and not MEng and some are accredited for MSc but not MEng. Finally, as for Bristol, they like to satisfy their top A-Levels posh students first. But if you have very god A-levels result, then you most likely going to get admited into Bristol but you would have to apply early! Okay maybe some people are not aware of this, but most of the UK redbricks universities have allocation/quota reserved for some "elites". Like some years back, Tony Blair's kiddie used that quota to get into Bristol when his dad was still the PM. |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by despam(m): 7:28pm On Dec 01, 2010 |
@OmoTier, Thanks for your response. The course is accredited by IET up to MEng level for those Universities. I have a list of accredited courses by IET as at October 2010. I happen to be a Member of IET. Once again, thanks. |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by NiceSabil: 12:00pm On Dec 15, 2010 |
@Saga, Tier1, Hello everyone, Please whats your take on the new UK tuition fees increase in view of non EU students? Also, there are speculations that the UK govt plans on highly limiting the number of international students coming to UK Unis from nxt year. How would this affect international students especially prospective Postgraduates like myself from Naija? |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Sagamite(m): 3:17pm On Dec 15, 2010 |
NiceSabil: To me, there are 2 highly likely manifestation of the restriction: 1) This will lead to slight hike in fees as universities try to fill the funds gap that the previous volume of students provided by charging the smaller body of students more. This is even more likely to happen if they cannot charge home students more in fees. Or 2) There will be no change in fees for serious students as the restriction is more likely to be mostly applied to students that are trying to attending all the quack colleges (teaching English, BusAdmin, Commerce etc) that students use to get visa and never really attend and instead work. If this was the case then this is unlikely to affect the serious students attending any of the 120 or so universities in the UK. |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Sagamite(m): 4:50pm On Dec 15, 2010 |
Talking about quack colleges that help immigrants get visa: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-568504.0.html#msg7337723 |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by NiceSabil: 10:37am On Dec 16, 2010 |
Sagamite: Hi @Saga thanks for the info. Further to this, do you envision any employment restrictions by the UK Govt on international students after concluding their studies from any of the elite Unis? |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Sagamite(m): 4:28pm On Dec 16, 2010 |
NiceSabil: Honestly, that is a toss in the air. I think once they allow you in to study they would be happy, and have been so far, for you to contribute to the economy after you finish. On the other hand, if the economy is bad and there are not enough jobs, one cannot know if they would harden. |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Sagamite(m): 6:04pm On Dec 29, 2010 |
King's College Lagos, one of Nigeria's premier secondary schools, has more financial endowment than most UK universities (even some of the elite ones). King's College Lagos has an endowment of N5bn ($33m). This appears to be the highest in Africa for a secondary school. The top 2 secondary schools in South Africa are Hilton College and Michaelhouse. Hilton's endowment is $5.5m and Michaelhouse is $3.2m. |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by cfranky: 4:13pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
Please i need your advice. I have HND in Elect/Elect Engineering. I intend going for a Top up programme in the UK. I have two schools in mind, University of Huddersfield and University of Sunderland. University of Huddersfield have a top up programme in BEng Engineering with technology management (Electronic and Electrical) while University of Sunderland have a Top Up programme in BEng(Hons) Electronic and Electrical Engineering. Which of them is better? |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by cfranky: 4:13pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
Please i need your advice. I have HND in Elect/Elect Engineering. I intend going for a Top up programme in the UK. I have two schools in mind, University of Huddersfield and University of Sunderland. University of Huddersfield have a top up programme in BEng Engineering with technology management (Electronic and Electrical) while University of Sunderland have a Top Up programme in BEng(Hons) Electronic and Electrical Engineering. Which of them is better? |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Sagamite(m): 4:43pm On Feb 24, 2011 |
cfranky: Which of them is better is irrelevant, they are both in virtually the same class. Choose based on course content, fees and location that suits you. |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by loma(m): 6:20am On Mar 06, 2011 |
Anyone currently in Oxford here? |
Re: Rough Guide Of The Best & Most Reputable Universities In The UK by Sagamite(m): 2:20am On Mar 11, 2011 |
The Times Higher Education (THE) just released another league table of Global "Top 100 Universities by Reputation" based on the opinion of global academics. The reputation is judged based on research and teaching in the ratio 2:1. Here are the UK Top 10 for 2011 produced in the format: UK Rank) Name (World Rank) THE Top 100 Universities by Reputation (totally Research & Teaching reputation amongst global academics biased [100% weighting]) 1) Cambridge (3) 2) Oxford (6) 3) Imperial (11) 4) UCL (19) 5) LSE (37) 6) Edinburgh (45) 7) KCL (61-70) 7) Manchester (61-70) 9) Bristol (81-90) 10) Leeds (81-90) Warwick and St Andrews were not in top 100. Sheffield and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine were both in Top 100 in the group 91-100, hence both 11th in UK. |
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