Aberystwyth University, Wales

Aberystwyth is breathtaking, and that’s not to say the least.

Picture yourself waking up to the seafront, that’s Aberystwyth University to start with.

Choose Aberystwyth University and you’ll be studying in a location like no other. On the west coast of Wales between Cardigan Bay and the Cambrian Mountains, you’ll be part of a friendly, outward-looking community where the far horizon inspires ambition and aspiration. A place where students have been coming since 1872, drawn by its reputation for teaching excellence and an exceptional student experience.

Voted one of the top ten universities in the UK in the 2017 Whatuni Student Choice Awards, Aberystwyth is a lively university town and a home-from-home to around 10,000 students. Throughout the year, the vibrant town is filled with students from around the world or buzzing with tourists, enjoying Aberystwyth’s sights, creating an evident cosmopolitan feel to this Welsh seaside town. One of the most popular subjects for Aberystwyth’s Malaysian students is Law. The Aberystwyth Law School has a relationship with Malaysia dating back to 1951 when Tan Sri Mohd Ghazalie bin Shafie read law at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.  In recent years the department has welcomed more than 60 Malaysian students every September.

At a glance – a few more reasons for choosing to study at Aberystwyth…

• University of the Year for Teaching Quality 2019 (The Times & Sunday Times, Good University Guide 2019);
• Gold Award in 2018 Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF)- (TEF 2018);
• 97% of graduates are in employment or further education 6 months after graduating, (Higher Education Statistics Agency 2018);
• Aberystwyth University is the highest climber in the 2019 edition of The Guardian University Guide
• University of the Year for Teaching Quality 2018, (The Times & Sunday Times, Good University Guide 2018);
• One of the best universities in the UK for overall student satisfaction (National Student Satisfaction survey 2018);
• Top 5 University of the Year in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2018;
• Gold Award for the Postgraduate category in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2018;
• Silver Award for the International category in the What Uni Student Choice Awards 2018;
• 95% of the University’s research is of an internationally recognised standard (Research Excellence Framework 2014).

Source: Aberystwyth University’s website

Undergraduate: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/international/your-country/countries/malaysia/#undergraduate-entry-requirements

Postgraduate: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/international/your-country/countries/malaysia/#postgraduate-entry-requirements

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235 miles (~5 hours by train)