International Admissions Mag 6 by shaheen mirza

Undergraduate, Master Degree, Professional Courses and English Language Programs Worldwide For international students of all countries to apply for admissions in universities, colleges, business schools and online universities

in this issue Undergraduate, Master Degree, Professional Courses and English Language Programs Worldwide For international students of all countries to apply for admissions in universities, colleges, business schools and online universities

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Asia eUniversity, Malaysia

Asia International College, Singapore

Bradford College, UK

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Bulgarian State Universities, Bulgaria

Burapha University, International College, Thailand

Case Western Reserve University, School of Law, USA

East Asia School of Management, Singapore

Missouri Southern State University

Northwestern University in Qatar

Shinawatra University, Thailand

UniversitĂŠ de Bourgogne, France

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University of Lapland, Finland

University of Nicosia, Cyprus

St. Metehew's University, WI

The Sino-British College, USST, China

Washburn University, USA

Atlantic University School of Medicine, WI

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Thank you for your interest in Atlantic University School of Medicine. It is our goal to provide a high quality education from the Premed and Basic Sciences through Clinical Clerkships by offering a program structured to acquire residency and licensure in the US and abroad. The Premed and Basic Sciences are offered on our campus in Saint Lucia, one of the most beautiful and safest islands in the Caribbean. Our 5th semester is conducted at a teaching hospital in the US and includes a live board review program with over 2000 questions and modular studies as well as patient exposure. This gives you the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the U.S. medical system and interact with other health care professionals. This along with patient exposure and access to state of the art labs and lab results will provide students that complete our f ifth semester program a strong foundation to be well equipped and prepared for clinical rotations and the USLME. Upon completion of our board review course students then complete their Physical Diagnosis course and Introduction to Clinical Medicine with patients in Internal Medicine, Surgery, OBGYN, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Family Medicine at the hospital. The Clinical Clerkship part of the program is completed at teaching hospitals in the United States and the United Kingdom. The Clinical Program is conducted over a seventy-two week period, divided into 12- week semesters, providing a broad exposure to the clinical disciplines of Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Family Medicine, and Psychiatry. The core clinical clerkships will be the foundation of the student's clinical knowledge when approaching Residency. It is vital that the clinical clerkships are monitored and carried out in teaching hospitals accredited with such specialties. This is, therefore, a requirement of Atlantic University School of Medicine as well as a requirement of the Education Committee for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). In addition, students who complete the 5th semester can begin an elective rotation while preparing, taking, and waiting for their USMLE board score. This allows students to utilize their time waiting for their board score and, in some cases, will make them eligible to meet the time requirement for their eligible match. Upon successful completion of the f ifth semester (Basic Science Program) students will automatically be enrolled in a one semester (12 week) elective clinical rotation at our U.S. teaching hospital. Students will be scheduled for 4 weeks in Internal Medicine, 4 weeks of Surgery, and 4 weeks of Urgent Care where they can apply their recently learned skills in PD & ICM. During this elective, aside from patient care, students will continue to prepare for Step 1 of the USMLE by attending weekly didactic clinical case study presentations and lectures in the application of Clinical Pharmacology, along with monthly NBME exams to evaluate each student's progress and USMLE preparedness. Each student's progress will be monitored by their student advisor (AUSOM medical faculty in the hospital) while at our teaching hospital. Any students requiring tutoring or assistance will then be scheduled with a tutor (physician) to address their area/areas of def iciencies. Students will then be required to complete the USMLE step one before scheduling their core clinical rotations. The tuition cost for our 5th semester is $7400.00 and our clinical tuition is $7900.00. Our student service fee is $250.00 per semester. Students must acquire their own malpractice insurance. The pre-medical curriculum is for students who are graduates of U.S. and Canadian high schools, or graduates from secondary educational systems in the U.K., the European Union, and other qualif ied nations. The pre-medical phase of training consists of 90 credit hours of pre-medical coursework. Students who successfully complete this phase of training will advance into the Basic Sciences program. For a detailed description of the curriculum, please visit our website at www.ausom.edu.lc. The minimum requirement for admission to the Medical School is 90 semester hours of college level course work. However, a baccalaureate degree is preferred. College studies should include: one year of English, one year of General Chemistry with Laboratory, one year of Organic Chemistry with Laboratory, one year of Biology with Laboratory, one year of College Level Mathematics, and one year of College Level Physics with Laboratory. Prerequisites are also offered on campus as part of our pre-med program and you are welcome to discuss this option with us. Applicants who have completed their studies in countries having an educational system different from that of the United States will be evaluated on their merits and will be expected to have completed a pre-medical curriculum comparable to that described on the Admissions Requirements page. All required documents, if originally in a foreign language, must be accompanied by a notarized English translation. All transcripts documenting post-secondary course work completed at institutions outside the United States must also be evaluated by an approved international credential evaluation service such as World Education Services or other National Association of Credential Evaluations Services (NACES) member. Foreign nationals intending to visit Saint Lucia to study are required to have a valid passport from their country and to obtain a valid Saint Lucian visa. To v i e w a l i s t o f co u n t r i e s w h o r e q u i re a v i s a p l e a se f o l l ow t h e f o l l ow i n g l i n k : http://web.stlucia.gov.lc/faq/do_i_need_a_visa_to_enter_saint_lucia.htm. The application to apply for your visa is attached. Completed documentation must be submitted directly to AUSOM. You will be required to have the email from immigration, your passport, and your acceptance letter from AUSOM when arriving in Saint Lucia. Please allow enough time to secure your visa when you are making your payment and travel arrangements. If you are a transfer student, we will accept credit for any course successfully completed at an IMED listed medical school that is offered at AUSOM. If you have failed a course at your current school we will allow you three opportunities to pass an exam before requiring that you retake the course. An additional stipulation is that retakes will only be offered for classes that appear on your current transcript as fail or withdraw. Credit cannot be given for any course that cannot be substantiated. Students interested in transferring to Atlantic University School of Medicine are required to provide the same documentation specif ied by the admissions committee for any student seeking acceptance. While no one element determines admission, factors such as motivation, perseverance, scholastic record, letters of recommendation and personal statement are important in the selection process. Your next step is to return the attached application completed along with the $90.00 fee to begin the application process. Please be aware that applications sent without an application fee will not be considered. Your submission should include the following documents: signed application (attached), 2 recent passport-sized photos, current Curriculum Vitae, essay of career expectations and brief autobiography, off icial transcripts from all schools attended, two letters of recommendation, letter of good conduct from your local police department, and a copy of your passport. All of these items may be scanned initially and emailed to us with originals to follow by mail to the NY off ice at Atlantic Admissions P O Box 456 Island Park NY 11558. We encourage you to visit our campus, our website at www.ausom.edu.lc, and our Facebook page. If there is anything we can do to assist you, please email us or call our admissions off ice at 516-368-1700 Monday thru Friday 9am until 5pm and we look forward to receiving your documentation.

STUDY MEDICINE IN ST. LUCIA

ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · Courses designed to acquire Residency and Licensure in the USA & abroad · Consists of 4-semester Basic Science program in St. Lucia · Fifth semester completed at a U.S. teaching hospital · Basic Science tuition $3,800.00 per semester · 72-week Clinical Study program in the U.S. at teaching hospitals · Clinical Science tuition $7,900.00 per semester For an application, call toll-free (516) 368-1700 Or write to: Atlantic University School of Medicine Admissions Office: 367 Long Beach Rd. # 456, Island Park, NY 11558 or email us at info@ausom.edu.lc Visit our website at http://www.ausom.edu.lc 9

Features of an Excellent Legal Research and Writing Program Rafael Dean Brown, Assistant Adjunct Professor of Law Foreign Graduate LL.M. Programs Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Every year, LL.M. applicants from various parts of the world struggle to make a complex decision: what is the best LL.M. program for me? This decision involves asking numerous complex questions about affordability, location, and a law school's curriculum. Most often, however, LL.M. applicants forget to ask the most important questions: (1) what do lawyers do, and (2) which program will teach me or help me to improve to do what lawyers do? As a lawyer and having taught at the LL.M. program at Case Western Reserve University School of Law for the past five years, I often find that LL.M. applicants often do not know or forget what it is that lawyers really do. Lawyers solve problems and lawyers write about how to solve problems. Most LL.M. applicants may focus their search for a program that teaches them how to solve a specific legal problem, say intellectual property law or international business. Yet, this is only one side of the coin. LL.M. 12

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applicants should also look for a program with an excellent legal research and writing curriculum. In weighing your options, you should look for LL.M. legal research and writing programs that have the following features: (1) electronic database research and citation training, (2) individualized writing workshops, (3) an approachable writing instructor or writing center, (4) teaches how to research and write legal briefs or memos, and (5) teaches how to research and write an academic legal research paper. Electronic database research training involves training in Lexis and Westlaw. Almost all law schools have an agreement with both Lexis and Westlaw for the companies to provide free research training for their students at the law school and free access to both online research databases while the student is in law school. The program should also teach students how to properly cite legal documents. Citations teach student to pay attention to detail, which is a critical lawyering skill.

Individualized workshops are important simply because most LL.M. programs will be composed of students from various countries. The research and writing center should be able to make suggestions to a student based on individual need. A student from Saudi Arabia will have different writing concerns than a student from Thailand, and LL.M. legal writing instructors should tailor their workshops accordingly. This helps when the writing instructor or writing center is approachable. The student should be able to ask the instructor questions about research and writing whenever there is one. An LL.M. writing program should also teach both the academic legal research paper and the legal brief. Most schools only teach one or the other. Yet, each is a different genre of legal writing that requires a different skill to master. The academic research paper teaches students how to be a scholar, which is an ongoing role tied to the responsibility of an attorney to engage in a dialogue about the law. The legal brief, on the other hand, teaches students how to make arguments, support arguments with relevant authorities, how to structure arguments, how to tell persuasive stories, and others. The legal brief is also the best method to train students to use the CRAC system, the standard rhetorical structure for U.S. legal writing, including law school exams. Before making a final decision, don't forget that lawyers are writers, and writing is perhaps the most important skill you must learn as a lawyer.

* Prof. Brown teaches US Legal Writing, Evidence, and Foreign Graduate Seminar.

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associate, bachelor, master's and juris doctor degrees through the College of Arts and Sciences and the schools of Applied Studies, Business, Law and Nursing. Enrollment: 7,000

Located on a 160-acre campus in the center of Topeka, the capital of Kansas, Washburn University provides broadly-based liberal arts and professional education by combining the most effective modes of educating: accomplished faculty, small class sizes, state of the art technology, modern learning techniques and unique opportunities available through an interactive campus and community relationship. Since 1941, Washburn University has been continuously accredited or approved by the Higher Learning Commission: A Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504. Academic programs: Washburn offers more than 200 programs leading to certification,

Classes: 44 percent of undergraduate classes have fewer than 20 students. Student/faculty ratio: 16:1 Faculty: 84 percent of full-time faculty hold doctorates or the highest degree in their discipline. National recognition: Washburn is rated sixth in the Midwest among public master's level universities in the 2007 America's Best Colleges rankings issued by U.S. News and World Report. Washburn has earned a top 10 rating ten years in a row.

Washburn is home to KTWU, the first public television station in Kansas. Crane Observatory houses an 1898 Warner & Swasey refracting telescope. The Kuehne Bell Tower features a quartet of bells once housed in the clock tower of Thomas Gymnasium, which was destroyed during a 1966 tornado.

Graduates: More than 1,200 degrees and certificates are awarded annually. Also on campus: Recent additions to the campus include a Student Recreation & Wellness Center; an art building; Washburn Village, a 192-bed apartment-style housing complex; and Carole Chapel. A major project to renovate Stoffer Science Hall was completed in 2008. The Mulvane Art Museum is the oldest accredited art museum west of the Mississippi River. The

museum's permanent collection, though international in scope, emphasizes the work of artists of Kansas and the Midwest.

1700 SW College Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66621 Tel: 00-1 (785) 670-1051 Fax 00-1 785-670-1067 international@washburn.edu www.washburn.edu.iip

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A British Education - in Shanghai! The Sino-British College, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST), is situated at the heart of the vibrant, modern city of Shanghai. It is a partnership with 9 UK Universities and offers students the opportunity to study for a UK degree, taught entirely in English by qualified international professors. At the same time, students will be fortunate to experience life in one of the most exciting and dynamic cities in the world.

SBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Partners The Sino-British College, USST partners with some of the leading research universities in the UK including the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield. Students have the opportunity to either take their degree entirely in Shanghai, or to spend part of their degree programme at one of the UK partner universities. Whichever they choose, they will graduate with a UK degree certificate.

Shanghai A Twenty-First Century City In the twenty-frist century Shanghai is one of the most important financial centres in Asia. Students who choose to study in Shanghai will surely be well equipped with the connections and experience they need to servive in the business world. Job opportunities for foreigners in 18

Shanghai continue to rise as the city shows no sign of slowing down despite the financial crisis. Shanghai is a diverse city that has opened its doors to visitors from all over the globe. Students can therefore find almost any cuisine on the planet, including Western, Asian, African and Halal food.

Course Highlights Business Management - You will have the opportunity to transfer to over 100 courses in the UK. Accounting and Finance _ The opportunity to transfer to the UK and to gain ACCA and CIMA exemptions. Competitive internships are available with Fortune 500 companies based in Shanghai. Engineering _ You will have the chance to see some of the most world-record breaking Engineering projects of the moment under construction. Popular degrees offered include Mechanical Engineering with Energy Management and Electronic and Electrical Engineering with Computing. Learn Chinese: Learn one of the most sought after languages by employers. Lessons are provided

SBC runs a special Foundation Year programme which provides students with a solid foundation in English for Academic Purposes as well as Mathematics, Physics, Economics and Business Studies, depending on their chosen course. The programme provides a second chance to students who did not achieve their full potential in their high school exams, or who need further English training. SBC also runs a pre-sessional English summer programme for students who need more English support.

Travel and Visa Shanghai is easily accessible by air from most major cities. Visa enquires can be made to your local Chinese embassy. The College can assist students from most countries to obtain a student visa for the period of study. Please call or email the International Office for more details.

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Are You Looking for a Challenge? Do You have Children of University Age? Please contact Dr. Chris Bayley for enquiries and applications: Tel: 021-6474-2086 Email: international@sbc-usst.edu.cn Webpage: www.sbc-usst.edu.cn International Office The Sino-British College, No. 1195 Fuxing Zhong Road, Shanghai, 200031

We are pleased to welcome you to Burapha University International College! We promise to offer you programs and facilities of the highest quality to match the best industries. The College's location in Chonburi Province, on the Eastern Seaboard, near the famous industrial estates of Thailand, supports not only the opportunities for training in your chosen career path in the industrial area, but also a variety of social and cultural activities that only a tourist destination like "Bangsaen" can provide. Therefore, you will find that while our students study hard, they also have great fun as they are in such a wonderful recreation atmosphere. In addition, we take care of and treat each of our students as an individual. We promise that you will find your stay with us not only useful but also personally successful. The Burapha University Council granted the International College full status on March 28, 2003. The Council's strategy is to promote:

Educational internationalization Educational and research Exchanges for professional development Proficiency in the English language Technological and professional skills for career or advanced study at international or national institutions. To create an educational center for overseas students to study and experience the culture, language and environment in this picturesque region of Southeast Asia. Burapha University is developing degrees that allow international students to undertake some of their courses in their own counties. Burapha University is the University in the Eastern Seaboard Area of Thailand. Currently, there are almost 35,000 students, 9,000 of whom are studying at graduate level.

students for a semester or an entire year. Visiting students who attend courses may, if they wish, have their performance assessed and certified.

The International College offers courses in Communication Skills for Human Resource Development, Marketing, Tourism and Hotel Management, Management, Logistics Management, and Management Information Systems (MIS). International undergraduate programs are offered by BUUIC Burapha University International College.

The International College also extends a warm welcome to students from overseas universities who wish to come to Burapha University as visiting international

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continue to enhance the way information is created, shared and managed, today's communication professional has to be digitally schooled in order to take advantage of these new opportunities. Northwestern students are effective users of advanced technologies, including RSS feeds, information graphics, and interactive tools that are shaping the future media landscape.

With the proliferation of global media and the evolution of digital technologies, communication has emerged as one of the most important and dynamic industries in the world. From mobile communication and wireless technology to the growth of online and specialist media, the relationship between communication, technology and society is continuing to evolve. At Northwestern University in Qatar, students learn what it takes to create, inform and connect in this exciting new world of global communication. Northwestern University in Qatar offers two academic programs one in communication and one in journalism.

Communication The School of Communication offers a Bachelor of Science in Communication degree. For more than 125 years, the school has been preparing students for management and creative roles in communication and media industries, and for responsible civic participation in the proliferating world of global media. The communication program offers courses of study in the areas of communication theory, history and media technologies. The program enables students to develop critical skills in communication. As new digital technologies

Alongside analytic coursework, students develop creative proficiency in the full range of communications disciplines. Whether editing their own films, writing screenplays, directing TV programs in studio, producing documentaries, developing computer animation, or designing a website, students graduate as highly skilled professionals ready to lead in their field of choice.

Journalism The Medill School of Journalism offers a Bachelor of Science in Journalism degree. With its distinguished history of training worldclass journalists since 1921, Northwestern helps students find their own voice within global media, preparing them to exercise leadership and creative vision in their chosen careers. The fully accredited program teaches students the essentials of reporting and storytelling across diverse media platforms. In keeping with its mission to produce informed journalists who are able to keep pace with the evolving world of journalism, students are instructed in all the media and take two thirds of their classes in liberal arts subjects such as literature, history, economics, and religion. This formula creates the high caliber journalists for which Medill and Northwestern are known. Northwestern students turn theory into practice through journalism residencies where they work in dynamic news environments, learning from real journalists and gaining insight into the hotbed of legal and ethical issues affecting media freedoms around the world. Students learn how to produce news pieces for television and how to market their ideas for articles; they learn the craft of writing features for magazines and then how to edit a tes go on

magazine; they learn community reporting and how to bring stories to life through photojournalism. Equipped with an extensive range of skills, graduates go on to forge successful careers in journalism, while others make their mark in public relations, advertising, education, law, and politics.

Student Life The Medill School of Journalism and the School of Communication have a long tradition of educating the whole student through a vast array of curricular and co-curricular opportunities. Student Affairs at Northwestern University in Qatar continues this tradition. The Northwestern student body is made up of active, friendly, dynamic, conscientious students who take an interest in the world around them and want to become leaders in and outside of the classroom. They are active in a range of student activities and organizations. Student Affairs Office at Northwestern University in Qatar coordinates student-led organizations, service learning trips, leadership training, study skill workshops and wellness and recreation opportunities to meet the needs and interests of NU-Q students.

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Study at Bradford College Our college is a friendly, welcoming place to study with a good reputation for offering outstanding support to our international students. Why not join us! Bradford College has been delivering quality education and training for over 180 years. Each year we deliver hundreds of courses to over 23,000 learners, from across the globe. The college is the fourth largest in the country and the largest provider of higher education outside of the university sector in England. Our mission is to help national and international students to achieve their potential and make a rewarding contribution to their own communities. We offer a wide range of subjects, including Business, Management, Computing, Law, Engineering, Art, Education, English Language, Film and Photography from A Level courses through to Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Our dedicated and highly qualified teaching staff are committed to ensuring every learner develops to their full potential. Bradford College has a national reputation in a number of fields. It has been presented with a National Beacon Award for its outstanding contribution to Equality & Diversity by the Association of Colleges and awarded the Training Quality Standard the highest accolade possible in recognition of its excellent work with employers. Our students enjoy world class facilities and 2014 sees the opening a new multi-million pound campus in the heart of Bradford. The new campus will transform the learner experience using new styles of learning environments, realistic state-of-the-art working environments and utilising new and emerging technologies. At its centre will be a new 6-storey building which will provide an innovative and technology rich learning environment for learners. Existing college facilities includes Level 6 (restaurant, cafĂŠ and hair and beauty salons), Trinity Green (a ÂŁ20 million development housing Engineering, Construction and Sport), libraries and our British Council-accredited English Language Centre. Bradford welcomes over 30,000 students per year, from all over the UK and overseas, and offers an excellent range of accommodation including college halls of residence. Bradford is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city situated in the North of England with easy access to London and many other UK cities and areas of interest. There is so much to see and do in Bradford and the surrounding areas, that you will undoubtedly have a good all round educational experience. Bradford is also one of the most affordable cities in the UK for students to live and study. Contact details: International Admissions Team International Centre Grove Building Bradford College Great Horton Road, Bradford, BD7 1AYUK Tel: +44 (0)1274 433348 Email: international@bradfordcollege.ac.uk If you would like the contact details of an education agent in your area, please email international@bradfordcollege.ac.uk with your request. For further information see our details online at http://www.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/ 36