The University of Cambridge is a public research university in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. Founded in 1209, it is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the fourth oldest in the world.
The university is also distinct as it is a self-governed community of students. It comprises 31 constituent colleges and over 100 academic departments organized into six schools:
- Arts and Humanities
- Biological Sciences
- Clinical Medicine
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Physical Sciences, and
- Technology.
Notable alumni include personalities such as Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, John Milton, Stephen Hawking and Bertrand Russell.
About 20 percent of Cambridge undergraduate students and 50 percent of (post) graduate student come from abroad.
The college offers opportunities in:
Application Procedure
Everyone intending to pursue a course at Cambridge University are called to submit their applications through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service), well in advance. Find more details here: www.ucas.com.
The application process varies for undergraduate and graduate studies. Check them out in the respective links on their website.
The undergraduate prospects for the academic year 2019 can be downloaded from this link:
https://issuu.com/caowebeditor/docs/uoc_prospectus_2019?e=4058792/58760267
To avail the service of the course directory visit: https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses
Cambridge University’s Assessment of Applicants
Cambridge University assesses each application individually and holistically on the basis of the submitted:
- Academic records
- School/college reference
- Personal statement
- Any written work submitted
- Performance in any written assessment
- Contextual data
- Performance at interview
Financial Support for International Students
Foreign students have a few options to receive financial aid for their studies at Cambridge. You can check them out here.
One of the most well-known scholarships offered by Cambridge is Gates Cambridge. The program provides scholarships to outstanding applicants from outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree at the prestigious university.Cambridge is rich in history – its famous Colleges and University buildings attract visitors from all over the world and has over 65,000 overseas alumni in over 190 countries.