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South West England offers international students first-class opportunities to study in a world-renowned landscape.

The region is home to 13 universities, including some of the UK’s leading teaching and research universities, as well as internationally recognised specialist colleges and institutes. You’ll find a huge variety of courses available, which provide a range of experiences across many different campus environments.

There are more than 18,000 international students currently studying in the region, over half of which are enrolled on postgraduate courses. The wide scope of disciplines on offer means that the South West England universities can accommodate almost any subject you wish to study. These pages will give you all of the information you need to know about studying in the region.

Be one of 18,000
international students in
South West England.

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Case Studies

Juliette Dorizo from the Seychelles studied for a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics & Statistics at the University of Plymouth . She tells us how her first class ...

Dr Cen Tjhai from Indonesia joined the University of Plymouth on a BEng (Hons) Computer Engineering course, progressed to an MSc in Communication Enginee...

Arvind Shanmukham from Mumbai in India came to the University of Plymouth to study for an MSc in Network Systems Engineering. He tell us how his MSc has ...

Siu Fa Ng from Malaysia came to the University of Plymouth to study a BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering followed by an MSc in Flood Risk. She tells us how sh...