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University of Kent

The University of Kent is a leading UK university and a popular choice for Mauritian students. Ranked in the Top 20 by the Guardian University Guide and consistently in the top tier for student satisfaction (National Student Survey), Kent offers a unique experience.

The university’s global reputation attracts many international students, its academic schools produce world-leading research and it is consistently in the top 20 of graduate starting salaries. Kent offers exciting study and work abroad opportunities and a generous £15 million scholarship fund, including awards for academic, sporting and creative excellence.

The UK’s European university, Kent has beautiful campuses in south-east England, close to London, and postgraduate centres in Paris, Brussels, Athens and Rome. Each offers an attractive, vibrant and safe environment for studies.

Kent currently has over 80 Mauritian students on campus studying a wide range of subjects including Law, Actuarial Science, Accounting and Finance, and Politics and International Relations.

  • Kent has been awarded gold, the highest rating, in the UK Government’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
  • Shortlisted in the Outstanding Support for Students category of the Times Higher Education Awards 2018
  • Our students consistently rate us as offering one of the best student experiences in the UK
  • Kent students benefit from continual investment in facilities, academic programmes and services.
  • University of Kent prides themselves on their strong international focus, and enables our students to develop a global perspective.
  • University of Kent equips students with the essential skills required to compete in a global economic environment.
  • Sir David Akers-Jones Former acting Governor of Hong Kong, 1986/87
  • Fu Ying Vice Foreign Minister of People’s Republic of China
  • Michael Baigent Author
  • Valerie Bloom Poet
  • Alan Davies English Comedian and Actor
  • Gavin Esler BBC Journalist and Author
  • David Fulton Cricketer, former Captain of Kent CCC
  • Lyn Gardner Guardian Theatre Critic
  • Ellie Goulding Singer and Songwriter
  • Kazuo Ishiguro Writer (Remains of the Day)
  • William H. Kennedy Author
  • Rebecca Lenkiewicz Playwright
  • Mark Mardell BBC North America Editor
  • David Mitchell Writer (Cloud Atlas)
  • Sir Hugh Orde OBE former Chief Constable of Northern Ireland
  • Howard Read Perrier-nominated Comedian
  • Crown Prince Shwebomin Exiled Crown Prince of Burma
  • Robert Wade Screenwriter
  • Sarah Waters Writer (Tipping the Velvet)
  • Tom Wilkinson OBE Oscar-nominated Actor
  • Christopher Wrench Shanter Publisher’s Writer of the Year 2009
  • Patrick Wright Journalist and Author
  • Orlando Bloom, famous Actor (Pirates of the Caribbean), is an Honorary degree holder.

Location: Canterbury, UK

Intake: September — All Courses

Time Difference from Mauritius: (-) 3 hours

Travel time from Mauritius: 13 h 31 mins

Distance from London:  1 h

Closest Train Station: Canterbury West Station

Web Links:
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International Page
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