西伦敦大学

University of West London

学费Tuition Fee

英国欧盟UK/EU fees £9,000

国际学生Fees (international) £9,950

地址Address

St Mary's Road, Ealing, London, W5 5RF

Performance		Score 数值	Ranking 排名
2015 Times Ranking	2015年泰晤士报排名		109
2014 Times Ranking	2014年泰晤士报排名		112
World Ranking	世界排名
Student satisfaction	学生满意度	78.5%	107
Research quality	研究质量	2%	94
Ucas entry points	本科录取水平	256	118
Graduate prospects	毕业生展望	67.6%	55
Firsts and 2:1s	1等及2等1学位比例	52%	117
Completion rate	完成度	77.6%	111
Student-staff ratio	学生-老师比	18.3:1	70
Services/facilities spend	服务/设施花费	£ 1,637	53
Graduate salaries	毕业生起薪	£ 21,721
Sports points/rank	体育	20	117

Social mix	学生情况	Score数值
Undergraduate (full-time)	本科全日制人数	7,400
Postgraduate (full-time)	研究生全日制人数	690
Applications/places	申请人数／录取人数	14,995/2,625
Applications/places ratio	申请录取率	5.7:1
EU students	欧盟学生	6.2%
Other overseas students	海外学生	11.9%
Mature	成年学生	40.7%
State school educated	公立学校教育	96.2%
Middle class/working class	中产／工薪比率	57.8/42.2

Student satisfaction 学生满意度
Subject	科目领域	％
Accounting & Finance	会计金融	81.5
Archaeology	考古学	74.7
Art & Design	艺术设计	83.1
Business Studies	商务研究	77.3
Communication & Media Studies	传媒和媒体研究	60.0
Computer Science	计算机科学	75.3
Drama, Dance & Cinematics	戏剧舞蹈和电影研究	61.2
Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation & Tourism	酒店休闲娱乐和旅游	77.2
Law	法律	76.3
Music	音乐	83.1
Nursing	护理	81.9
Psychology	心理学	82.1
Social Work	社会工作	85.2

英国西伦敦大学（University of West London）成立于1860年，是一所历史悠久的现代化大学，从事职业技术教育已经有130多年的历史，1992年升为大学。其前身为泰晤士河谷大学（Thames Valley University）。1990到1991年间，该大学与伊林高等教育学院、泰晤士河谷学院、夏洛特皇后保健医疗学院以及伦敦音乐学院建立了合作关系，提供多样化的课程，主要是为学生就业提供教育培训。2004年与 Reading艺术和设计学院合并，2011年5月12日泰晤士河谷大学正式更名为西伦敦大学。成为英国最大的大学之一。

学校学院

在西伦敦大学，有八个校区（学院），分别是：伦敦大学音乐学院，艺术设计和媒体学院，心理社会工作和人力资源学院，理疗健康护理学院，西伦敦商业学院，法学院，酒店管理和旅游学院，计算机科学学院。

地理位置

西伦敦大学位于伦敦西部，拥有良好的交通设施。各个校区之间用快铁链接，并且临近希思罗机场。在西伦敦大学的校区间有免费三班循环校车，在固定时间接送学生，保证学生的学业安排。

学校现况

在校生中有大量来自欧洲和世界各地的留学生。并且西伦敦大学在和世界各地高校广泛家里联系，以吸引更多的国际留学生来西伦敦大学留学学习。

学校设施

图书馆：在西伦敦大学有一系列学习资源中心，这些中心都配有宽带互联网设施、计算机和打印扫描设施。另外在学习中心和图书馆还有很多期刊和图书供学生借阅。在学校的Ealing、Reading和Slough校区都有学习资源中心。

福利：学校向所有有需要的学生提供福利帮助。学校有一个学生辅导计划，学生导师给学生提供各方面的帮助，包括一对一咨询、具体介绍和门诊部咨询。

医疗：学校有个健康服务中心，学生可以在中心登记。健康中心提供外科诊治、运动损伤的治疗和性健康治疗的设施。

商店：在学校校园里和一些宿舍楼里都会有一些商店，满足学生一些购物的需求。另外3个校区都位于蓬勃的购物地段，学生可以在校园内和校园外找到自己需要的商店。

Bursaries/scholarships

Household income below £25K, 500 awards of £1,000 a year university accommodation discount or for transport costs. 75 Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships for Schools: £9,000 fee waiver in year 1.

£100 credit for learning materials for all new students. Fee waiver of £1,500 a year for part-time students with household income below £42.6K.

大学概况University Profile

The University of West London (UWL) is nearing the end of its £50m Future Campus project, which is bringing major improvements to the university’s main site in Ealing. A refurbished students’ union with a modern bar area, café and gym opened last year, alongside a new performance centre.

During the coming year, the university will open a new library, refectory, bookshop and a social space at the heart of the Ealing campus. Existing teaching and social space will also be upgraded as part of the project.

The campus had already seen significant investment, as the university opted for the narrower geographical focus implied when it dropped the tarnished title of Thames Valley University. The heavy spending on facilities is reflected in UWL’s ranking of 53 for the amount spent per student in the past year.

The Slough campus has closed and most activities were concentrated on the institution’s original base, as UWL set about becoming the country’s leading university for employer engagement, with an accent on the creative industries and entrepreneurship.

Like other universities to have changed their names in recent years, UWL enjoyed immediate growth in applications. By 2013, this had developed into rising enrolments, but then came a Home Office ban in June on recruiting foreign students as the university was accused of failing to carry out adequate checks on English language competence.

With more than one in 10 students enrolled coming from outside the European Union, the two-month ban, which was lifted earlier this month, was a significant issue for UWL.

Professor Peter John, the vice-chancellor, had spoken of a “new dawn” with students attracted by a guaranteed work placement, in-study financial support and good employment prospects. Those employment prospects are improving with the university securing one of its highest performance ratings (55=) on this measure in our league table

Although degrees will cost £9,000 a year from next year, the average allowing for all forms of student support will still be among the lowest in England, at £7,832.

The pre-registration nursing courses that dominated the Slough campus have moved to Reading, leaving just part-time business courses and some post-registration nursing at a different site in Slough.

The Reading campus, known as the Berkshire hub, is within walking distance of the mainline station and focuses entirely on nursing and midwifery.

The landmark Paragon Building in Brentford, not far from the Ealing campus, will remain the headquarters of one of the largest healthcare faculties in Britain with top quality ratings for nursing and midwifery. The site contains residential places, as well as teaching facilities. 

Amid the reconstruction, new honours degrees have been launched in areas such as video production, 3D design, entrepreneurship, computing and information systems. The portfolio of two-year foundation degrees is growing, with employers such as Compaq, Ealing Studios and the Savoy Hotel Group helping to provide courses. Some are run in conjunction with Stratford-upon-Avon College – one of several partner institutions.

New degrees to be launched in 2015 will include policing, building surveying, psychology with substance use and misuse studies, film music composition and operating department practice. Undergraduates have access to an award-winning Student Portal, which combines academic study with social networking.

Including part-timers, who account for nearly a third of the places, three-quarters of the students are over 21, and about 60% are female. More than 40% of the undergraduates come from working-class homes. The university is also very ethnically diverse with only 45% of the undergraduates of white, UK origin.

Although student satisfaction ratings have been improving, UWL still finds itself in the bottom 20 under our analysis of the National Student Survey.

However, the School of Hospitality and Tourism is recognised by the Académie Culinaire de France for its culinary arts programmes, while the London College of Music, which is part of the university, has some of the longest-established music technology courses in the country.

The university improved its ratings considerably in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, but entered only a small proportion of its academics. Only nursing and midwifery was judged to have world-leading research.

The town-centre sites in Ealing and Brentford are linked by a free bus service. The busy Ealing base is within easy reach of central London without the metropolitan hassle that students encounter at some institutions in the capital.

Almost half of UWL’s students are from London or Berkshire. Residential accommodation is growing and the Paragon building, in Brentford, won Building magazine’s Major Housing Project of the Year award.

The student village in Ealing can accommodate up to 440 students and the Paragon up to 839. However, students who rely on private housing find the cost of living high. The new gym is reserved for student use, and the students’ union has also established links with local sports teams, ensuring that all the university’s sports clubs have access to good facilities in the vicinity.

学生观点Student view

Josh Goddard, students’ union president

First impressions

I first met a member of the union who introduced me to the university and gave me the passion for it that I have today.

Worst feature

Leaving is the worst bit, you’re no longer in a learning environment and living with all your friends.

Making a difference

In May, we have award ceremonies for student volunteers to celebrate all the great charity work we do.

Deal clincher

It’s a life-changing experience; you make great friends and come out with a fantastic degree.