Queen's University
Overview
Queen's University is a member of the Russell Group of the UK's 20 leading research-intensive universities, which includes Oxford and Cambridge. Queen's is located in Belfast (Northern Ireland's capital city), just a 15 minute walk from the city centre.
It has more than 17,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students, including 1,200 international students from over 70 countries. Queen’s graduates are making their mark all over the world in fields as diverse as physics, surgery, civil engineering, agriculture, archaeology and music.
Strengths
- Queen’s is a global player in research areas from cancer studies to sustainability, from wireless technology to poetry and from pharmaceuticals to sonic arts.
- More than 20 courses are cited in The Times Top 20 universities by subject area.
- A free transportation service is provided on certain days from the two Belfast airports for new international students.
- International students are given priority for a place in University accommodation for at least their first year at Queen’s.
- The International Student Advisors offer specialist visa and immigration advice for prospective international students and registered Queen’s students who need to extend their visas.
Hot Majors
- Computer Science
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering