The University of Kent

Canterbury, England

Canterbury is a small city with a warm and friendly atmosphere. In medieval times it was a center for pilgrimage to the shrine of St Thomas à Becket, made famous by Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The city centre shows much of its medieval history in ancient streets and buildings. Canterbury today has a thriving cosmopolitan atmosphere. It is located just 56 miles from London. The English Channel ports are less than 20 miles away, and the Channel Tunnel and the Eurostar Terminal are just 30 minutes drive away.

The University of Kent is built on 300 acres of parkland overlooking Canterbury. It was founded in 1965 and is still growing and evolving. Modern buildings surrounded by open green spaces, courtyards, gardens, ponds and woodland, and the view across Canterbury and the Stour valley all help to make Kent an attractive and friendly campus.

The campus is self-contained, meaning that you are usually within walking distance of a wide variety of entertainment and dining, a library, banks, shops, public transportation, a medical centre, and launderettes. Canterbury city centre is only 20 minutes walk away, or on a direct bus route.

Placement availability:Currently accepting KU students for semester and academic year

University Website: http://www.kent.ac.uk/

KU course equivalencies for The University of Kent

International office: http://www.kent.ac.uk/registry/intoffice/

Term Dates: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/termdates.php

City Website: http://www.kent.ac.uk/studying/where/canterbury/ukc.html

Push Guide: http://www.push.co.uk/

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education departmental reviews:
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews/reports/instReports.asp?instID=H-0122
(Rated excellent in: Anthropology, Computing, Social Policy, and Administration)

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