Teesside University

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• Address: Teesside University Middlesborough TS1 3BX
• Country: United Kingdom
• International Office Contact name: Padmini Parameswaran - Director South Asia Kinjal Ghandhi, Nitin Bhasson, Themyo Zimik Jayanti Pathare (Ast Admissions Mgr) Vivian (West Africa Office) Imran Rashid (Middle East & N.Afric
• International Office Contact Email: Padmini.Parameswaran@tees.ac.uk K.Gandhi@tees.ac.uk T.Zimik@tees.ac.uk J.Pathare@tees.ac.uk africa@tees.ac.uk I.Rashid@tees.ac.uk
• International Office Contact Telephone: +91 9820003149 (Jay Pathare) +91 98730 05531 (Padmini), Kinjal Gandhi +91 74330 45225, Vivian +2349066015859
• Accommodation Office Contact Email: accommodation@teesside.ac.uk
• Accommodation Office Contact Phone: +91 98730 05531 (South Asia Regional Office)
• Tuition Fee Range: £8,500 - £17,000
• Scholarships:

  Please refer to website

  https://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/international/scholarships.cfm

  SCHOLARSHIP . 

  We have some basic changes that we would like you to be aware of before we start with the Sept 2023 application process. 

  1. There are no direct scholarships. (Students can apply for the VC scholarship once they have an offer) 
  2.  The GBP 500 full fee discount is discontinued. 
  3. The Minimum deposit now will be GBP 5000.
  4. The application process is now simplified into 3 steps starting with Conditional Offer, followed by the UF once the students have paid the deposit and fulfilled all the conditions and clearing the Credibility Interview followed by the CAS. We will no longer be issuing Academic Unconditional Offers .After which submission of maintenance documents will be needed for issuance of CAS. 
  5. Please refer to the website for the changes in Tuition Fee. 
  6. Please send us a list of applicants who wish to be deferred from the Jan 2023 intake and we shall look the same. 
  7. We will not be able to accept change of course requests so we advise all of you to speak to the students and help them choose wisely. 

  With the high number of applications received by us, we realised that most of the process was delayed due to applications being both incomplete and incorrect. We also received a lot of last minute payments ,even after the deadlines. 

   In order to streamline the process and make sure we have no delays we need the applications to be complete and kindly to follow a standard format. 

   

• Additional Info:

  CONTRACT ADVISES THAT THE TERRITORY WE CAN RECRUIT STUDENTS FROM IS "GLOBAL". NO APPLICATIONS FROM PUNJAB

  This is probably the cheapest C2C client in terms of tuition fees.

  UNIVERSITIES NOT ACCEPTED

  Degrees from Sikkim Manipal University in India is not accepted by the University.

  HOW TO APPLY - ALL NATIONALITIES

  Applications from any region / for students of any nationality can be submitted using the VAS International Hub at https://vas.tees.ac.uk 

  London campus UG courses:

  You can use VAS for the London campus but if you wish you can submit applications for any Undergraduate courses at TU London using https://e-vision.tees.ac.uk/si_prod/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=ULONLOATFD&code2=0001&code3=GUEST

  You may be asked your use the C2C agent code given us by the University which is 420

  London campus PG courses

  You can use VAS for PG applications at the London campus but if you wish you are welcome welcome to submit application for any Postgraduate courses at TU London via the course pages by clicking Apply now.  You will need to use our agent code which is 420

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  VAS APPLICATION PORTAL LINK

   https://vas.tees.ac.uk

  Login: applications@connect2counsellors.com
  Password: C2cluke@97

   

  INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE VAS APPLICATION PORTAL

  
  On the portal we would require you to complete the details of the students as per their records. Certain details have to be double checked because the same later appear on the CAS. 

  • Kindly make sure that the email id and mobile number of the student are correct and not that of the agent. This registered email ID and Mobile number are constantly needed by the team to get in touch with the student and to add them to the WhatsApp groups, for important mails and updates related to the University. 
  • All fields marked with a Red * are Mandatory and cannot be left blank. If in case the student does not have those please make sure you add a (.) or (–) since the form will not move ahead without these details.
    e.g – If the student’s passport has only the forename and not the family name, you can put a (.) or (-) in that box 
  • The Date of Birth is one of the most important detail and we request you to please double check the same with   students passport. 
  • The Passport number has to be accurately filled up as this will reflect in the students CAS. 
  • For the options of the highest level of Qualification that you currently hold- For all the student who have completed their previous education overseas the option to be selected from the dropdown menu is “Other Non-UK qualification”. 
  • The student’s past immigration History is very important, in cases where students have travelled to other countries for Education, a full detail has to be given as it is an important for the Compliance team to know. 
  • The previous education details have to be completed from most recent to oldest. Please do make sure that all the details are filled as per the records. The Result/Grade is very important and we request  everyone to calculate the percentage and fill up the same, since the international admissions  get result from various boards it  is quite time consuming  to find out the grade percentage.(The entry criteria is clearly mentioned above, so please refrain from putting up applications that  are not eligible) 
  • IELTS- If the student has IELTS  as per the requirement please do mention the same on the portal. If you are attaching the IELTS scorecard the same has to reflect on Portal 
  • The complete Reference number has to be correctly filled up since we need to verify the same. We cannot consider non-verifiable results. 
  • If the student is going for any courses which require a portfolio, please make sure that the link of the portfolio is either mentioned or a PDF version of the portfolio is attached in the documents. 
  • Please make sure that all documents are attached separately as per the list in PDF formats preferably. Name all PDFs correctly with the name of your student and then document name eg First name Second name - CV. Do not attach a combined PDF as the admissions team is required to upload each document separately 

  The only pending documents that we can wait for are  letters of recommendation, final marksheets IELTS / PTE / final results and degree. 

   

  APPLICATION PROCESS  

  1. Agents upload applications on the VAS portal. 
  2. The relevant Admissions Team checks the same to upload it on to the E-Vision. 
  3. The students will be then issued a Conditional Offer. Each Offer letter has a different date for the student to accept the offer and also pay the deposit. These dates have to be followed and incase the student fails to accept the offer/pay the deposit the offer will be withdrawn. Please make sure you get in touch with the SA team to get this extended.
  4. The students need to book an appointment for the TELT using their student portal (Please encourage the student to do this at the earliest since  at later stages we  run full dates and potential students may lose an opportunity) 

  5.Once the student fulfils the academic conditions the student can go ahead and pay the initial deposit.( We will no longer be issuing an academically unconditional Offer.) 

  6. At this stage the student needs to complete the Credibility Interview.

  7.Once the Initial deposit is received by the university,  and the student has fulfilled all the other conditions an Unconditional offer our Pre- CAS will be issued. Once the student and agent confirm that all details are correct the maintenance documents can be submitted on the student portal as per guidelines and the CAS shall be issued. 

   

  COMMUNICATION OVER DEPOSITS AND FEES PAID (Message received Feb 24)

  We kindly request all of you to please make sure that you copy or directly send all payment details of the students to  our collegue Jay Pathare <j.pathare@tees.ac.uk> 

  Kindly mention the course, deposit amount, the intake and the campus clearly in the body of the email along with the payment proof attached (the intake and the campus are of prime importance).

  This process will help us streamline the payments and compliance managers will be able to schedule CI's ASAP.

   

  South Asia Priority List for September 23

  If your student is serious about Teesside and you have submitted a fully completed application then you can add your student to the "Priority List" that will be sent by Luke once per week to the South Asia Office. Do please note that students not listed on the priority list may not be processed.

  Please email the following details of your student to Luke by FRIDAY each week.  

  - First name

  - Family name

  - application id

  - course name in full

  - any comments you want the university to be aware of

   Do NOT contact the India office for follow up on individual students.  

   

  APPLICATIONS FROM AFRICA

  Please use the VAS portal for your applications as stated above.  If your application is for a UG student and you do not see their course listed then you may submit the application direct using this link.  Remember to state the C2C code "420" on the application form.  

  e-vision.tees.ac.uk/si_prod/userdocs/web/apply.html?CourseID=GENUG

  Please email the Teesside Lagos office africa@tees.ac.uk and provide them with the name and reference number of your student so that they can follow up.  If you do not there is a chance your student's application will be rejected with a message saying the application deadline has passed.

   

  PG TAUGHT COURSE DURATION 

  Most of Our Courses have both options of both 1 year and 2 years 

   (PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS NOT A 1+1 COURSE IT’S A 2 YEAR FULL TIME COURSE WITH ONE SEMESTER OF INTERNSHIP IN BETWEEN THE TAUGHT SEMESTER AND THE FINAL PROJECT) 

   

  ENGLISH LANGUAGE QUALIFICATIONS & WAIVERS

  • IELTS WAIVERS- We offer IELTS Waivers for Indian Students based on the 12TH SCORES IN ENGLISH. (STATE BOARD 65/100- with a few exceptions. Please refer to the table below.) 
  • Students Eligible for the IELTS waivers will have to take the TUELT. 

   

  Country	Exam Board	Accepted grades/marks
  India	CBSE	65% +
  India	ICSE	65% +
  India	Assam Higher Secondary Education Council	65% +
  India	Goa (Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Alto-Betim, Goa)	65% +
  India	The Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education	65% +
  India	Karnataka (Government of Karnataka Department of Pre-University Education)	65% +
  India	Kerala (Government of Kerala Board of Higher Secondary Examinations)	65% +
  India	Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education	65% +
  India	Maharashtra (Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Pune)	65% +
  India	Council of Higher Secondary Education Odisha	65% +
  India	Tamil Nadu (State Board of School Examinations, Tamilnadu)	65% +
  India	Telegana (Telegana State Board of Internediate Education, Hyderabad)	65% +
  India	Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh	65% +
  India	West Bengal (West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education)	65% +
  India	Andhra Pradesh (Board of Intermediate Education Andhra Pradesh)	70% +
  India	Gujarat (Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Gandhinagar)	70% +

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  Students can take one of the following 4-band English Language tests: 

  • (IELTS (Academic),  
  • TOEFL iBT, (TOEFL Home Edition is not accepted) 
  • PTE Academic,  
  • Cambridge English and Trinity and has met the University’s minimum required levels as per the table below: 

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  IELTS Ave required	Lowest IELTS Band	TOEFL Total	TOEFL Minimum Bands				PTE Ave	PTE Lowest Band	Cambridge  Overall [1]	Cambridge lowest band	Trinity overall	Trinity lowest band
  			L	R	W	S
  5.5	5.5	72	17	18	17	20	59	59	162	160	ISE II Pass	ISE II Pass
  6.0	5.5	80	17	18	17	20	59	59	169	160	ISE II Merit	ISE II Pass
  6.5	5.5	90	17	18	17	20	62	59	176	160	ISE II Distinction	ISE II Pass
  7.0	5.5	100	17	18	17	20	66	59	185	160	ISE III Pass	ISE II Pass
  7.5	5.5	110	17	18	17	20	74	59	191	160	ISE III Merit	ISE II Pass

   

  The key dates are as follows-

  https://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/international/application_deadlines.cfm

  Key application deadlines | International | Teesside University Teesside has an amazing range of courses in exciting subjects such as forensics, computing, health, sport, media and design. We've invested over £270m in the campus, so our students have some of the most up-to-date facilities in the UK. www.tees.ac.uk

  
   

  GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS TO TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY

  UNDERGRADUATE- 

  • Minimum average of 65% in Class 12/Intermediate Examination/Higher Secondary examination can be considered for a direct entry to a bachelor programmes.(Diplomas will be considered on case by case basis) 
  • IELTS WAIVERS- for students who have 65/100 (State Board) in the subject of English with a few exceptions. (Students will have to take the TUELT) 
  • IDEAL ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS- IELTS 6.0 BAND Not lesser than 5.5 band in any module. PTE equivalent to 6.0 BAND IELTS accepted.  

  POSTGRADUATE  

  • 55%* from Bachelor’s degree from institutions recognized by NARIC/ Ecctis or government recognized institutions (*-Requirements will vary depending on recognition and scoring systems used.) 
  • IELTS WAIVERS- for students who have 65/100 (State Board) in the subject of English with a few exceptions. (Students will have to take the TUELT) 
  • ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS- IELTS 6.0 BAND Not lesser than 5.5 band in any module. PTE equivalent to 6.0 BAND IELTS accepted.
     

  QUALIFICATION VERIFICATION FOR TEESSIDE FROM INDIAN STUDENTS

  Message from the University 12 October 2022, although it talks about verification of Indian qualifications all Counsellors should be aware that verification may be required for all overseas applicants.

  We are aware that a lot of students and agents are constantly facing issues with the Qualification Checks. Below is the standard method of Qualifications Checks along with an alternative method to the same.

  Please circulate the same amongst your students so that they are not stuck at any point.

  Qualification Verification

  Academic Qualifications from all overseas applicants need to be verified prior to being accepted for entry to Teesside University for the January 2023 in-take onwards. While the University’s Qualification Check portal is available to all applicants to complete this step, a range of other verification methods can be accepted to meet this offer condition.                            

  Verification methods that will be accepted are as follows:

  Qualification Check

  All applicants can pay to complete a Qual Check by going via: https://tees.ac.uk/international/qualificationcheck 

  TU applicants must use this portal for us to view the outcome of their qualification check. Instructions of how to complete a qualification check are detailed here:

  There is a small cost (usually £25) to the applicant to complete this qualification check. Once the verification is complete the candidate will automatically receive an ImVerified wallet which digitally stores their qualification verifications and can be shared with all future employers or any other Universities they apply to.

  For UG Applicant

  Where Indian XIIs are being used to meet the academic entry requirement they should be verified directly with the State Board’s verification system if available.

  Regularly accepted State Boards verification systems that will be used include:

  • Andhra Pradesh Intermediate: https://bie.ap.gov.in/duplicatecertificate.do
  • Telengana Intermediate: http://tsbie.cgg.gov.in/studentServices..do
  • Gujarat Technological University: https://www.students.gtu.ac.in

  CBSE Indian XII can be verified by entering roll number, Date of Birth, school code of candidate on following websites:

  • http://cbseresults.nic.in  (for the current year)
  • http://resultsarchives.nic.in/cbseresults (for old results 2004-onwards)

  All Regions – Verification Direct at Source

  Where the University operates an overseas Regional Office, the Regional Office can complete a primary source verification check for the applicant directly at source with the awarding institution. There are two accepted methods:

  1)    Online Primary Verification where available

  Check portal at: https://teesside.qualificationcheck.com/#/login/register

  • Upload a screenshot of the onscreen verification to applicant record prior to the qualification verification clearance check being passed. Screenshots must include the URL web address of the verification portal.
  • Add a note confirming the url of the verification service used.

  2)    Written Confirmation received direct from the Primary Source

  • Written confirmation that the qualification is genuine may be received by e-mail from the awarding institution.

  • This e-mail must be either:
    • from a verifiable institutional e-mail address clearly belong to the responsible team at that institution (e.g. studentrecords@tees.ac.uk or registry@tees.ac.uk); or,
    • where received from an individual’s e-mail address that individual must be verifiable as a responsible officer of the awarding institution (e.g registrar / member of registry or student records staff [and not an individual lecturer that taught the student]).

  A copy of the verification in writing must be uploaded to the applicant record in e-vision prior to the qualification verification clearance check being passed. Where verification is received from an individual’s e-mail address a screenshot of a corresponding webpage confirming the individual’s role at the awarding institution should also be uploaded to the applicant record.

   

  INDIA MAINTENANCE DOCUMENTS TO BE EMAILED TO COMPLIANCE MANAGERS

  In the recent times the University has come across a number of fake and forged documents for the CAS. To make sure that they can avoid any issues caused by this they request all of you to E-Mail the maintenance documents to their Compliance managers.

  All students/agents from North India are requested to email the maintenance documents to Nandan Padavala at p.naidu@tees.ac.uk and all students/Agents from South India are requested to mail Iona Furtado at i.furtado@tees.ac.uk

  Students/Agents can continue to upload the documents on the portal but the same have to be emailed to the South Asia Compliance Team

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  COST OF LIVING

  This is one of the cheapest cities to live in within the UK. Accommodation costs on average £60 - £115 per week. The University has an English Language Cafe designed for overseas students.

   

  DIRECT APPLICANTS

  Students who have applied directly or through another agent and want to use C2C should email directly to Padmini and copied to Nitin to advise that they want to use C2C. They will then update their system.

  HOW TO WRITE A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

  This is an excellent guide to SOP writing but remember it is aimed at UK students so make sure your students include "why Teesside" and "Why UK"

  https://blogs.tees.ac.uk/students/2020/10/13/how-to-write-your-personal-statement/

  CHANGE OF AGENT

  The University does NOT allow change of agent.  Please check with Luke if there is an exceptional case eg the original agent is refusing to give the student the offer letter.

   

• Commission(%): 15% - 20%
• Commission(Additional Information):

  Teesside University requires VAT to be absorbed into the commisison total.

  Take the total commission due and divide by 6.  This will give the total VAT due to HMRC (UK tax office).  Deduct this amount from the total commission due and the work out your commission payment.

  Example:  Total commission due is £2400.  Divide this by 6 and you get £400.  Take £400 off the total commisison due and you get £2000.  Multiply by your commission % share and this is your commission due.

  UNIVERSITY SENDS AN EMAIL TO INVITE COMMISSION INVOICES. WAIT FOR THIS EMAIL BEFORE INVOICE SUBMISSION

  1 - 5 students = 15% commission

  >6 students = 20% commission

  For UG students we will receive a payment for each year. First year 15%, second year 10% and third year 5%. Counsellors are reminded to remember to invoice C2C for the second and third year commission payments for UG students.

  In addition to the above commission a Performance Bonus will be paid once per year after looking at the total for both intakes. The Performance bonus is as follows:

  11+ students = £180 per student

  16+ students = £270 per student

  25+ students = £368 per student

  75+ students = £540 per student

  Change of agent is not permitted