University of South Wales

• Rank: 90/131 Sunday Times 2021 League table
• Address: University of South Wales 1 Lantwit Road Treforest Pontypridd CF37 1DL
• Country: United Kingdom
• International Office Contact name: Joanna Scaplehorn - Int'l Dev Manager (on maternity leave) Sarah Bradney - International office Niyati Harisingani, Senior Recruitment Advisor (Mumbai) Kinny Jaswal, Recruitment Advisor (Delh
• International Office Contact Email: EMAILS SHOULD BE SENT TO AGENTS@ AND INDIA@ TO AVOID DELAYS WITH ANY QUERIES india@southwales.ac.uk agents@southwales.ac.uk
• International Office Contact Telephone: +91 73045 87417 (Niyati), +91 97177 43655 (Kinny) +44 1443 654266 (Joanna) +44 1443 654612 (Sarah)
• Accommodation Office Contact Email: accommodation@southwales.ac.uk
• Accommodation Office Contact Phone: +44 1443 654266 (Joanna)
• Tuition Fee Range: £11,000 - £12,800 after scholarships
• Scholarships:

  Full scholarship information can be found here https://www.southwales.ac.uk/international/fees-scholarships/international-scholarships/ Below are the main scholarships

  INTERNATIONAL OFFICE SCHOLARSHIPS

  International Office Scholarships worth up to £2,500 are available for students who are self-funding their studies. You will be automatically be considered for one of these awards when we receive your application.

  Undergraduate (including top-ups): up to £1,500

  Postgraduate: up to £2,000

  CHANCELLORS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS

  International Development Scholarships of £2,500 are available for students from the following regions, for undergraduate and postgraduate courses: Africa* Latin America South Asia South East Asia Central Asia and Turkey Caribbean Lebanon Norway

  Please visit our Chancellors International Development Scholarship page to see if you are eligible to receive this scholarship.

  This scholarship replaces the standard undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships. Higher National Diploma students and Foundation Degree students are not eligible for the Chancellor’s International Development Scholarship.

  * We also offer a £2,800 undergraduate scholarship for Nigeria and Ghana

  How it works

  You will be automatically considered for a scholarship when you make your application. You do not need to make a separate scholarship application. You will receive confirmation of a scholarship with your offer letter.

  Scholarships and discounts do not apply to sponsored students or those studying a placement year or English language programmes. Scholarships may be withdrawn if conditions of the scholarships are not adhered to.

• Additional Info:

  CONTRACT IS FOR INDIA, SRI LANKA AND UAE.

  NO APPLICATIONS FROM PUNJAB OR HARYANA.

   

  The latest refresher training carried out by Niyati on 11 March 22 can be watched by copying this link to your browser. No password is required. USW training video March 22

   

  SEPTEMBER 23 INTAKE

  Please be informed, that due to excessive demand, our MSc Project Management and MBA program will CLOSE for September 2023 from Sunday 12th March. All new applications must be submitted by Midnight Sunday. We will not consider any new applications after this time.

  Students still interested in making applications to USW after the above closures should be encouraged to consider MBA Global as a first alternative if they meet this course's entry criteria. 

  For clarity, as of Sunday 12th March, the following courses are closed for September 2023:

  • MSc Management (closed 6 Feb 23)
  • MSc Project Management
  • MBA

   

  UPDATE FROM SOUTH WALES ON 18 APRIL 23 FOR THE SEPTEMBER 23 INTAKE

  Greetings from the University of South Wales!

  Please find our Application deadline dates as below:

  For UG Programs:

  Saturday, 1st July 2023 at 11.59pm

  Postgraduate entry

  Sunday, 30th April 2023 at 11.59pm

  KIRA deadline – all markets

  Friday, 14th July 2023at 11.59pm

   

  We look forward to receiving the applications before the deadline dates and have a successful September 2023 Intake.

  In case of any queries, do write/call in.

   

  Regards,

  USW India Team

   

  UPDATE ON SEPT 23 INTAKE CAS DEADLINES

  The September 2023 CAS deadline will be Friday 28th July, close of business.

  To reconfirm, the application and Kira deadlines are as follows:

  Course closures for September 2023 intake as are follows:

  Course Title	Date closed	Markets
  MSc Management	06.02.2023 @ 9am	All markets
  MBA	12.03.2023 @midnight	All markets
  MSc Project Management	12.03.2023 @midnight	All markets
  UG	01.07.2023 @midnight	All markets
  PG	17.04.2023 @midnight	Nigeria
  PG	30.04.2023 @midnight	South Asia and Africa
  PG	01.07.2023 @midnight	Rest of the world
  Kira Interviews	14.07.2023 @midnight	All Markets

   

   

  USW INTERNATIONAL STUDY GUIDE

  Click on the attached link for a copy of the international student guide

  https://www.southwales.ac.uk/prospectus/international-student-guide/

  
   

  HOW TO APPLY

  Please use the agents application portal which can be found here https://agents.southwales.ac.uk/sessions/new

  Our agent id is 33897

  Password is Tomato2021

  Please enter your own email address where you see luke@connect2counsellors.com.  This will ensure that you get correspondence directly about your application.

  Processing time is approximately 3 weeks (15 days) but in busy periods it may be longer. If your student has visa refusals please read the entry in the comments box below "applicants with visa refusals".

  PLEASE SEE THE "INDIA ENTRY REQUIREMENTS DEC 2020" DOCUMENT FOR DETAILED GUIDANCE ON ENTRY REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE. YOU MUST ALSO INCLUDE THE DOCUMENT CHECK LIST (SEE ATTACHED) WITH EVERY NEW APPLICATION.

  MBA Global

  This is a 22 months course with a guaranteed 8 month placement on or off campus. Fresh graduate entry so no work experienced required. Tuition fee £15,500 minus £2500 scholarship = £13,000. Please read an Indian students experience on this course here https://www.southwales.ac.uk/international/your-country/india/students-from-india/

  MBA

  This is a one year course and is also for fresh graduates. Tuition fee £14,500 - £2500 scholarship = £12,000

  UG Hospitality Management

  This course has a placement in each of its 3 years giving lots of relevant work experience to the students.

  DEPOSITS

  50% of tuition fees must be paid before a CAS is issued.

  EARLY PAYMENT DISCOUNT

  There is a £300 early payment discount

  INSTALMENTS

  instalments are 50% and the remaining 50% over 7 monthly instalments.

  CREDIBILITY INTERVIEWS

  The credibility interview is called Kira and is automated. Not all students will be asked to do one but it is likely most from India will be asked.

  Sally Fairburn sent the following message on Kira interviews February 23:

  I wanted to reach out to you to provide you with an update on our intention to study interviews, known to you as KIRA. Having taken onboard stakeholder feedback, we have reduced the number of questions from 12 to 8 ( plus an ID verification question). Hopefully, you will agree this is a positive step in the applicant experience. While we have reduced the number of questions, we have also created pools of questions in certain areas to ensure applicants can confidently answer any questions put forward to them by the UKVI. 

  The questions will cover. 

  • Why the UK
  • Why USW 
  • The qualifications/course/assessment methods 
  • Course facilities 
  • Course assessment
  • Course details
  • Future plans
  • Living in the UK

  Some of these questions are pass/fail questions and require applicants to successfully complete this stage of the application process to progress to CAS. While this is an essential stage of the application/CAS process, please be assured the intention of the interview isn’t to catch anyone out. We are not expecting everyone to remember all of the facts and we have prepared guidance on our website which will be very useful for all applicants to read before undertaking the interview.  

  We are looking for applicants’ authentic answers and responding in a way that demonstrates their passion for study in the field or career progression in the area.

  The interview links were emailed on the 2nd February which will ensure applicants receive feedback before our CAS launch around the 20th March. 

  LIVING COSTS

  Cheap location for living costs - they estimate £700 per month will cover basic living costs. Please see attached guide if the student needs to submit a portfolio for an art based course.

  DIRECT APPLICANTS

  If you come across students who have already applied to USW and they then would like support from you, it’s important that you let Joanna know as soon as possible. She will then check whether the applicant has applied through another agent or directly. In cases where students have already applied through another agent the university does not allow switching of agents unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case further investigation would be needed.

  CAS SHIELD

  Here is a link to the recording on CAS shield held by the university in March 22 Training video Password: IntroCASShield@USW0322

  HOW TO PAY TUITION FEES

  We have partnered with  CIBC's International Student Pay to provide your students with a secure international fee payments service, with no transfer fees. 

  Benefits for international students paying via CIBC:

  • No transfer fees on all payments
  • Access to the most competitive FX rates
  • 130+ currencies supported
  • Access to preferred payment methods and digital e-wallets (ACH, Alipay, WeChat and more)
  • Track your payments directly from your device
  • Dedicated multilingual customer support access
  • Process payments securely online (24/7) in just 6 easy steps.

  Going forward all payments for tuition and accommodation fees will need to be paid via CIBC.

  For further information please see the attached leaflet and click here: How to pay and refunds | University of South Wales

   

  BSc (Hons) ADULT NURSING WITH FULL SCHOLARSHIP

  We are very pleased to announce the launch of a July 2023 intake for BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult) for International and EU students. This course will be launched exclusively with the USW Agent Network, and we are hoping that you will find this opportunity to be as exciting as we do! You can find attached a PDF of the breakdown of this offering.

   

  This course comes with a full bursary for the course fees, and £1,000 towards living costs. We are looking for pre-registered nurses (qualified nurses should not apply) who wish to become an effective healthcare practitioner. We would encourage only applicants who meet the Academic and English requirements below, alongside the financial background to fund the required living costs.

   

  Course dates: 3rd July 2023- 11th April 2026

  Course Fee: Full bursary

  Living Costs: £1,000 bursary contribution, the rest of the living costs to be provided by the student.

  Application launch date: TBC – likely days ahead, further communications to follow.

  Application deadline: Sunday 27th March 2023

  Interviews: To be carried out throughout the month of April

  CAS deadline: 19th May 2023

   

  Academic Requirements: 3 x B grades at A Level excluding general studies.

   

  English Requirements: Applicants must have IELTS at 6.5 overall including minimum 6.5 in each band. We will also consider applicants with GCE O Level English grade C or above (completed in the year 2000 or more recently).

   

  This course is professionally regulated by the NMC (Nursing & Midwifery Council) and is commissioned by Health Education Improvement Wales (HEIW) with a full tuition scholarship and a £1,000 contribution towards living costs, per year. In exchange, applications must commit to working within NHS Wales for a period of two years, commencing employment within three months of successful completion of this course. If applicants fail to work within Wales for the required two-year period, they will be subject to the repayment provisions as set out in the bursary agreement.

  See document section for further information on this course and the requirements.

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

  For UG and PG and International Foundation Programme courses the following commission applies:

  1 - 9 students = 15% commission

  10 - 19 students = 17.5% commission

  >20 students = 20% commission

  15% commission for pre-sessional english language courses

  BONUS SCHEME

  There is a bonus scheme which is paid in addition to the above commission . This is divided into four levels:

  Platinum: for 20+ additional students recruited you would receive £1000 per student

  Gold: for 10-19 additional students recruited you would receive £850 per student

  Silver: for 5-9 additional students recruited you would receive £700 per student

  Bronze: for 1-4 additional students recruited you would receive £500 per student For existing agents this is based on growth from the previous intake.

  VAT has to be absorbed within commission invoices.

  To receive commission the agent has to provide the University with full details of the applicant who has enrolled on the University course including the application reference number of that particular student within 30 days of the first day of the enrolment period for the academic programme.

  All fees due to the University must have been paid and the student must have been in attendance at the University for at least one month past the last enrolment date.

  Once the details of the applicant have been confirmed and the Agents involvement been confirmed on the University system the agent will be notified that an invoice will need to be raised. A full invoice setting out in full the student name, course fee paid and enrolment number must be raised within 30 days of such notification.

  The commission shall be paid by the University within 90 days of receipt of an invoice from the agent.