Welcoming our newest partnership: Cranfield University
Kaplan International College London welcomes its newest partner, Cranfield University, offering international students like you even more opportunities for postgraduate education and opening doors to your future career.
Cranfield University was established in 1946 and is the UK’s only wholly postgraduate university dedicated to science, technology and management.
With a global reputation for translating innovation into real life applications, the University specialises in Aerospace, Automotive, Energy, Environment, Healthcare, Management and Manufacturing.
Why Cranfield University?
Cranfield offers only postgraduate education so you are unlikely to find them in most ranking tables such as the Guardian or the Sunday Times which generally feature undergraduate degrees.
Some key information about the university includes the following:
- Positioned 3rd in the UK for the ‘impact’ of its mechanical, manufacturing and aeronautical research.
- Is one of the five top UK research universities alongside Oxford, Cambridge, UCL and Imperial College.
- Cranfield graduates over 75% of the UK’s postgraduate aerospace engineers
- Works with over 750 businesses in 40 countries across six continents
- Is internationally acclaimed - 80% of diabetics use the technology created from Cranfield University research to manage their condition.
Hear what other students say about their experience: http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/students/why/index.html
If you are keen to plan your progression route to this high achieving university then contact us today!
Quality assured
Cranfield University has full quality assurance and has achieved accreditations from an impressive list of industry bodies. Specific course accreditations are available on the Cranfield website course pages. This is one of the ways Cranfield ensures that your qualifications are what employers are looking for and that you will be able to transfer your skills to your working life quickly and easily.
Education designed for employment
Cranfield promotes a ‘real-life’ approach to education, with 93% of graduates gaining relevant employment in just six months of their graduation.
Cranfield has strategic partnerships with an unrivalled network of corporate clients, non-governmental organisations and government agencies - these include Airbus, Rolls-Royce plc, Boeing, BAE Systems, GlaxoSmithKline, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Oxfam, Water Aid, The Health Protection Agency and The Environment Agency. These close links enable you to network with potential employers whilst you carry out individual and group projects.
There is also a Careers Service which provides you with the support you need to secure your ideal job as you complete your degree and for up to three years afterwards.
Dynamic resources
Cranfield University provides students with state-of-the-art, industrial-scale facilities such as flying laboratories, an automotive crash testing facility, aircraft cabin evacuation simulators, accident investigation assets, ballistics testing ranges, extensive glasshouse plant laboratories and specialist clinical research laboratories. Many of these facilities are unique in the world.
When KICL students join Cranfield they enjoy full use of an impressive library. The library has world authority and unique collections in subjects in which the University excels such as Aerospace and the National Soil Library. There are also up-to-date and extensive computer facilities and a wide range of other support services.
The tranquil campus offers a quiet and focused study environment and you will be part of a stimulating student community. There is a wide choice of comfortable student accommodation and catering for all tastes.
A prestigious education and beyond
Once you graduate with Cranfield you automatically join their enviable network of alumni all around the world and you will benefit from these strong connections.
Ideally located
Cranfield has two campuses set in beautiful countryside, one based in Bedfordshire and another in Wiltshire, both with access to the nearby towns.
Cranfield's international students benefit from being:
- Close to central London – conveniently connected, with frequent train services and other transport options. Perfect for sightseeing during your stay.
- Accessible to other interesting UK cities so that you can explore different parts of the country!
- Part of a truly international community of like-minded professionals.
Find out more about Cranfield University.