University of Glasgow / グラスゴー大学

Glasgow

Glasgow

Number of students

2 *Updated on September 26, 2023

Eligibility Students enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program
Period of study September - May
Location Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK
University profile Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world. Its alumni includes the father of economics Adam Smith. Today the University of Glasgow are ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities, is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of leading UK research universities. The University welcomes students from more than 140 countries worldwide and is rated third in the UK for international student satisfaction (International Student Barometer Summer 2013). It has more than 27,800 undergraduate and postgraduate students, more than 7,000 staff, including 2,250 active researchers.
Undergraduate programs open to exchange students http://www.gla.ac.uk/study/visiting/studyabroadexchange/studyabroadprogramme/
coursecatalogue/
Undergraduate programs NOT open to exchange students Medicine, dentistry, vet medicine and architecture courses are not available.
Graduate programs open to exchange students Graduate students are accepted on case by case.
However, more lead time is required for graduate students.
Graduate programs NOT open to exchange students Same as undergraduate prgrams.
Minimum GPA (UG) 3.0
Minimum GPA (G) Same as above.
Minimum language proficiency (UG) ・IELTS 6.0 with no section less than 5.5
*English tests must have been taken within 2 years and 5 months of start date at the University of Glasgow.

・Students beginning the Study Abroad programme with an IELTS of 6.0 will be required to take an in-sessional English Language class to help develop academic
writing skills, listening, reading, vocabulary and grammar (worth 20 SCOTCAT credits).
Minimum language proficiency (G) Same as above.
Academic calendar SEMESTER 1:
 Orientation begin: Early September
 Classes begin: Early September
 Exams end: Mid-December
SEMESTER 2:
 Classes begin: Early January
 Exams end: End of May
Important university website for exchange students http://www.gla.ac.uk/study/visiting/studyabroadexchange/internationalexchange/
Scholarship information N/A
Dormitory information https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/accommodation/
塾生コメント

▪グラスゴー大学はハリー・ポッターの作者がホグワーツを創る際にモチーフにした大学だそうで校舎や街並みは非常に美しく、大学に通う度に魅了される。
▪留学生も非常に多く、そのため、留学生への手厚いサポートがある。
▪スコティッシュや留学生の英語も最初は聞き取りにくく、苦労する部分もあるが、次第に慣れ、今ではある程度の訛った英語は聞き取れる。すなわち、英語力を磨くには最適な環境。