— Our UK Programmes —
The United Kingdom is home to some of the world’s oldest universities and fascinating historic sites. We offer courses in Cambridge, Durham and St. Andrews. Depending on the programme you choose, there’s a chance to study at all three.
3-week programme:
Spend one week in Cambridge, plus one week in Durham and one week in St. Andrews.
2-week programme:
Spend one week in Cambridge, plus one week in Durham or in St. Andrews.
Study Visits:
During your programme, you will take part in study visits, which enable you to discover cities in addition to those where you are staying. All students will have the chance to explore some of the main attractions in each of the cities, but the visits will be tailored to your Focus. University Focus students will go on a university campus tour and in most cases hear from admissions representatives, while Discovery Focus students will visit museums and cultural sites.
cAMBRIDGE
Our Cambridge centre – St. Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge
St. Catharine’s, founded in 1473, is one of the traditional colleges of the University of Cambridge. St. Catharine’s is also known affectionately as ‘Catz’.
The main part of the College is located in the very centre of Cambridge, with all the main places of interest within 10 minutes’ walk. It consists of elegant buildings dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, with a large grass court in the middle. Our classrooms are in this part of the College. Nearby is the more modern dining room with a self-service arrangement.
The accommodation at the College is in a separate area known as St. Chad’s, which is a 15-minute walk from the main buildings, in a very green and peaceful part of the city. St. Chad’s was built in the 1970s to provide extra accommodation for students. The interiors of the buildings there have recently been refurbished to a high standard. All the rooms are singles, and based on apartment-style, shared facilities.
One very unusual feature of St. Chad’s is that all the buildings, and all the rooms, are octagonal (8-sided)! The octagon is a symbol of St. Catharine’s. St. Chad’s is now recognised as having architectural significance.
Also at St. Chad’s is a large meeting space known as ‘The Octagon’ – another octagon! – where we hold some of our evening events.
DURHAM
Our Durham centre – St. Chad’s College, University of Durham
Our centre in Durham is one of the University’s colleges – St. Chad’s College. Founded in 1904, St. Chad’s is an independent College within the University and located directly opposite the magnificent Durham Cathedral in the city centre. St. Chad’s is actually situated in a UNESCO World Heritage Site – Durham Cathedral and Castle. The whole area around the Cathedral forms part of this site, and it’s known as ‘the bailey’. The bailey is a hill above the beautiful valley of the River Wear. It really is a perfect location!
St. Chad’s consists of several grand old houses which have been joined together to create the College. At the back is an attractive garden. The accommodation is in single or twin-share rooms, but most rooms have an en suite bathroom.
Because the accommodation is older-style, all the rooms are a little different from one another.
The teaching takes place in St. Chad’s. As classrooms, we use mainly the very attractive small libraries which are a well-known feature of the College. Breakfast and dinner are taken in the College’s traditional dining hall. For lunch, you will have the opportunity to walk into the city center, where there is plenty of choice.