Queen's University, Belfast -Northern Ireland

Founded in 1845 as the ‘Queen's College', the Queen's University is situated in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

It stands out among the Universities of the world because of its well-established capabilities in the field of research and outshines other Universities in its country with its novel and creative approach in the design of its syllabi.

One salient feature about Queen's is that it emphasizes a student centric philosophy.

Courses Offered
Queen's offers a huge range of subjects for undergraduate and postgraduate studies under the following broad faculties:

* Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
* Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
* Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research is carried out at the University under almost every field ranging from drug design to mother and childcare.

Scholarships

The diverse Schools of the University offer different types of Scholarships. Manifold types of scholarships are offered by the University also according to the different levels of education.
For example, Queen's offers the following set of Entrance Scholarships to those who have performed exceptionally well in the Entrance Scholarship Competition:

* David Russell Lappin' Scholarship, a scholarship valued at £200 per year and holds for three years.
* Sullivan Scholarship, a scholarship valued at £650 per year and holds for three years.

Some of the scholarships awarded by the Queen's School of Law are the:

* Human Rights and Human Migration Research Scholarship
* Human Rights Centre Bursaries for incoming LL.M. students

Overseas Research Students Award (ORS) are scholarships meant only for candidates from foreign countries who wish to pursuit research at Queen's (and not an undergraduate or postgraduate degree).
A first class Honours Degree is a prerequisite to be eligible for this award. As the award does not cover living costs, candidates chosen by the University for this award are entitled to a University Studentship and a yearly allowance of £12,000, a total amount which will pay for the tuition fees of the scholar and suffice for his/her living costs.

Library Facilities

Some of the subject related Libraries present at Queen's University are the:

1. Agriculture and Food Science Library
2. Architecture and Planning Information Service
3. Biomedical Library
4. Law and Official Publications Library
5. Medical Library
6. Science Library
7. Veterinary Sciences Library

The librarians at Queen's enable students and staff to glean out maximum knowledge from the library in the shortest possible time. Librarians help students, research scholars and professors to pick the right books and journals. Librarians also assist in finding material online.
Other Student Facilities

Queen's University offers its Counselling service to students who are distraught due to some personal or academic related problems.

The Students Union of Queen's encourages students to participate in sporting activities, clubs and societies. The Union organizes dinners and helps to build a community feeling among the students. Discos organized by the Union are accompanied by jazzy music. The Students Union also maintains a crèche for students' children upto the age of 4.

Rooms are reserved by the University for International first year students at residences near the University. The University accommodation provides for a total of 2100 rooms. All the rooms are single and students have to arrange for or cook their own food. Kitchen facilities are available at the University's residences.

Address:
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
Northern Ireland
BT7 1NN

Contact: http://www.qub.ac.uk/