The University of Greenwich

The University of Greenwich, established in 1890, as Woolwich Polytechnic is located on the banks of the River Thames. It is a big university with three campuses located at Eltham South-East London, Greenwich Campus located close to central London and Medway Campus located in Chatham Maritime, Kent. Although the University is close to the city, the serene surroundings make it an amiable and pleasant place to study. Each campus has quality teaching, great accommodation and advanced facilities for a memorable student experience. The facilities include first-class laboratories, three campus libraries, a gymnasium, computing spaces and even a concert venue. The faculties in this University range in academic excellence with different fields and disciplines such as Business School, Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Science and Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences which combines teaching with work placements, impactful research, business simulations and guest lectures. 

• Greenwich University offers high-quality teaching and an excellent research facility.
• The campuses have one of the most beautiful historic buildings in South-East London and Kent. 
• It has recognised qualifications valued by employers all over the world. 
• The University has been judged as having carried out the highest quality research in terms of originality, significance and vigour.
• The University has excellent high-speed train links to many major cities in the country, and this makes transportation relatively easier for students.

Career Services:

The University helps prepare and guide students in their careers right from their first year itself. Internship, work shadowing, and mentoring opportunities are also available. Students can even do a placement as part of their course, join a student union, volunteer for a charity or a community project. 

Success Rate:

According to The Guardian’s News Datablog, employment statistics of students who graduated from the University of Greenwich is at 79.8%.

Notable Alumni: 

• Charles K. Kao- Electrical Engineer and Physicist. He was also awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2009.
• Malorie Blackman- A British Young Adult Author, Screenwriter.
• Natasha Anne Bedingfield- Record producer, Songwriter-singer, Actor.
• Gareth Richard Thomas- A British Labour Co-operative politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrow West.
• Sarah Gillespie- British American Singer-Songwriter.

Student Services:

The University of Greenwich offers student services such as employability and career service to graduates helping them develop experience and skills. The IT and Library Services provide a reliable and rich digital environment for learning, research, teaching, and professional services. Visa and Immigration information services to students are also provided within the University before and when they arrive. Accommodation services are provided to students through Resident Assistants. An annual survey of residents is conducted to check the satisfaction level of the students. The University has partnered with YourGuarantor to help International and EU students seeking to rent houses in the private sector.

Library:

The library at the University of Greenwich comprises workspaces, high-quality books, portal electronic journals and ebooks, computers, printers, and scanners to help students make the most out of their resources.

Arts and Culture:

the University of Greenwich offers a broad variety of options to explore in the field the creative arts and culture. It offers design facilities, which include animation, photography, sound studios as well as two broadcast-standard TV studios with editing suites. 

Accommodation:

The University of Greenwich provides around 2400 places in halls or near the campuses at Greenwich Avery Hill and Medway. The accommodations include bus service between campuses and a free shuttle bus, on-site gym, café, shop, and a laundrette.

Sports Facilities:

Sports facilities in the University include a fully equipped gym, a sports hall for basketball, five-a-side football and Futsal, badminton, volleyball and cricket and tennis courts.

Medical Services:

The University of Greenwich offers all international students free National Health Service treatment and all students are eligible for free medical services like consultations with a General Practitioner or nurse, contraception and pregnancy advice, sexual health advice, well-woman clinic, baby clinic, asthma clinic, diabetes clinic, chiropodists, counseling and hospital treatment.

Clubs:

The University of Greenwich has two student unions, the Greenwich Students’ Union (GSU) and Greenwich and Kent Students’ Unions (GKSU). Several services like sports clubs and societies, academic communities, and advice services fall within these two student unions.