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Changing course and studying in UK

Am currently doing my undergrade in DIPLOMA IN LOGISTICS FIRST YEAR STUDENT. Can a poor girl from a poor background study biomedical technology engineering in Uk and be able to get funding but is currently registered for diploma in logistic at Vaal university technology. I always wanted to study a course in either supply chain or in biomedical engineering, currently want to change logistics to biomedical technology in Uk. Can you guys help me out and tell me about the application process and bursary offers.

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UEA Rep Jas

Official Rep

Hi there,

I study ecology and conservation at UEA, but I changed degree pathways so I will try my best to help you with this!

Firstly, what is your academic background in, prior to starting your degree in logistics? What subjects did you study before this, and to what level?

Eight universities in the UK offer something known as an INTO program, this helps students to study internationally, and may be worth you looking into in more detail: INTO Study

UEA happens to be one of these universities, and they will offer an international foundation year, that will allow you to transfer directly on to an undergraduate degree path upon completion. UEA also offers undergraduate degrees in BSc Biomedical Science and BSc Biomedicine. The INTO program would allow you to complete an international foundation year, and then go on to study one of these degrees, as well as options with a placement year, or a year abroad. You can find out more about UEA's INTO program here: UEA INTO

As far as funding is concerned, there are some international scholarship options here International Scholarships, but there may be other, non-UEA specific scholarships available too, I'd recommend perhaps taking a look at this website British Council Study UK

In my experience, the UEA team were really helpful in allowing me to make the switch between degrees, so I'd recomment reaching out to them if you needed any more adive ([email protected]) or alternatively, the International Study Centre, which has a contact form here

This is all fairly generic advice, look through the 8 INTO partner universities in the UK, their degree options, and what funding they each can offer, and hopefully you can find something that works for you!

Hopefully this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions :smile: