Scholarship For Indonesian Students; Royal Holloway University

For entry onto Royal Holloway degree programmes you will need to meet specified entry requirements. Below are the standard requirements, but offers made will depend on the individual application and full details of the requirements will be given on the offer letter. Individual courses may have specific academic requirements, such as specific grades in certain A’ levels or First/Upper Second Class honours degree for Postgraduate entry, or work experience. This information can be found in the relevant prospectus or on the departmental web pages.

If there is anything you are unsure of or you would like further information, please email us at: liaison-office@rhul.ac.uk

Undergraduate programmes

Academic requirements

Students who have taken A’ levels or the IB Diploma (International Baccalaureate) will be considered for direct entry onto our undergraduate programmes.

As well as completing STTP, applicants will also need to have taken 3 GCE A levels or have successfully completed a University Foundation Year programme at Royal Holloway or elsewhere in the UK.

English language requirements

Mathematics:
IELTS 6.0; or
TOEFL Paper Based Test (PBT) 550; or
TOEFL Computer Based Test (CBT) 213; or
TOEFL Internet Based Test (iBT) 79.

Social Sciences (except Politics & International Relations), Sciences (except Mathematics), European Studies, Modern Languages (French, German, Italian, Hispanic Studies):
IELTS 6.5;or
TOEFL Paper Based Test (PBT) 570; or
TOEFL Computer Based Test (CBT) 230; or
TOEFL Internet Based Test (iBT) 88.

Politics & International Relations:
IELTS 6.5 overall with 6 in writing; or
TOEFL Paper Based Test (PBT) 570 with TWE score of 5.0; or
TOEFL Computer Based Test (CBT) 230 with TWE score of 5.0; or
TOEFL Internet Based Test (iBT) 88 with writing score of 24.

Arts subjects (except English Literature, European Studies and Modern Languages):
IELTS 6.5 overall with 7 in writing; or
TOEFL Paper Based Test (PBT) 570 with TWE score of 5.5; or
TOEFL Computer Based Test (CBT) 230 with TWE score of 5.5; or
TOEFL Internet Based Test (iBT) 88 with writing score of 26.

English Literature:
IELTS 7.0 with 7 in writing; or
TOEFL Paper Based Test (PBT) 600 with TWE score of 5.5; or
TOEFL Computer Based Test (CBT) 250 with TWE score of 5.5; or
TOEFL Internet Based Test (iBT) 100 with score writing score of 26.

Students who do not meet the language requirements may be able to take a pre-sessional programme.

Postgraduate Programmes

Taught Master’s: Applicants will need to have successfully completed a Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate subject with good grades and at a reputable university. Exact requirements will depend on the programme.

Research Master’s: Applicants will need to have successfully completed a Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate subject with good grades and at a reputable university. In many cases a Master’s level qualification will also be required.

English language requirements

Economics and Science Subjects (except Psychology):
IELTS 6.5;or
TOEFL Paper Based Test (PBT) 570; or
TOEFL Computer Based Test (CBT) 230; or
TOEFL Internet Based Test (iBT) 88.

Psychology, Social Sciences (except Economics), and Arts subjects (except English Literature):
IELTS 6.5 overall with 7 in writing; or
TOEFL Paper Based Test (PBT) 570 with TWE score of 5.5; or
TOEFL Computer Based Test (CBT) 230 with TWE score of 5.5; or
TOEFL Internet Based Test (iBT) 88 with writing score of 26.

English Literature:
IELTS 7.0 with 7 in writing; or
TOEFL Paper Based Test (PBT) 600 with TWE score of 5.5; or
TOEFL Computer Based Test (CBT) 250 with TWE score of 5.5; or
TOEFL Internet Based Test (iBT) 100 with score writing score of 26.

Students who do not meet the language requirements may be able to take a pre-sessional programme or our Bridging Diploma for International Students.





Contacts for Indonesia

Royal Holloway Indonesia Manager
Ms Eleanor Luker
Educational & International Liaison Office
Royal Holloway University of London
Egham
Surrey TW20 0EX, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1784 414083
Fax +44 (0)1784 471381
eleanor.luker@rhul.ac.uk

Royal Holloway Alumni Ambassador - Jakarta
If you would like to contact someone who has studied at Royal Holloway to find out more about their experiences, please email our Indonesian Alumni Ambassador:

Ms Dewi Sinchia Puspita MSc Basin Evoution 2003
Indonesia_Ambassador@rhul.ac.uk

British Council Offices in Indonesia
Web: http://www.britishcouncil.org/indonesia.htm

The British Council can help you with advice on courses, universities, scholarships and also provide services such as pre-departure briefings to fully prepare you before you travel to the UK to study. There are British Council offices in Jakarta and Surabaya. For contact details and opening hours for these offices, please go to: http://www.britishcouncil.org/indonesia-where-we-are.htm

Local representatives

Ibec (Indonesia-Britain Education Centre)
Jakarta & Bandung
Email: kingsbtv@indo.net.id
Web: www.ibec.or.id

ibec Jakarta
Menara Batavia 6th Floor
Jl. KH Mas Mansyur Kav. 126
Jakarta 10220
Tel: +62 21 5745244, 5745246
Fax: +62 21 5745245

ibec Bandang
King’s ibec
Graha Bumiputera # 08 – 01
Jl. Asia Afrika No. 141 – 149
Bandung 40112
Tel: +62 22 421 5180
Fax +62 22 421 5181



Logo Education, Medan
Contact: Chitra Bustaf
Director
LOGO Education Centre
Jalan H.Z. Arifin No. 208-A
Medan 20112
North Sumatra
Tel: +62 61 4534991/4152823
Fax: +62 61 4575441
Email: ibecmdn@indosat.net.id

Indonesian students at Royal Holloway

For the academic year 2004/5, there were a total of 10 Indonesian students at Royal Holloway:

8 of these were on Undergraduate programmes
2 were on Postgraduate Taught programmes

Popular subjects for Indonesian students at Royal Holloway are Management, Media Arts, Economics, Computer Science, Politics & International Relations and Music.



Student View



Royal Holloway Student Union Societies
There are many societies that you can join through the Students’ Union including an Asian Society (contact Asian@su.rhul.ac.uk for more details). For more information on the range of societies available, please go to http://www.su.rhbnc.ac.uk/activities/societies.asp





Scholarships

There are no specific scholarships for Indonesian students given by Royal Holloway but under the International Excellence Scheme both undergraduate and postgraduate overseas students can apply for an award of £2,000 towards their fees (for one year only). For more information please visit our relevant web pages: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Studying/financial.html

You should also check out the scholarships available through the British Council such as the Chevening Scholarship. There is specific information for Indian students applying for Chevening Scholarships at: http://www.chevening.com/about/countries/indonesia/index.html



Career Prospects

Royal Holloway has a Careers Service which is part of The Careers Group, University of London. Our Careers Service offers a physical centre on campus and a virtual service through the Royal Holloway website. To see the kind of job information available for Royal Holloway students, including a search facility to find many types of work opportunities, please visit: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Careers/Index.html



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