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  • In 2007/08 international students increased by 15% to over 8000 students (10% of student population was made up of students outside the EU).
  • In the last two years Welsh Higher Education Institutions have launched 100 new courses and received over £900m of research funding.
  • We pride ourselves on our quality education. We have 30 centres of excellence, 91 departments rated 4 star and above for research and 66 departments listed as excellent for teaching quality.
  • We are proud of the level of personal support we offer to our international students. Institutions offer a wide range of services, such as pre-departure briefings and handbooks.
  • Access to free English language support is available at all of Wales' institutions.
  • Our universities offer lots of help for funding your studies including international scholarship schemes.
  • Our students are happy! Aberystwyth has been voted best university town in Britain and Swansea University has won an award for being the best student experience in the UK.

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