On 17 April, the University of Abertay Dundee introduced its competitive postgraduate programme to UIC students, and Dr. Zhang Hong, Director of Academic Development (China and Southeast Asia) at the university, acquainted them with studying in the U.K. and career development.
Founded in 1888, the University of Abertay Dundee is located in downtown Dundee, Scotland. It is one of Scotland's leading universities, highly ranked for its academic performance.
Applicants for the postgraduate programme of the university must score more than 6.0 in IELTS, and scores of the four skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing, must not be lower than 5.5. There is no GPA requirement for students from cooperative institutes of the British university. Applicants from UIC can enjoy 20% discount tuition fee and have opportunities for internship.
Dr. Zhang leads a career talk
Dr. Zhang further explained the advantages and disadvantages of British higher education and discussed how to form a model of human resource analysis when applying for British universities.
“To choose overseas study and plan a career path, you should be active and rational, in my opinion, and be the CEO of yourself,” Dr. Zhang said. He also emphasized that motivation was the core element of a successful career.
Dr. Zhang believes that the purpose of study is to work, and the essence of work is to study. Work and internship experience can be helpful for overseas study application.
He thinks that several international companies tend to recruit graduates/postgraduates without work experience because it is easier to for them to inculcate their culture to apprentices, and besides, differentiation in future career planning is one of the key factors in job recruitment.
Ms. Lisa Zhang, Associate Director of Four-Point Education Coordination Office at UIC, presenting Dr. Zhang Hong a souvenir
Reporter/Photographer: Liu Chang
Editor: Deen He
(from MPRO, with special thanks to the ELC)
