Huddersfield University ranked fifth best in the world by international students

Credit: University of Huddersfield

Huddersfield University has been ranked fifth best in the world in a international students survey.

A survey of 160,000 international students in 180 universities across the world – showed that Huddersfield is the best place in the UK and third best in the world to live as an international student.

The University itself was ranked fifth in the world overall as a place of study.

The latest results are from the independently-conducted International Student Barometer (ISB).

The University has some 4,000 international students from more than 120 countries.

Spring Festival celebrations with Vietnamese society Credit: University of Huddersfield

Events such as an International Food and Culture Festival are now highlights of the year and when overseas students graduate they act as international ambassadors for the both the University and the town of Huddersfield through an alumni network.

“They bring a wealth of interesting experience to Huddersfield and offer a great opportunity for our UK students to mix with them and to learn about their countries and their culture,” said Professor Taylor.

“Now we aim to work more closely with universities in their home countries and we want to see many more of our UK students travel to their countries to study or to enhance their careers when they graduate.”

Bangladesh society take to the stage at the International Food and Culture Festival Credit: University of Huddersfield

The International Student Barometer is an independent survey of international students carried out by the company iGraduate. It looks at the experiences of students studying overseas and asks more than 70 questions about courses, what it is like to live and study away from home, what help they are given and the welcome they receive from the university and the country.