The British Council has published a new edition of its 'Study UK Guide', with recommendations for studying in the United Kingdom and with a list of more than 3,000 scholarships, of which 1,600 are eligible for Spanish undergraduate, master, postgraduate and doctoral students.

The publication of this new edition, which includes recommendations, advice and information of interest to study in the United Kingdom coincides with the opening, until June 30, of a new period to apply for a place in undergraduate and postgraduate programs in this country.

This process is carried out through UCAS, the British university admission service that allows access to more than 160 higher education institutions, internationally recognized for their pioneering and innovative programs, in areas such as emerging technologies or 'green careers' (degrees linked to sustainability).

The guide, which can be consulted and downloaded free of charge on the British Council website, addresses other key issues for students who wish to continue their training in the United Kingdom, such as the possibility of doing Erasmus in the country, the novelties of visas, the detail of the British education system or the keys to planning student life in the United Kingdom, among others.

With the launch of this new edition of the 'Study UK Guide', the British Council also makes available to students a scholarship search engine in British institutions for undergraduate and postgraduate students, which includes more than 3,000 scholarships and discounts (of which around 1,600 are valid for Spanish students). Among the options available to students from Spain are scholarships at Cambridge and Oxford.

ERASMUS IN THE UK CONTINUES TO BE POSSIBLE

In addition, the guide clarifies an issue that has generated doubts after the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union. And, although British students can no longer participate in Erasmus, students from the European Union can continue to choose the United Kingdom as a destination within the framework of this program, since 20% of Erasmus scholarships are reserved for mobilities to third countries, outside the European Union.

In addition, many of these students will not need a visa, since study mobilities for less than six months are exempt from this requirement.

In order to carry out an Erasmus in the United Kingdom, it is necessary to reach an interuniversity agreement between the issuing university and the host university. The British, correspondingly, can carry out study mobility to other European countries with new exchange financing programs such as Turing or Taith.

The guide explains that students from the European Union do not need a visa for studies lasting less than six months in the United Kingdom. In case the stay exceeds that period, the procedures to make the visa have been "simplified a lot", to the point that applications can be made online, through the application 'UK Immigration: ID Check' (if you have a digital passport).

Student visas in the United Kingdom have a particularity, since in the case of students who have a visa to pursue university studies, an extension of between two or three years is included, which allows you to stay in the United Kingdom without the need for justification or additional documentation, to be able to find work and start the professional career in this country. Once this time has passed, the work visa will be necessary.

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