De Montfort University (DMU) is a British university situated in the multi-cultural city of Leicester. With a central location in the UK, the university’s modern, vibrant campus is an ideal base for international students to travel and explore the country while they study.
Ambition, innovation and community are at the heart of DMU’s teaching and research. Staff are experts in their field, with DMU boasting one of the highest numbers of National Teaching Fellows of any UK university. The academic excellence of the university was proven in the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008, where nearly half of DMU’s research was rated as ‘internationally excellent’ or ‘world-leading’. This is testament to the passion of all the university’s researchers, both staff and students.
DMU offers an outstanding range of courses designed to meet the needs of international students in today’s global job market. The university’s dynamic, forward-looking attitude has enabled DMU’s five faculties to foster strong partnerships with local and international business, institutions and research bodies, meaning students are offered the best work experience placement with major UK companies such as the BBC, Orange and Jaguar Land Rover.
International students form around ten per cent of DMU’s 23,000 student population. More than 100 countries from around the world are represented on campus, forming a diverse student community, vital to the intellectual and cultural success of DMU.
Academic strengths
- In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), DMU received one of the best research results for any modern university, with 43 per cent of the work submitted rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.
- Leicester Business School, based in the newly opened £35-million landmark Hugh Aston building for Business & Law, was ranked seventh for overall student satisfaction in the Times Good University Guide 2010.
- DMU was in the top three of all modern universities and ranked 57th out of 122 institutions in the Sunday Times University Guide 2009.
- DMU boasts one of the highest numbers of National Teaching Fellows of any UK university.
- In 2005, DMU was awarded Centre for Excellence status for its distinguished reputation in Performing Arts.
- In recognition of DMU's strong record of business partnership, £4.7 million was awarded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to develop higher-level education and training opportunities for work-based learning, more than any other East Midlands university and the third largest award nationally.
- DMU’s strong links with industry create highly employable graduates who work at reputable companies such as Audi, Sega, Next, Reebok, Dyson, Habitat, H&M and Conrad Design.
- The university is an Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Approved Learning Partner with Gold Status. Many courses offer exemptions from a number of professional bodies, such as ACCA, CIMA, CIM, IDM and CIPD.
