| |19 April 2020HIGHERReviewwhich Leipzig celebrates in 2020, and refers to exciting exhibitions, lectures and guided tours. On this list, the city can be found alongside Washington, Salzburg, Tokyo, Egypt and the Bahamas. Combining this aesthetic appeal with the affordable cost of living and the thriving Indian community in the city makes Leipzig the perfect higher education destination for aspiring Indian students.Lancaster University has been awarded the highest possible score in the UK government's 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) ratings. The TEF Gold rating is based on high-quality teaching, excellent teaching facilities and graduate prospects. Lancaster is also a research-intensive university with 35 percent of research classed as world-leading and 48 percent classed as internationally excellent in the UK Government's latest independent review, the 2014 Research Excellence Framework.A Center of ExcellenceThe University has about twelve thousand full-time students studying at Lancaster for first and higher degrees, and about seven hundred academic staff out of a total staff complement of over two thousand. In addition, the University has partnerships with higher education establishments overseas including Sunway University College in Kuala Lumpur and the Federal University of Lavras in Brazil as well as a campus in Ghana. The newly opened campus in Leipzig now also provides a unique opportunity to obtain highly ranked UK education in Germany. Strengthening the global presence of the University, there are now a hundred thousand Lancaster alumni across the world. Offering ample support and mentoring for their students are the expert and experienced faculty members of Lancaster. The faculty members make sure that every student is provided with personal attention. This allows the faculty to get to know their students in a much effective manner that enables them to get the best out of the students. As a testament to their global outlook, Lancaster's community extends far beyond the campus with research, teaching and student exchange partnerships with leading universities and institutions in 24 countries around the world. "We have a dedicated student services department looking after the students even before they arrive in Germany. We help them to apply for the visa, blocked account, finding accommodation and arriving in Leipzig. We also have corporations with local businesses to help students find internships and part-time jobs. Apart from this, we also offer 1,000 Euro scholarships for all Indian students and we also offer an unlimited number of merit-based scholarships for our students. All this special care and attention that we are giving to our international students has also helped us to be recognized as the `International University of the Year 2020' by The Times and Sunday Times" says, Akos Kiraly, Director of Marketing and Recruitment, Lancaster University Leipzig. Operating out of Leipzig, the fastest-growing German city with a robust economy, Lancaster University has placed themselves in the right spot to grow and make its mark in the German soilHIGHER EDUCATIONReview TOP 10GERMANY FOR INDIAN STUDENTS - 2020UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN
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