Checklist: One Month To Go
Step One – Check the ‘Starting Preparations’ checklist!
With just a month to go until departure, if you haven’t already done so it is now vital that you prioritise tasks on the checklist for ‘Starting Preparations’ (click here or follow the link on the left of this page). Most importantly you need to secure your place, ensure you have a visa or entry clearance for the UK, secure sufficient funding and apply for accommodation.
If, after reading the information and advice on these pages, you are still unsure or stuck please contact us;
Advice and Counselling Service
Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 5175
Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 3617
International Office
Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 3066
Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 5556
Step Two – Complete your pre-enrolment (online registration)
Pre-enrolment is the first part of the enrolment process. Once you have been accepted to Queen Mary, and have had your place confirmed, our Admissions and Recruitment Office will e-mail you with joining instructions. These will provide details of how to pre-enrol online and can be accessed via the Student Portal (this is the QMUL student web portal that acts as a one-stop information source for all important College communications).
All students are required to pre-enrol. You can do this now by going to http://mysis.qmul.ac.uk To gain access you will need to login by entering your application number as your username and your unique PIN number as your password. You should already have your application and PIN number as part of the application process. If for any reason you have not received this information or you are not able to login, please contact the Admissions and Recruitment Office by calling: +44 (0) 20 7882 5511 or by email: international-admissions@qmul.ac.uk
You will be contacted by Admissions once pre-enrolment is open, and further details will be posted here.
Step Three – Book a place on the airport collection service, or plan your journey from the airport in advance
We regret we cannot arrange airport collection on any other days, or from any alternative airports. For advice regarding travel to the University outside of these times, or from other airports, please see How To Find Us.
Important information
The buses will run from Terminal 3, at London’s Heathrow Airport, to Queen Mary, Mile End campus. We expect that buses will leave Terminal 3 every two hours. Upon arrival you will be allocated to the next available bus.
You must register to use this service; if you do not register we cannot guarantee you a place on one of the coaches.
How to find your bus
After going through immigration and customs, look for people wearing Queen Mary, University of London blue t-shirts. They will wait by ‘Arrivals’ in Terminal 3 of London Heathrow Airport, and will direct you to your bus. They will be holding up a ‘Queen Mary, University of London’ sign.
If you arrive into another terminal, please follow the signs to Terminal 3 arrivals where members of Queen Mary staff will be waiting throughout the pickup period.
This service is free of charge to all new Queen Mary students. If you would like to use this service, you must book a place using our online booking form. If you do not book a place there may not be any space left on the bus for you. We will send you confirmation of your booking at the end of August.
Family and friends
The airport collection service is for Queen Mary students only. If you are travelling with family members or friends they are welcome to travel on the coach only if there are spaces available. Priority will always be given to students. If a coach is full, Queen Mary staff will assist in directing your family or friends to the university using an alternative form of transport.
Step Four – Register to attend the International Student Welcome Programme
To download a copy of the Welcome Programme timetable, please click on the image or link below. For descriptions of the workshops, please click here. All this information will also be available to you on arrival - please come to the Information Point located in the foyer of the Francis Bancroft building from 9am on Monday 19 September.
International Student Welcome Programme September 2011
All new international students are invited and we hope that you decide to join us; however please be aware that if your academic department or school has scheduled meetings or events at the same time as the International Student Welcome Programme you must attend those provided by your academic department. Sometimes academic departments will clearly indicate that a particular workshop or session is 'optional', in which case that means you do NOT have to attend, and you are free to come along to the International Student Welcome Programme. Please note, if you are on an Associate Programme/ Study Abroad programme of 6 months or less, there will be a separate induction programme for you – for more details, please click here.
Welcome Programme timetable [PDF 66 KB]
Welcome Programme Workshop Descriptions
The International Student Welcome Programme takes place Monday 19– Wednesday 21 September in the mornings, and there will also be special social events taking place including a boat trip on the River Thames and a London Panoramic bus tour. This is a great chance to meet other new students before you start your course. The International Student Boat Party will take place on Tuesday 20 September (meeting from 6.30pm) and tickets cost £22; the London Panoramic Bus Tours will take place Thursday 21 September (from 1.30pm) and tickets cost £7.50.
Please register for the Welcome Programme now using the link below. You will be provided with an e-ticket which you will need to print off and present to us on arrival.
Step Five – Get to know other students starting QMUL in September through Facebook and Twitter
We now have a dedicated international student arrivals page on Facebook where you can meet other international students, chat to staff from Queen Mary, University of London and keep up to date with activities and events planned for September. Click here to be directed to the Facebook page, or search on Facebook for the group ‘Queen Mary’s International Students 2011’. For those of you with a little less time on your hands, keep posted by following us on Queen Mary student events’ very own Twitter page (search @qmstudentevents)!
Queen Mary Students’ Union also have their own Facebook group dedicated to all freshers starting at the College in September 2011. ‘Freshers’ is the term given to new students at a university in the UK, and they are known as ‘freshers’ for their entire first term or year at university. The Students’ Union (please click here for further information about the Students’ Union) Facebook page will keep you updated on College-wide events, especially activities during ‘Freshers Fortnight’ – the first two weeks of term.
Step Six – Pay, or prepare to pay, your tuition fees. Please remember to bring a remittance slip if you have pre-paid.
Queen Mary will send you an invoice in September, which will represent the charge for the full academic year you are enrolled on. If you choose to accept a place at Queen Mary it is your responsibility to ensure that your tuition fees are paid when they are due. Fees due in any academic year are payable prior to, or at enrolment. All international students must pay at least 50 per cent (50%) of the fee due before enrolment and complete a payment agreement to pay the remaining balance by 15 January.
New overseas self-financing undergraduate students are offered the facility of paying for their whole programme of study in advance at the start of their first year, with the level of fee fixed at that of their first year of study – this does not apply to students undertaking a medical degree. Applications to pay in this way should be made, in writing, to Head of Income and Credit Control prior to the start of the programme.
Please follow the links below for further information with regards to paying your tuition fees.
• Time of payment
• Temporary enrolment
• Payment methods
• Fees paid and the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS)
• Advanced fee payment
• Refunds
• Late payment
• Non-payment
Contacts
If you have any queries about fee payment please contact the Fees Office:
Tel: +44(0)20 7882 7676, +44 (0)20 7882 3685 or +44 (0)20 7882 7775
Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 3024
Email: fees@qmul.ac.uk
Step Seven – Pay, or make arrangements for paying, your accommodation costs
If you have been offered QMUL accommodation you will need to ensure you have the necessary funds to pay for the duration of your stay. For more information on accommodation fees and options, including advice on finding and securing alternative accommodation, please visit the Residential Services and Support website for advice from our Housing Services team.
QMUL Accommodation Fees
Fees for accommodation are calculated for a minimum 38-week period; a Licence Agreement is given for a continuous period of occupation from the beginning of the academic session to its end (September to June). Licence lengths for medical and dental students residing in Floyer House (Whitechapel) or Dawson Hall (Charterhouse Square) will vary in accordance with Medical and Dental School term dates.
All residence fees are payable termly in advance and are reviewed annually in May/June. Fees for the academic year 2010/11 range from £2,651.31 (£69.51 per week) per person to share a double room, to £4,725.90 (£123.90 per week) for a single room.
Fees include all energy and cleaning costs of bedrooms and communal areas but exclude the provision of bed linen, towels, crockery/cutlery and cooking utensils.
Online payment: To pay your fees online please click here.
Step Eight – Check out departmental webpages for updates on your course and your reading lists.
Most Schools and Departments publish reading lists, or further details on the course, prior to your arrival at QMUL. It can be very helpful in preparing for your studies, and will make sure you remain up to date throughout your course. Check the website for your individual School or Department to see if any reading lists have been published.
Step Nine - Book onto the International Student Boat Party
Tuesday 21 September sees the official celebration of the arrival of the new international students at Queen Mary, University of London. What better way is there to celebrate than a party cruise along the River Thames?
The International Student Boat party will take place on the Dixie Queen, a beautiful and grand faux-paddle boat on the River Thames, London. Departing from Tower Pier, we will travel eastwards, with the unique spectacle of Tower Bridge opening to allow us to to pass under. You can witness views of the city by night from deck, dance the night away with a resident DJ on the upper floors, or listen to stories of interest and intrigue from a professional guide on the lower floor (this will be followed by a London Life quiz so listen carefully)!
Tickets cost just £22 and include a buffet of light finger food. All students are welcome - home and international! Meet us a Tower Hill tube station at 6.30pm, please note the boat will depart promptly at 7.30pm, so please don't be late.
Step Ten - Book a place for the QMUL London Panoramic Bus Tours
On Thursday 22 September, QMUL will run a number of London Panoramic bus tours. With the services of a fully qualified, professional tour guides it will provide the perfect introduction to London, one of the greatest cities in the world!
A tour full of history, amazing facts, and above all lots of fun! Feel the vibrant buzz of the city centre, meet other new students and enjoy an afternoon with a view.
Tickets cost just £7.50 (which is half the price of a typical London city bus tour). The buses will leave from outside the Queens' building on the main Mile End campus. Meet us there at 1.30pm.
