Regents International School Pattaya hosted a visit by several leading British universities on 27 March, the first time that so many British institutions have sent delegations to the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand. The ‘road show’ was organised with consultancy Brit – Education UK, which operates out of Bangkok and Chonburi.
The Universities of Oxford Brookes, Reading, Ulster, Stirling and Heriot Watt all attended, along with Study Group, which offers foundation courses and second year entry into more than 15 other universities in the UK, including Leeds, Surrey, Sussex, Leicester, Lancaster and Royal Holloway in London.
Students in Years 10, 11 and 12 meet representatives from the universities.
Admissions officers from the universities delivered a series of workshops on applying to university, including giving advice on interview techniques for those seeking places on medicine, dentistry and veterinary degree courses and entry to Oxford and Cambridge. They then spent time meeting students in Years 10 to 12.
Regents’ Universities Advisor, Paul Press commented, “Our aim is to ensure that our IB Diploma students have the best possible chance of achieving places at the universities that are right for them, wherever that may be in the world. We’re delighted that Brit-Education UK chose Regents as the host of this event and we enjoyed welcoming the universities to our campus.”
Ms Hannah Thompson, the University of Reading’s Regional Officer for South East Asia remarked, “It’s the University of Reading’s first time in Pattaya and it’s been great to visit Regents. The students have shown enormous interest in the presentations and one-to-one meetings. I’ve had subject queries ranging from Computer Sciences to Law and Politics, which reflects the all-encompassing education the IB Diploma offers to the Regents’ students.”
Anthony Edwards, Founding Partner of Brit-Education UK (Eastern Seaboard) commented, “Brit-Education UK has many years’ experience of representing leading British universities and we are pleased to be able to introduce these to students in Chonburi, Rayong, Chantaburi, Chachoengsao and Samuk Prakan Provinces. The visit was a great success – in fact, we are already working with staff at Regents to plan for an even bigger universities fair in October.”
Hannah Thompson from the University of Reading speaks to Regents students about the variety of courses on offer.
