Why choose The University of Westminster?

The experience we offer. A vibrant learning environment – fostering innovation and creativity, informed by practice, inspired by research, focusing on the globally relevant areas in which we excel.

The difference we make. We are building the next generation of highly employable global citizens to shape the future.

A vibrant learning environment – fostering innovation and creativity, informed by practice, inspired by research, focusing on the globally relevant areas in which we excel.

The difference we make. We are building the next generation of highly employable global citizens to shape the future.

Our international reputation. We have partnerships with over 20 institutions across Europe and Asia, opening doors for students all over the world. We were the co-founders of the Westminster International University of Tashkent (WIUT), which boasts 2,000 students and over 1,200 graduates. And for nearly ten years we have been the external validators of the Informatics Institute of Technology in Colombo.

Mission. We will shape the future of professional life by:

• being a diverse, vibrant and inspirational learning environment
• establishing the University of Westminster as the leading practice-informed teaching and research university
• being a responsive, metropolitan and cosmopolitan university serving the needs of diverse communities
• embedding internationalisation, employability and green-thinking in all that we do

Facts about The University of Westminster

• From the £20m investment in new, state-of-the-art facilities at our Marylebone Campus, to the fully-equipped sports facilities at Regent and Chiswick and our specialist resources, such as the purpose-built Financial Markets Suite, our world-class facilities are there to support your professional and personal development.
• Sports facilities. Our dynamic Sports and Recreation team is committed to enhancing the wellbeing of all our students, staff and the wider community. We have excellent facilities available for use by the public. Fitness assessments, one-to-one personal training and prescriptive exercise programmes are just some of the services we offer, without the astronomical joining fees and attitude found at other city-central gyms.
• The University of Westminster is undergoing an exciting transformation. We are three years into a programme of extensive improvements to our buildings and surroundings. This is part of a ten-year strategy to invest in our estate and create a world-class teaching and learning environment for our students and staff.

Location - London

Think you know London? In a city as sprawling and diverse as this, there’s always something new to discover. Here’s a quick look at some impressive London stats, plus a few curveball facts that may take you by surprise.

The stats:

• 620 square miles
• 8 million inhabitants
• 250 museums
• 80,000 lost umbrellas on the underground every year
• 300 languages spoken
• 6,128 licensed restaurants
• 400,000 students
• 15 million visitors annually
• 500-plus cinema screens
• 32,000 music performances a year
• 775 rooms in Buckingham Palace
• 318 steps at Angel Underground Station
• 100+ theatres
• 76.5 million annual passengers at Victoria Station
• 5 international airports
• 800 passengers per revolution on the London Eye

Career Prospects & Opportunities 

Work Placements
Work placements are a very useful way of gaining relevant, professional experience and knowledge of a particular industry, as well as potential references.

Graduate recruiters often use such schemes as a means of assessing potential candidates for employment after graduation. Most large organisations and some smaller ones run placement schemes for students. These can vary in length from two-three weeks, a vacation period or up to a year.

The Prospects run National Council for Work Experience website is also an excellent place to research short and long term work placements. This site also provides a number of useful links including the Step programme, overseas placements and volunteering in the UK / abroad.

Opportunities available through the University of Westminster include:

• University of Westminster Associates in Schools Scheme - explore a future career in teaching
• KTP - Knowledge Transfer Partnerships placing graduates on one or two year industrial projects

Mentoring is a long-term relationship that meets a developmental need. A mentor facilitates personal and professional growth in an individual by sharing the knowledge and insights that have been learned through the years. Simply put, mentors are people who help others to succeed.

Our schemes are designed to widen the aspirations and enhance the personal effectiveness of students. With the help of their mentors as role models, students will build a solid foundation of skills from which to launch a variety of successful careers.

You will meet your mentor once or twice a month between October and May, usually at the mentor's workplace. The aim of both schemes is to build a mutually supportive relationship, with objectives that could include:

• Improvement in study skills
• Building self-confidence
• Time management
• Communication skills
• Understanding of the working world

Career Development Centre Scheme

This scheme is open to all students. Some of the employers participating include:

• Accenture
• Addleshaw Goddard
• BBC
• Hodge Jones & Allen
• Kier Property
• Westminster City Council
• Law Commission
• Ministry of Justice
• No.5 Chambers
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Prudential
• Thomson Reuters