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Dundee among world’s best in International Student Barometer

Published On Thu 2 Apr 2015 by Roddy Isles

The University of Dundee has been ranked in the World Top 20 and number one in Scotland in the International Student Barometer (ISB) Survey, the largest annual study of international students in the world.

Dundee came first in Scotland (7^th in the UK and 19^th in the whole ISB) for overall average satisfaction in the International Student Barometer, This year responses were gathered from students in 183 institutions in 16 countries. This includes 54 UK universities, of which seven are Scottish.

The ISB is independently administered by the International Graduate Insight Group (i-graduate.org). The ISB examines four main aspects of the university experience – Arrival, Learning, Living and Support, and the University ranked highly in a number of key areas, particularly those related to the student experience and student support.

Professor Pete Downes, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dundee, said, “There is nothing more important to a University than the quality of the experience enjoyed by its students so it is extremely encouraging to once again find ourselves ranked among the very best in the world.

“We put in a lot of work not just in recruiting international students to come to Dundee but in making sure they get the best possible experience when they are here. Students from overseas enrich the cultural and social life of the university and the city, bringing the world to Dundee.

“The student experience at Dundee has been consistently rated among the best in the UK and we will continue to strive to offer a transformative experience to our students from home and abroad.”

In addition to appearing in the top 10% of all ranked institutions for average satisfaction across all elements in the living and support sections, this latest survey saw the University of Dundee ranked in the Top 20 across the entire ISB (183 institutions in 16 countries) for the following individual elements. For many of these and more, the University was also ranked 1^st in Scotland and in the UK Top 10.

	Rankings
Element	ISB (/183)	UK (/54)	Scottish (/7)
Disability services	2^nd	2^nd	1^st
Enquiry Centre/ Student support	4^th	4^th	1^st
University clubs/societies	4^th	1^st	1^st
Cash office	4^th	4^th	1^st
Accommodation office	7^th	4^th	1^st
Making friends from this country	6^th	4^th	1^st
Help to improve my English language skills	12^th	1^st	1^st
Condition of accommodation on arrival	13^th	3^rd	1^st
Making friends from other countries	14^th	3^rd	1^st
Internet access at my accommodation	15^th	1^st	1^st
The cost of living	15^th	6^th	1^st
Opportunities to experience the culture of this country	16^th	4^th	1^st
The facilities for religious worship	17^th	10^th	2^nd
Careers Service	17^th	9^th	1^st

The ISB has gathered feedback from 2 million students since its inception in 2005 and as well as gathering feedback on how satisfied their students are with their university experience, it also provides a useful benchmark for all the universities participating. The University of Dundee has participated in the ISB since 2007.

Roddy Isles
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