NCUK was established in 1987 by its owner universities and has a 21 year history of success in international education.

We work with global partners to deliver programmes which prepare international students for study outside their home country. Over our history we have successfully placed over 15,000 students to degree courses in the UK. Because of our unique ownership - by 11 of the UK's leading universities - we are able to guarantee all students who complete our programmes a place on an appropriate programme at one of our partner universities.

Our programmes are developed in partnership with our owner universities; are quality assured to the highest standards and are the perfect academic and cultural preparation for higher education. Our bespoke 'English for Academic Purposes' module embeds the delivery of English within our programmes and provides our students with the linguistic ability and the study skills to succeed in higher education.

Welcome to our website.

You can browse our programmes, find out where your nearest NCUK centre is, reseach our university partners and - if you're an existing NCUK student - log in to find information specific to you. 

Directions to the NCUK Office 

Our office is located in the Sackville Street University of Manchester Building. For directions to the Sacville Street building and the NCUK office click here