Studying at the International Study Centre will develop your confidence, boost your English language skills and give you the academic knowledge you need to succeed in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at the University of Sussex. The International Study Centre programmes are provided by Study Group in collaboration with the University of Sussex. Study Group is a global leader in preparing international students for academic success. We provide English language courses and university preparation courses to students from around the world. We have been working in collaboration with the University of Sussex for more than ten years. In this time, we have helped several thousand students prepare for success in their degree studies.As international education experts, we teach programmes specially developed for students like you. We’ll help improve your English, teach you study skills and ensure you have the academic knowledge you need to progress to the University. You will study in our International Study Centre on the University of Sussex campus, where you will become part of University life from your first day. You will be living and learning with other international students, taught by expert teachers. We will help you become familiar with UK culture and with the British education system, so that you can easily adapt to your classes and your new home. When you have finished your course at the International Study Centre, provided you meet the required grades, you will progress directly to degree study at University of Sussex. Study Group is the first private pathway provider to be accepted on to the Office for Students (OfS) Register of English higher education providers. This means we meet the OfS requirements for course quality, academic standards, student support and student protection. Since 1 August 2019, International Study Centre students have been able to access the same range of benefits as students attending other UK public universities.In an attempt to appeal to a modern audience, the university chose in 2004 to cease using its coat of arms and to replace it with the "US" logo. In 2011, Sussex celebrated its 50th anniversary and saw the production of a number of works including a book on the university's history and an oral history and photography project. The university launched its first major fundraising campaign, Making the Future, and gathered over £51.3 million. The university underwent a number of changes with the Sussex Strategic Plan 2009–2015, including the introduction of new academic courses, the opening of new research centres, the renovation and refurbishment of a number of its schools and buildings as well as the ongoing expansion of its student housing facilities. The university has spent over £100 million on-campus redevelopment, which is ongoing with £500 million planned to be spent by the 2021.Sussex is heavily involved with the larger community across England, especially in East Sussex. There are many regular community projects, such as children's activity camps, the Neighbourhood scheme, the community ambassador programme and Street Cleans. Local residents can receive free legal advice from Sussex's law school and get guidance on renting through Sussex's Rent Smart program. The university also facilitates volunteering opportunities for a number of local and international organizations. The university also offers language courses for the public through its Sussex Centre for Language Studies. The university runs the Sussex Conversations program, a media platform seeking to disseminate research to the wider community. In 2015–16, the university generated more than £407 million to the UK economy, with over £74.9 million in tax receipts. In September 2017, the university appointed Saul Becker as its first Provost and Jayne Aldridge as its first permanent Director for the Student Experience. These changes come as part of a number of structural changes the university has been introducing in the past years.In 2018, the university moved all of its investments out of fossil fuels (known as fossil fuel divestment) after a four-year student union run campaign. In October 2021 a student campaign called for Kathleen Stock's dismissal. In October 2021, the university's vice-chancellor Professor Adam Tickell gave his support to Stock who has been accused of transphobia. The Times reported students have called for Stock's dismissal and claimed that she has been victimised. Following Tickell's statement, the Sussex branch of the University and College Union (UCU) called for an investigation into "institutional transphobia" at the University of Sussex. Students have accused the university management of being "anti-student and pro-transphobia." Taiwo Owatemi, the Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, called UCU's statement "strong and principled." In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sussex was one of few universities that returned to real-world teaching. Most lectures at other Universities chose to remain online-only.
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