The Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST, joined hands together in 2004 to form the University of Manchester to give Britain a institute of excellence and high quality.
The Victoria University was founded in 1851 while UMIST originated in the year 1824. The University of Manchester brings together this tradition of education and a modern outlook.
The quality and world class facilities at the university have given the pedestal to 25 Nobel Prize winners who have either studied or conducted some of their work here.
University of Manchester is UK’s Largest single-site university, and houses students of over 180 nationalities.
In the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), Manchester was rated third in the UK behind only Oxford and Cambridge in terms of ‘research power’;
Manchester is a truly multicultural city and international students are well catered for.
In the city centre there are plenty of international restaurants, including Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Italian and Spanish, while the Curry Mile in Rusholme is host to over 50 restaurants serving Indian and Pakistani food.
With a variety of cultures, traditions and ethnicities living together, Manchester has amenities for people of all backgrounds, and respects and encourages people of many religions and faiths.
Two hours from London and only an hour away from Liverpool, Manchester city is a perfect city for the student.
