EThames Graduate School (ETGS) offers a range of courses that are aligned to the students' career goals. Unique opportunities exist for students to develop their individual skills and create academic paths that lead to successful futures. A cross-cultural learning environment also helps students widen their perspective and increase their knowledge base through healthy interaction with students from across the globe. EThames Graduate School has affiliations in place with many UK Universities and offers globally recognised UK degrees at very competitive prices.
EThames Graduate School is licensed by the UK Border Agency to enrol international students under Tier 4 of the Points Based System. EThames Graduate School is accredited by the British Accreditation Council for Independent, Further and Higher Education (BAC). This independent body is approved by the Government’s Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED). EThames Graduate are also a Premier Member of Study UK.
These accreditations are really important for students, particularly those from overseas. Accreditation by BAC is only awarded after rigorous inspections to ensure that EThames Graduate School meets their high standards in respect of the quality of teaching, student welfare, premises and facilities, recruitment and admission process, in addition to the legal and financial status of the college.
During 2009 EThames not only invested time and money in improving the existing facilities that they offer their students but also in extending their infrastructure. They now offer their students a multi-campus environment plus the resources to complement their quest for educational excellence and innovation. The brand new campus is Canary Wharf is the postgraduate campus, Montrose House in Gants Hill is the undergraduate campus, and the EThames School of English is located in Ilford.
Libraries: EThames Graduate School recognises the need to continually invest in the latest technology and support facilities in order to meet the demands and requirements of their students. The brand new library and Elearning centre, located on the 6th floor of Arodene House and also the new Library at the Canary Wharf Campus are both equipped with the latest text book publications, journals and daily newspapers. Both libraries offer attractive, welcoming, and practical study environments, that facilitate both independent and group learning. Students have access to private rooms equipped with .interactive smartboards connected to fully networked PC's and projectors. These facilities fully support the development of research, multimedia and presentation skills and are perfect for group work and presentations. This technology allows all members of a group to keep a digital record of their discussions and presentations. In addition, the introduction of "Study Pods" provides students with semi-private study areas and Wi-Fi access for their laptops.
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Live Campus: Live Campus, is EThames Graduate School’s Integrated Learning Environment (ILE). ILE is an integrated solution to manage online learning and improve student learning. ILE offers not only facilities to structure learning content (web-pages, lecture notes, CAL applications, audio, video clips), but also provide student management, communication and assessment tools, attendance, ETGS messenger, weather, grades, calendar events, announcements, web mail, careers, scientific calculator, fee payment details and a range of other useful functions.
IT Labs: Ethames have full-fledged IT division and invested in an extensive range of computer facilities at all of the campuses. These labs provide all EThames students with the essential resources to fulfil their research, course work and assignments. It provides essential office applications and fast internet service with access to email and the EThames Live Campus System. Each student is provided with 50MB space on the secure College networked servers. There is also a campus-wide wireless network, providing students with fast access to the internet from their laptops.
Students Lounge: Students can indulge in a well deserved break in all of the EThames Student Lounges that are equipped with a large range of leisure and recreational facilities.. The Common Rooms are THE social meeting place for all students. Here they have the opportunity to make new friends or meet existing friends, chat, discuss their programs of study and course work with fellow students, relax between lessons, send emails, browse the internet, watch television on one of many wide screens or join their classmates in a game of pool, table tennis or table football. They can also have lunch or a snack at Cafe Sip N Snack,. A very spacious seating area coupled with a fun and relaxed ambience is what makes the EThames Common Rooms the ideal place to take a break.
