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The benefits of higher education

The benefits of higher education. Laura Anderson Higher Education Adviser University of East Anglia. The benefits of higher education. Academic benefits Improve career prospects Gain independence Social benefits. UEA – Lecture Theatre. www.uea.ac.uk. The benefits of higher education.

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The benefits of higher education

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  1. The benefits of higher education Laura Anderson Higher Education Adviser University of East Anglia

  2. The benefits of higher education • Academic benefits • Improve career prospects • Gain independence • Social benefits UEA – Lecture Theatre www.uea.ac.uk

  3. The benefits of higher education Academic benefits: • 40,000 courses available • Expert lecturers • Qualification • Traditional and non traditional learning methods and assessments • World-class learning facilities • Help and guidance for academic issues www.uea.ac.uk

  4. The benefits of higher education Improve career prospects: • Gain “transferable” skills – time management, problem solving, presentations … • Graduates have greater earning power than non-graduates • Higher employment rate than non-graduates • Some careers require a specific degree e.g. Medicine & Architecture • Continuous career help and advice from Careers Centre (even after graduation!) UEA – Graduation www.uea.ac.uk

  5. The benefits of higher education Gain independence and social life: • Living away from home teaches life skills • By the end of university students will be able to… • Cook • Wash clothes • Manage money (hopefully!) • Pay bills • Deal with all sorts of people in different situations UEA – Halls of Residence • Clubs and societies www.uea.ac.uk

  6. Find out more at www.uea.ac.uk/universitytasters www.uea.ac.uk

  7. Any questions? • 2014 UEA Open Days • Saturday 5 July • Saturday 13 September • Saturday 25 October • www.uea.ac.uk • www.facebook.com/studyatuea No.3 for Student Experience (Times Higher Student Experience Survey 2014) UK Top 25 (Guardian 2014), World Top 100 (Leiden Ranking 2014)

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