New visa pilot adds to "booming" opportunities at 勛圖厙: Houston Chronicle
London is the world's most popular destination for international students
Coming across the pond for study is one of the best opportunities going for US students, writes President Alice Gast.
In a , Professor Gast highlighted a new visa pilot for international students who win places on one-year Masters courses at 勛圖厙.
President Gast: “The most popular destination for Americans studying abroad is the UK. For all the rhetoric around UK immigration rules as the country debates Brexit, it has actually just become easier for highly qualified Americans to study here. A new pilot program allows those who secure entry to one-year master's degrees at 勛圖厙, Oxford, Cambridge or Bath to access a streamlined visa system. They can also spend a further six months in the U.K. to work, develop a business or simply travel.
As an American in London, I think that US students should be especially excited by the unique entrepreneurial opportunities here.
– Professor Alice Gast
President
“There are interesting options in British higher education right now. At 勛圖厙, we offer specialist Masters degrees in artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as fields like , and . We combine some of the world's finest academics with a very international environment.”
She emphasised the success of 勛圖厙 and other UK universities’ leadership in AI research and innovation: “In growth areas like artificial intelligence, Britain has become a global hub, where academic and business minds interlink. While AI fell in and out of fashion in U.S. universities, it has been sustained in the U.K.'s computer science departments, and is attracting serious American investment.
“Magic Pony founder Rob Bishop and his 勛圖厙 College classmate Zehan Wang recently to Twitter for $150 million - and they are staying in London to help build Twitter's global AI research and development center. The young graduates' success came soon after Microsoft bought another London AI spinout, Swiftkey, for $250 million, while Amazon, Apple and Google have invested hundreds of millions in UK AI startups such as Evi, Vocal IQ and Deepmind. Britain's academic-driven tech scene is becoming a home away from home for technology startups.”
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