me , but in this year's intake. study civil engineering. what course are u studying? and HSBC bank at birmingham sucks? cause i plan to apply soon . and i'm blur about the fee payment of the university especially when pays in term.

This post has been edited by kelvinbongcn: Jul 4 2006, 02:14 PM

actually if we buy the notebook at Malaysia and bring to UK, will it cause any problem. especially the voltage... will UK be the same as malaysia?

the route i'm taking now is inti college --> diploma in civil engineering 2+2 --> to UK's universities --> i choose U of Birmingham --> total cost for another two years BEng (tution +living cost) is RM 220K (this cost is not included your working income in UK and scholarship).
the route i'm taking has more choices . i can apply through a lot of universities include AUS universities also. currently i spot the cheapest offer is from U of Plymouth which is about 180K. if u got work that will help u alot also.
but one thing is very "Ma Fan" that is the UK Visa application. this means u need to show them u have this amount RM220K if u want to study in Birmingham. i.e from your mother, father saving, OD, fix-D and so on. so this u need to plan earlier. birmingham offer scholarship for international student also which is worth total about 3000 each year. subject to your performance .

This post has been edited by kelvinbongcn: Jul 9 2006, 10:30 AM

Yup, some of my friends also take E&E. INTI has two types, one is 2+2. another one is 2+1. for the first route u have more choices. more UK and australia universities u can apply to include the famous one. but for the second one u only can apply to three universities in UK if i'm not mistaken. that u have to check with inti for the degree program. for my 2+2, two years is about 18K~19k. for 3+1 one i'm not sure

working, i heard most of my senior said so far so good. easier to find compare to other country. but some say different word . so need experience people to tell us

This post has been edited by kelvinbongcn: Jul 9 2006, 02:27 PM

ya this only for the tuition fees not include living cost. recently i not sure the tuition fee have any change or not u can check from them. Btw, where are u studying now?

is it photocopy service is allowed in the library since the books are so expensive? and will we need to do a lot of printing job there? (like print out the assignment and project). Thus, u guys advice is we better buy a printer there or bring from here or pay for the printing service at UK? how much will usually a piece of paper cost? Thanks

This post has been edited by kelvinbongcn: Jul 11 2006, 04:04 PM

Err... anyone at here used to use Emirates flight to UK before? i found out that they offer cheapest price to UK so is their service quality is acceptable? btw, i would also like to know actually how much weight of item they allow you to carry into their flight and how much into their cargo. is it still 20kg? i'm kind of blur after reading their website. and is notebook consider into those weight or not?

can u pls tell me how to apply? and will it cost additional charge?

yup, it's really cheap . from kl to birmingham just cost about rm2200 but for mas only to london it will cost u about rm2500. so really a big different. where is your "Final Destination" (ha just kidding) in UK? u buy their air ticket already?

and one more thing.... is bit comet allow to use in the university accommodation or not?

Wow friend me too and same course as you. hee... we will become classmate soon. ya this thing i also heard also... not sure how actually

i've checked, Emirates can give student 30kg. this is what my college agent told me, is that true?

And because i'm from kuching, so from KCH to KLIA my agent tell me just tell them that i'm a student when check in then they will allow me to bring 30kg stuffs without additional charge. (no need to apply in advance)

so i wish to confirm here is--- is this really fine to just do like this. i worry if they suddenly say cannot then i'll "Kelam-Kabut" during check in. thanks if anyone can provide the information about this

and i wish to know for one more thing is-- if i use original windows but the remaining softwares inside like photoshop, acd... are not actual one. will the people in the airport will switch on my laptop to check. or they just want to see the window licence only?

or it is better not to install anything? thanksss

This post has been edited by kelvinbongcn: Aug 11 2006, 11:53 AM

damn.. this make me worry also. for sure they will become more strict at the airport. I even worry cause i plan to use Emirates to go.... dont know they will have "special care" from those who use airline from Arab country or not..

sad, but malaysia not really recognize UK 3 years BEng. Back to malaysia also cannot register with BEM... Most of u at here study until MEng?

Huhu ?? sorry coz i'm not familiar with the this . What is TB or MMR. Isn't that enough to just follow the checklist that is given by british council?

Thanks Geminist. your last sentence really boost me up a lot : . although i know such thing will always become a variable.

For those who are now in UK .... so is it advisable to use Emirates to UK? or do you guys heard anything about what special action that UK government will take for the flight that come from Arab countries?

If really not advisable then i need to change soon as I book the ticket already.
Damn terrorists... make me do twice for the same job.

Erm.. sorry i'm a bit blur regarding this. from the link u provide, it states engineer require 2 years working exp to get a work permit.

then, under SEGS - Science and Engineering Scheme, if graduate with second class honours (2.2) or higher can stay in UK for a year. So, if during that period i manage to work in the engineering related field till the given term is finished. This means i cannot either stay or apply for worK permit? due to i dont have enough working experience (just work till about a year only) arang-arang

Or as long as my employer agree to sponsor me, then i can still work in UK for the remaining time. But is this kind of work permit same as the work permit that u showed us? (need two years working exp one).

Thanks in advance

Hi About the ISIC-- Student card is it really common to use in UK by student? i.e will a lot of shops accept it or give discount when u show them the card? cause british council introduces me about it.

And is it advisable to make a coat in malaysia ( or will it be cheaper to make in UK?). Student will usually require to wear coat or not when there is certain function going on?

I donno will i need it or not especially during the welcome week.

Yup, HSBC for international student one we need to pay GBP5 EVERY MONTH.... really not good la.. so to make it short. to get a HSBC student or international student bank account we need to stay at least 2.5-3 years in UK right? then we can open its account. unless we have so much many that can let their eye Correct?