The British are very reasonable people. If you have a genuine emergency, go send a email to the British High Comm. Tell them your situation. Show them your air ticket etc.

Friends has been there. Done that. Fly off on time. Unless there are problems with your documentations.

This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Sep 18 2008, 05:54 PM

Well, that's great. I don't mind working rather harder on the first few years, money is kind of a concern for me, 1 more year in UK gonna cost me RM100k more. Being a BEng, would I be a 'loser' when come to employment(intense competition?), which might lead to unemployment.

After surfing, asking, listening from all of you guys, guess I'll be doing BEng as it doesn't really affect my pathway becoming a CEng. Really, Thanks a lot guys!!

I faxed them something already, but they didn't even reply me. Now they haven't even sent me the "3 more working days" email...

A friend send an email in the morning. Got an reply in the evening tell him to pick up next day.

Another did the same in the evening and got it mid afternoon the next day.

May be the way you wrote or you send to the wrong department?

Hm, that sounds good. I faxed one to the High Commission fax number yesterday and I just sent them an email ( i thoguht they won't read email so faxing was a better bet). See how la..

I have a BEng. and I am employed by a leading consultancy, so the answer is not really. I am also currently doing the ECUK examinations as part of my route to CEng.

Personally, I would suggest doing a Masters, BEng + MSc. for future proofing if possible. Although it is not required for the next few years, it would certainly become a more common standard in the future.

Glad to hear that. Good Luck with that.

Yes, i believe that would be a good option as well, as Master(postg.) is getting much common nowadays. Alright, thanks for the efforts. Good Luck to all of us.

This post has been edited by Criptonox89: Sep 19 2008, 01:26 AM

Well basically whatever Geminist has said

I myself am doing MEng Mechanical Engineering. My course is really in depth and long as I'm taking a placement year as well. That's a total of 5 years from First year till graduation. And I'm only entering my placement which is literally the halfway point of my course.

As far as job competitiveness goes, I'd say it's pretty even. Though most people who graduate with BEng would at some point go on to do PG (Post Graduate) Masters or even a PhD.

I hope that clears up all the doubt you have about studying in the UK. I would say that the experience of studying in the UK is one not to be missed.

PS: Geminist, if you don't mind me asking, where & when did you graduate from?

Bradford University at 2006

may i know which month usually the semester in UK starts? very long time didn't in touch with education stuff adi...planning to do masters in UK

Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland....ermm which place has better universities (in terms of outdoor activities, friendly people and laidback environment?)

Ah. Bradford. Not that far from Manchester then

Wow navilink. That's quite a question to ask lol. It would be a task to know exactly how all 4 stack up against each other but I can give you my account of English universities (Bath University in particular).

The people all over the UK generally are very friendly. Its just the task of getting to understand their speech that gets you. The further up north you go, the heavier the accent gets and the harder it is for you to pick it up. It will be a bit tough in the starting stages but most people will cope with the local accents.
Laidback environment is less apparent, but for the English, everything they do is during the day: from 8-5. And you can expect to go chill out with frens. Or you could also go for sports in the evening.
You won't be short of outdoor activities, there will be many societies and sports associations either at the University or even public (town/council) ones.

So that's England for you, time now to get them Scots, Welsh and Irish to come and have a go.

Hmm...pretty convincing for me.. BEng will be my choice then.

Just asked my parents, they with my choice, thanks god a everyone else, especially you guys..

hey guys, i have lost my NHS card.. I asked GP, he said call to the some authority centre to get a replacement NHS card. Do anyone of you know what is the number should i call to get a new NHS card?? hmm.. he didn't even give any number and hanged up my call.. =_="
I tried to google, but can't find any useful number...

Lol. I nvr registered with the NHS. hahaha. I probably should at some point. =/ sry can't help you there.

do we really need NHS ?

If you get sick very often then I suppose you would.
It's probably worth registering as you'll be in their database and you can get to a GP sooner.

i dont know whether i m with nhs or not , but i registered with my uni medical centre and able to see the GP for free , just had to pay for the medicine

This post has been edited by heavenhell: Sep 20 2008, 12:01 AM

I would like to know is it better to take ECUK exam or a MEng to get myself register with the body ? Is it better to get a MSc certificate as compared to ECUK exams ? Do they have class for ECUK exam ? ... how many papers in ECUK exam will I be expecting after BEng ?

One thing i realized is that I can work while taking ECUK exam... which is a advantage as i can gain working experience during the process. But ... it is also not easy to work and study for exam at the same time .... this worries me .


May i know is the placement you are referring equivalent to internship in malaysia ? ..

I am sure that I would take BEng too if I started my first year in UK because i can get into working world earlier. However, my case is different here. Im taking ELectrical and electroninc engineering degree at nottingham malaysia campus. If i take BEng, I will graduate in malaysia. Thus, i will not have opportunity to work in UK. In this case do you think i should take MEng to graduate in Nottingham UK in order to allow me to find job in UK upon graduation ? ... In addition, this not only allows me to have study experience in UK but also allows me to register with professional body. It's like hitting two birds with one stone.

Other way is to take MSc in UK after my BEng, this choice allows me to have more flexibility to choose my university for postgraduate.. However, I have difficulty in choosing course for my postgraduate study too as MSc is more specialize whereas MENg is more general and wider range..

May i know what is the account of english universities are you referring ? ... i dont mind to check it out if you allow me to =)

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Added on September 20, 2008, 1:51 amIf you say that it will be a common standard in the future to have a master qualification, does it mean that taking MEng would help you more in the future ? I do realize there are similarities between MEng and MSc syllabus .. I consulted my lecturer and he told me that MEng and MSc is on same leve of qualification although one is undergraduate and another is postgraduate master. But, im not sure how the actual employers perceive them ...

This post has been edited by jasperng: Sep 20 2008, 01:51 AM

thanks dude! i guess choosing btw england and scotland only...maybe any uni near the border of both the countries...i see london there, the map so complicated

If u going for Scotland then be prepared for their scottish accent and male "skirt"
London is expensive btw , but if u are fine with it then i guess it wont bother u too much....