Business College in London, UK

Kensington College Of Business, London:
Kensington College of Business (KCB) located in central London only a short walk from Holborn underground station and Lincoln´s Inn Fields, is one of the longest established independent HE colleges in the UK and celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 2007. It is unique in the independent college sector in being involved in three interrelated areas of work: delivery of pre-bachelors, bachelors and masters programmes; providing specialist training to major corporate clients (including Lloyds TSB and Capita Registrars); and preparing students for the qualifications of leading Chartered Professional bodies such as the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (the ICSA) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (the CIM). KCB was the first College both in the UK and internationally to be inspected and accredited by ASIC (Accreditation Service for International College). KCB is also validated and awarded by the University of Wales.

A specialist Business School KCB does not offer a wide range of degrees like Universities but concentrates on business related and law courses believing that specialisation leads to expertise. The lecturers, study environment and materials are therefore of the highest standards. KCB is committed to its students achieving the best possible results in their degree studies.

Personal Attention for Students:
At Universities lecture group sizes often exceed 100 in which students cannot receive personal attention. At KCB group sizes are deliberately kept small to ensure the lecturers and administration know all their students on an individual basis. Hence we are able to offer support in both academic and welfare matters.

Location – Central London:
* KCB’s Campus in the UK is located in Holborn, which is in the heart of London in close proximity to the financial district of the City of London, renowned as one of the foremost financial centres of the world and the world famous shopping/entertainment district (the West End) of the City of London.

* Due to the Central location of KCB’S campus, it is possible for the students to travel from all parts of London and its suburbs. This is a very important advantage for the students, given the possible requirement of finding a suitable accommodation in a particular area of London or one if its suburbs due to personal issues such as work, living with relatives and/ or friends, etc.

Learning Resources of a Large University:
KCB has its own library where all the main texts for its courses are held and also computer laboratories with up to date hardware and software. In addition, KCB students are registered as members of a University Library where they can access books, CD ROMs, etc., and with the British Business library which has the largest collection of business journals in the UK.

Direct Entry & Scholarships:
Students may apply through UCAS, or they can apply direct to KCB and a decision can be made without delay. For students who are not qualified for direct entry to a degree, KCB has a University Foundation Course which, on successful completion, will guarantee entry to the Degree courses in the following year. Also KCB is committed to equal opportunities in higher education and so operates a scholarship scheme for overseas students based on academic ability and financial need. All overseas students are entitled to apply for scholarship under this scheme.

BA in Business Studies; Marketing; Business Accounting and Finance; Information Management; Masters in Business Administration with a choice of disciplines; One Year Degree Top-Up Degree in Business Studies Information Management or Marketing for international students. We also offer professional courses in International Business Diploma (IBD); Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM); Certificate in Company Administration (ICSA); Parttime courses also available.

# KCB is validated and awarded by the University of Wales
# Is recognised under the UK Government’s Department of Innovation Universities and Skills List 2 as a Degree Teaching Institution.
# Is registered with the list of “Education and Training Providers” of the UK Government’s Department of Innovation Universities and Skills.
# The first College both in the UK and internationally to be inspected and accredited by ASIC (Accreditation Service for International Colleges), which comes under the direct supervision of OfSted which is governmental institution
# Member of the British Council
# Founder Member of the Association of Independent Higher Education Providers
# Accredited Teaching Centre of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
# Approved Teaching Centre of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (The ICSA). Some of the partnership initiatives with The ICSA have been exclusive to KCB – the only IndependentCollege to offer Certificate in Company Secretarial Practice and Share Registration Practice

* KCB has more than 15 years of experience in delivering Undergraduate level and Postgraduate level Courses of prominent British Universities such as Wales, Glamorgan, Hertfordshire, Portsmouth, Thames Valley and others.

* The faculty members at KCB are highly competent with extensive academic and industrial experience. For example, Dr. Robert Mulligan who is the Module Leader at KCB for Strategy related modules has a Doctoral degree from one of the top University Business Schools in the UK. He has several years of industrial experience at international level and has held Director level positions at prominent organisations. He also has a comprehensive teaching and research experience over the past several years at leading Educational Institutions.

* Guest speakers who are top consultants and practitioners at leading companies are regularly invited to deliver guest lecturers as well as speeches at KCB for the benefit of students. This allows students at KCB to gain valuable insights into both past and contemporary business practices in real life.

* KCB prides itself in ensuring that a personal approach is taken towards teaching and learning. Therefore, the class sizes are deliberately kept small. The Principal of KCB personally takes an interest in ensuring that all of KCB’s students are given individual attention by the lecturers. Regular feedback is provided to students on their progress from the point of view of assessment requirements. In addition to this, the personal tutorial system available at British Universities is also practised with great care at KCB.

* In many cases the overall academic results achieved by the students on the degree programmes of various Universities at KCB have been superior to that of the overall academic results achieved by the students from the main campus of those universities.

# There are a number of KCB hostels near the Campus in London. Each hostel is self-contained with its own kitchen, washing machine and bathroom. Rent is inclusive of heating and electricity bills.

# At certain hostels available via “London Hostels Association”, which is a charitable institution, focused on helping students, canteen facilities are also available and will be part of the overall accommodation costs. So students are able to manage their cost of living within a much smaller budget than it is officially estimated by the British Council. KCB has a formal arrangement with “London Hostels Association”.

# KCB also has an extensive list of contacts to help students find other types of accommodation if they prefer so. The “Welfare Officer” of the College is available to assist students in finding good accommodation in the area of their choice and will provide all possible help.

# The Administration Staff will assist students register with the local doctor whose services are free charge for all overseas students via the National Health Services of the UK Government.

* Students at KCB have the opportunity to gain cross cultural experiences due to the Cosmopolitan nature of the City of London and the International nature of the students at KCB. Students from various countries from all the continents of the world as well as from the UK study at Kensington College of Business for various Courses. The atmosphere at the Campus is vibrant, providing opportunities to our students to express themselves in a range of ways.

* International events and parties are regularly organised at KCB.

* A range of events take place such as Tango and Salsa Dance Classes at KCB’s campus in the evenings.

* KCB has an appointed “Work Counselling Officer” to provide advise to students on securing part time jobs in London to support their full time studies
* Students are provided with a free Booklet, which provides guidelines on searching for and securing part time jobs in London
* Arrangements have been made with Job Agencies to find students Work Placement Opportunities as part of their studies
* Assistance is given to students in applying for full time work with UK based companies under their “Graduate / Management Trainee Schemes”.