International welcome

Since the University of Sussex was founded in the 1960s, our subject strengths have reflected a strong commitment to engage with the world. We strive for an international outlook – to help us carry out world-class research, to recruit the highest quality students and faculty, to prepare our graduates for the global employment market and to inspire our staff and students to make a difference in the world.

We work in partnership with many of the world's leading universities and receive students from 120 countries. Around 20 per cent of our students come from outside the UK, while our teaching community comprises staff from 50 nations. We're also determined that our UK students graduate with a world view. That's why one in seven of our undergraduates spend part of their degree overseas.

We welcome your engagement with the University because of the new ideas and experiences you bring. Your international perspective helps us to expand our understanding of the issues facing the world.


New from September 2010: New Diploma for direct access to Year 2 of undergraduate Business degrees

Our new Diploma in Business and Management taught at the International Study Centre will allow students to access the second year of a selection of undergraduate Business degrees. The course is intensive and progression is subject to successful completion.

Diploma in Business and Management.

Sussex in the top 10 for student satisfaction

Sussex in the top 10 for student satisfaction More than 90% of Sussex students are satisfied with the quality of their course, according to the results of the National Student Survey (NSS) for 2010, published in August. These results place Sussex equal 7th for student satisfaction - up from 35th in 2009. Sussex ranks alongside Oxford and Cambridge and among leading research-intensive universities. National Student Survey results

International student wins short film competition

Watch the short film made by Michael Badillo Ayala, a politics student from Germany. Michael won a prize for the best three-minute film explaining why Sussex is the best 'Place to be'.