Software Engineering (with foundation year)

Nottingham Trent University

It’s such a great place to study because they make it easy for students to get support related to their course or not. Study materials are also very easy to access.

The Clifton campus is lovely - very modern and fresh, with great facilities. It could do with a free bus between City and Clifton as the public bus is rather expensive. Also, student support is very slow to access.

I study at the Clifton campus. It's really accessible, even as a commuting student. The employability service is fantastic and careers fairs are well organised. All course modules are interesting and staff are really supportive. I think there should be more consideration for when deadlines are scheduled - a lot get bunched together and spreading them out more would be beneficial to everyone.

NTU provides a lot of facilities to its students. NTU always has a lot of events going on which helps students always stay engaged with something. . Nottingham is also an amazing student city, it is practically run by students and hence is very lively at all times. NTU also has amazing support team set up to support students with everything whether it be employability, health or support with anything in the course. NTU is also a very diverse university, with people from multiple countries. There are also global lounges set up in every campus where students can go and learn more about different cultures, it constantly hosts events like language cafe and well being events. In my course there are a number of facilities that students can use, Virtual reality room, app development room, robotics and much more. NTU also has multiple campuses split across Nottingham. However, university being split up into multiple campuses has its downsides. Some campuses are a lot more lively than the others. Campuses like Clifton campus and Brackenhurst campus are really isolated which can make it really difficult for a student to socialise if they do choose to live off campus in these areas. Moreover, during my time in NTU we were introduced to online classes which more or less continued in my second year. I believe these online lectures are good as you can do them from the comfort of your home however it can take away from the uni experience. A lecture conducted in person can turn out to be a lot more fruitful and engaging for a student than online. During my time in university and my course, most of my lectures were online and we had labs that were conducted offline, which was not the best idea as in labs you are to just sit and do the lab activity and ask if you have any questions whereas lectures are where you are actually learning, so I really would have preferred if the lectures were conducted in person and labs online. Overall, I would say Nottingham Trent university is a great university for students, it has a number of opportunities available for students and the Nottingham city plays a great part in making the university life really fun and lively.

I love the computer scones department they are very supportive and the support of studies you get. In addition the opportunities there are in the university such as societies, sports and so much more. Improvements could be made is they could start teaching with better styles for example in the lectures make it more engaging and fun so students will be able to engage. Moreover, in Clifton campus there’s a variety of things such as the point and Costa linked with the student union and it’s really good and love the environment and vibe that it has to it.

It’s got lots of different cultures from all around the world so even as an international student you feel like you’re home away from home.