University of Sheffield

The university offers the best lecturers and teaching services you can get. Professors are always there to help and improve your study. The library is open 24/7 which is useful for exams period and it is also a good place to find new friends and socialize easily. The environment is extremely multicultural and plenty of brilliant people then it is very stimulating. I would definitely recommend to take a Master at this university.

I like the humanized campus service of Sheffield University very much. Always give the students the most needed help in the first place. However, for international students, the university should provide more cross-cultural courses and activities. This is also the significance of international education. This will help international students integrate into British life more quickly and build a diverse circle of friends. I have observed that many international students prefer to be with students of the same nationality. I suggest that the university can give more help to make international students more international.

I think the university is one of the lowest reputation-wise out of the Russel group universities and is clinging on to that accreditation to hold some value. It also relies heavily on the large influx of international students who boost the university outlook fro an outside perspective in terms of global rankings. There are a few standout departments which carry the others which are not on par with other unis of similar ranking or reputation. I liked the city and the extracurricular aspect and coverage that the uni and the students union offered.

I was an exchange student in UoS and I really had a great time here. It’s one of the most international universities and I made a lot of friends from different countries. There are a lot of student societies and all kinds of activities every week to fulfil your off-class life. The student union, one of the best in UK, also does a very good job. I would highly recommend UoS.

All professors have been very helpful. Both in person and via email. The lectures were question-friendly, interesting and enriching. Some tasks were quite challenging, but everything was doable when learned how to manage time efficiently. Also, there is a splendid offer of societies you can join - there is literally at least one for what you can think of.

There are definitely some positives. Student life is amazing, and I'm not surprised that Sheffield has the best student's union. However, especially with modern languages courses, there is a severe lack of available modules. For example, if you chose to study Russian Studies for example, they do not actually have enough modules to offer this as a degree so you end up having to do very random modules, such as some in the psychology department. I have genuinely received feedback before from one of the sub-departments saying that my essay was too good, therefore it cannot be awarded a higher grade than a 2.2 as it's beyond my abilities (yet I've been getting firsts in this subject for a while). There is a lack of choice of modules, lecturers can either be really nice and helpful or run away the moment they're not on the clock. I know some people enjoyed the course, especially if they did more oversubscribed languages such as French or Spanish. I did study Spanish, and every year I would miss the opportunity to study modules that interested me due to factors beyond my control and I'd end up in random modules such as gender studies. You spend a lot of time on campus and it mostly didn't feel worth it.

Overall, studying at the University of Sheffield has been a good experience. In regards to facilities, the university can provide the right spaces and equipment for everyone. As for the professors, one thing I've noticed is the inconsistency between them. Some are available, others aren't. Mostly, their inconsistency is found in essays' feedbacks, with some professors criticizing aspects of an essay that other professors don't criticize or even praises. In turn, it can make a student who's not familiar with the British University system very confused. Two areas should be improved: more guidance for European and International students because our education system is different from the British one, and equal opportunities for both parties. This is not to say that as students we shouldn't take our responsibilities and learn by making mistakes, but it would be better if the expectations set on us could be fulfilled with more cooperation between students and the school. The International experience at the University is positive but needs improvement. You get to meet and familiarise with people from all over the world but some schools lack diversity or do not provide an environment where people from different countries can interact with each other. The school of East Asian studies, more specifically in the postgraduate courses, presents a huge number of international students coming from the same country. It means that although they are studying abroad, it doesn't feel like it, because they don't have many chances to interact with home students. As for student life, the University offers different activities and societies and everyone can find the right group of people with the same passions. The university provides lots of services and support and luckily it's not tricky nor hard to sort a problem if any arises.

1. The student union is excellent to help students to answer their questions and assist them to have their documents. 2. Teachers in my department are patient and experienced, which helps us to learn more. 3. Modules of my course are designed interestingly and reasonably, enabling me to get assess to different cultures and useful business knowledge. 4. Equipment in the campus is advanced and located in different buildings, convenient for students to use. 5. But the department or the school expand the enrollment, leading classes full of people. It might reduce the quality of learning in some extend.