2. REAL WORLD
THINKING

3. NORTHERN IRELAND NORTHERN IRELAND VV
Lowest cost of living in the UK (Mercer, 2016)  
Northern Ireland is the happiest place in the UK (Office of National Statistics, 2016) 
Belfast as one of National Geographic’s “Places to Travel for Food in 2016”
1hr flight to London
Northern Ireland population = 1.8 million
Greater Belfast population = 650,000

4. Best UK City
Guardian and Observer Travel Awards 2016
BELFAST

5. Europe’s Best Visitor Attraction
World Travel Awards

6. Stunning Natural Landscapes of Antrim Coast

7. QUB Heritage
QUB Heritage

8. Established in 1845, 9th oldest University in UK.

9. Seamus Heaney
Nobel Prize winner, QUB Alumnus

10. Mary McAleese
8th President Ireland
QUB Alumna

11. QUB Heritage
The Faculty Today

12. QUB Heritage

13. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS SUBJECTS RANKED WITHIN THE TOP 20 IN THE UK
7,500+
STUDENTS
11%
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 24
SUBJECTS RANKED WITHIN THE TOP 20 IN THE UK

14. 90 54 2 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES
MASTERS PROGRAMMES WITH A BROAD RANGE OF PHD OPPORTUNITIES 2
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOLS

15. Real World Experts
Applying research to society in ways that are life-changing.

16. Queen’s is 8th in the UK for research intensity
In the most recent Research Excellence Framework Queen’s is in the top 20 for research quality and impact
Queen’s is 8th in the UK for research intensity
Over 75% of our research is world-class
or internationally leading

17. Senator George J. Mitchell Institute
for Global Peace, Security and Justice
"I believe there’s no such thing as a conflict that can’t be ended. They’re created and sustained by human beings. They can be ended by human beings. No matter how ancient the conflict, no matter how hateful, no matter how hurtful, peace can prevail."

18. Teaching

19. Undergraduate Study
Innovative teaching practices - client counselling and Moot trials
A truly international curriculum - Maymesters and study abroad
Internship / placement opportunities - over 200 students on placement
Award winning teaching staff - National Teaching Fellows

20. MA International Relations

21. MA International Relations
Why Queens?
World leading staff in the field
Post-conflict society - no better place to study politics
Mitchell Institute links and high profile Winter School
Series of guest talks and seminars

22. MA International Relations
Modules include:
Theories and Issues in International Relations
International Political Economy
Contemporary Security
Global Terrorism

23. MA International Relations
Careers
Government
NGOs and Charities
Academics
Policy Analysts
Security Experts

24. PhD Programmes

25. PhD PROGRAMMES Why Queens? Opportunities in every school
Interdisciplinary research

26. PhD PROGRAMMES Funding
PhD scholarships - 2 International PhD scholarships for 2017
20 International Faculty Awards - accommodation package
Queen’s International Office Scholarships

27. PhD PROGRAMMES Highlighting Research in Progress Seminars
Graduate School interdisciplinary training programme
International PhD community - Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, and Australia.

28. QUEEN’S IS RANKED IN THE OF UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD
TOP 1%
OF UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD
(QS World University Rankings 2016/17)

29. Thank You
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