England - University of Hertfordshire

England (the country)

Political system: major constituent of the UK therefore political structure is a constitutional monarchy and parliament, the ruler is Queen Elizabeth II.

Law: English law is the common law legal systel of England and Wales including criminal and civil law, each branch has its own courts and procedures.

History and Geography: England is located in the south-east of the UK and its capital is London, retains links with its former empire through the Commonwealth and is historically and culturally linked to the US

Economy: service sector is the highest sector in England, manufacturing and primary industries are declining, construction industry is growing, economic growth provided by administrative and financial sectors.

University context

Specifics about the university (history, politics): This university is public, initial campus at Roe Green in Hatfield and originally a techincal college, in 1952 it was officially founded by the Duke of Edinburgh and the first large technical college to be established in England after Worl War II, designated a regional college in England and Wales by the Ministry of Education in 1961, it then became Hatfield Polytechnic and now the University of Hertfordshire.

2 main campuses: College Lane campus and de Havilland campus

How professors teach: I do not know

Students: 20k students including 2 600 international students

Facilities: cafeteria and library are all at students’ disposal, they equally have different sports teams.

Which documents to apply? not sure yet

Where do I get information from? The university’s student office

How to suscribe to an optional course? no indications yet

Material needed? specific subjects are given but not the material

Level of local students? Not sure yet

When can I visit? When are exam dates? February 6th 2019 is a visit day and exams the first year are in the mid-september to mid-january period

How do they grade? I do not know


What is considered fraud and plagiarism? Risks and consequences? How to avoid cheating? as in most countries, purely copying and pasting information, stealing ones work, not putting citations

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