REAL WORLD THINKING NORTHERN IRELAND NORTHERN IRELAND Lowest

REAL WORLD THINKING

NORTHERN IRELAND • • NORTHERN IRELAND Lowest cost of living in the UK (Mercer, 2016) Northern Ireland is the happiest place in the UK (Office of National Statistics, 2016) VV • Belfast as one of National Geographic’s “Places to Travel for Food in 2016” • 1 hr flight to London • Northern Ireland population = 1. 8 million • Greater Belfast population = 650, 000

Best UK City BELFAST Guardian and Observer Travel Awards 2016

Europe’s Best Visitor Attraction World Travel Awards

Stunning Natural Landscapes of Antrim Coast

QUB Heritage

Established in 1845, 9 th oldest University in UK.

Seamus Heaney Nobel Prize winner, QUB Alumnus

Mary Mc. Aleese 8 th President Ireland QUB Alumna

The Faculty Today QUB Heritage

QUB Heritage

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

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

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

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

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. "

Teaching

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

MA International Relations

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

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

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

Ph. D Programmes

Ph. D PROGRAMMES Why Queens? • Opportunities in every school • Interdisciplinary research

Ph. D PROGRAMMES Funding • Ph. D scholarships - 2 International Ph. D scholarships for 2017 • 20 International Faculty Awards - accommodation package • Queen’s International Office Scholarships

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

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

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