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United Arab Emirates

Welcome to students from UAE! This page contains information to help you learn more about life at the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ as a student from UAE student.

At Brighton, we’ll help you reach your potential, build the skills and experience you need to succeed in your career and give you an unforgettable student experience.

  • Key information, including entry requirements, contact details and a list of agents we work with
  • Funding the application process including scholarships, fees, how to apply and visa information
  • Vice-Chancellor international scholarship information for your country
  • Life at Brighton including how to make Brighton your home from home and the support available to you as an international student
  • What students from your country say about studying at Brighton
  • Explore our international blog

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Key information

Why choose Brighton?

  • Top 4.3% of institutions globally – 2025 Center for World University Rankings.
  • Brighton is a top 100 worldwide student city in the QS 2026 Best Student Cities league table.
  • We have a silver award in the national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), 2023.
  • Top 30 for sustainability in the UK – People & Planet University League 2024–25.
  • We're accredited by the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), an accreditation achieved by less than 6% of business schools worldwide.
  • We're a career-focused university with over 50 accrediting and awarding bodies.
  • 100% of our full-time undergraduate students have the opportunity to do work-related learning as part of their course.
  • We offer a number of international scholarships to support international students and make a positive impact on their studies.
  • You're guaranteed a place in our halls of residence for the first year of your studies.

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Entry requirements

Details of the academic and English language requirements for your course are on our course finder. We help many students from UAE to improve their qualifications to meet entry requirements.


Academic equivalencies

Undergraduate

We require a Tawijihiyya (Secondary School Certificate) plus an acceptable international foundation year or equivalent.

Postgraduate

We require applicants to hold a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of 2.5 (out of 4.0) / C+ / 75–79% / Good from a recognised Emirati university.

Emirati degree classification (CPGA)
Emirati degree classification (letter) Emirati degree classification (%) Alternative name
English translation or equivalent
3.60–4.00 A 90–100% Excellent 1st
3.00–3.59 B+ / B 80–89% Very good 2:1
2.50–2.99 C+ 75–79% Good 2:2

English language requirements

We will not accept an Emirati English language qualification as meeting our minimum English language proficiency requirements. Find out more about our English language requirements.

Improve your academic and English language ability

If you don't have the correct grades or qualifications to meet our entry requirements, we can help you improve them. Find out more about our pre-sessional English courses.

Degree preparation courses at the International College

If you complete your pathway course at the International College at the required level, you are guaranteed entry to a degree at the Âé¶¹´«Ã½. Available degree subject areas include accounting and finance, art and design, business management, law with business, and many more.

Find out more about the pathway courses on offer at the .

Contact us

Said Nabelsi

International Officer – Middle East, North Africa and Turkey

Location: Amman, Jordan

Responsible for regional recruitment and support to applicants and offer holders in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

You can ask Said about:

  • entry requirements
  • submitting a direct or agent application
  • scholarships.

Email: S.Nabelsi@brighton.ac.uk

Said Nabelsi

Find an agent

We have a number of registered and approved representatives in UAE. They can help you with information about the university and the UK, and assist you with your application.

Agents in UAE
AgentEmailTelephone
AIMS Education info.dubai@aimseducation.co.uk +971 547588797
BCIE Dubai dubai@bcie.co.uk +971 4 455 9388
Bright Education and Training muhsen@brighteducationandtraining.com +44 7568 313011
Education Resources Network basima@ern-dubai.com +971 556 877 177
IGEC uk.admission@igec.com.au +971 4 239 8500
JnS admission.ae@jnsedu.com +971 569940084
Knowledge Horizon jerry@knowledgehorizon.com +971 4 2980 994
StudyIn Dubai

dubai@studyin-uk.com

+971 4 3868 900

Funding the application process

Find out more about the application process, our fees, funding opportunities and the visa process for international students.

 

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How to apply

See our application process, including how to submit an application and what to expect at each stage.

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Fees, funding and scholarships

Explore our scholarships, view our international tuition fees and find out more about our payment deadlines.

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Visas and immigration

Find out more about the visa application process, including what documents are required and our CAS deadlines.

Vice-Chancellor international scholarships

Our Vice-Chancellor international scholarships are automatically granted to eligible students from specific regions, including your country.

The Vice-Chancellor scholarship is awarded as a reduction on tuition fees of:

  • £2,500 at masters-level
  • £5,500 at bachelors-level (across a standard three-year course).
The Vice-Chancellor international scholarships have been designed to have a positive impact on your studies and enable more students with global perspectives to study at Brighton. We know that when different perspectives come together, brilliant new thinking happens – and that's why it's so important to create a student community that's inclusive and diverse.

Professor Donna Whitehead, Vice-Chancellor

View our postgraduate eligibility criteria

View our undergraduate eligibility criteria

Professor Donna Whitehead

Life at Brighton

Settling in

We know it can be daunting to move country, so we will help you to settle in by:

  • making sure you know exactly what you need to bring
  • inviting you to join an in-depth orientation programme
  • providing dedicated international student support services throughout your time at Brighton
  • sharing information about festivals and celebrations you can get involved with on our social media accounts.
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Home from home

If you are looking for a little taste of home when you're in Brighton, you can check out  on Preston Street for some authentic Arabian cuisine, or try out  in Hove.

You can join one of the many . There are more than 100 societies – from faith-based groups to cultural societies, hobby-based groups and academic interests. If you can't find a society that suits your interests, you can even start your own! You can also make friends by joining a sports team or club, either to play for fun or take part in competitions against other universities.

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Your employability

Whether you are studying a bachelors degree or adding to your existing qualifications with a masters-level course, it's important to think about how you will use your time at university to benefit your career after graduation.

All of our courses either offer the opportunity for a placement, or have work-related learning embedded, to help you apply your academic skills and knowledge in a professional environment. You'll also have access to our international student jobs portal, to help you find graduate work in the UK and abroad.

Careers and employability centre

International Student Advice Service

Our International Student Advice Service provides high-quality support and advice for students from outside the UK. The team can provide:

  • practical advice about living in the UK eg local shopping and transport, opening a UK bank account, accessing healthcare
  • information about social activities on and off campus
  • support for homesickness and culture shock
  • advice on financial hardship
  • support through times of crisis.

Find out more about our International Student Advice Service.

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Brighton Student Skills Hub

The Brighton Student Skills Hub enables you to develop skills for confident university study, so you can achieve your full potential in your education, and your career.

Services offered include:

  • English language support
  • academic writing support
  • library and research skills
  • employability skills
  • maths and statistics support
  • digital skills development.

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Meet us at an event

Our International Office attend in-person and online events throughout the year. Meeting our international colleagues at an event is a great opportunity for you to find out more about what it's like to be an international student at the Âé¶¹´«Ã½, and ask us any questions.

You can ask our team about our entry requirements, funding, how to apply, support services for international students, accommodation, student life, and the city of Brighton & Hove.

Meet us at an event

What our students say

Why international students choose Brighton

Every year we welcome students from all around the world to study at Brighton.

We help our international students gain the knowledge, practical experience and skills they need to succeed in their careers, wherever in the world they choose to work and live.

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International news blog 

Teaching Excellence Framework silver award

TEF Silver awarded for the quality of our teaching and student outcomes

Center for World University Rankings 2025 top 4.3%

We are in the top 4.3% of institutions globally, Center for World University Rankings 2025

Race Equality Charter silver award

Race Equality Charter Silver awarded for our pledge to advance representation, progression and success for minority ethnic staff and students

Stonewall LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer Gold Award 2024

We are ranked 14th in Stonewall's top 100 employers for commitment to equality for LGBTQ+ staff and students

Athena Swan Gender Charter Silver Award

We were awarded Athena Swan Silver for advancement of gender equality, representation, progression and success for all

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We are a Disability Confident employer, committed to ensuring opportunity for progression for all

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Signed to the Disabled Student Commitment, an initiative to improve support for disabled students

EcoCampus Platinum logo, a platinum circle with the additional text 'The EcoCampus award for the phased implementation of an Environmental Management System'.

EcoCampus Platinum accredited for our environmental sustainability, compliance and processes

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