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SIM Study Abroad 2020LSE Summer School

Global Learning

STUDY ABROAD

How to Apply

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Upload documents 1 to 3 on SIMConnect

Submit all documents and administrative fee payment receipt to abroad@sim.edu.sg

*Documents to submit:1. Transcript2. Signed contract

&indemnity form3. Photocopy of passport4. Copy of administrative fee payment receipt

Apply via SIMConnect

Make an administrative fee payment (s$149.80 incl. GST )

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Receive Acceptance email from the office of Global Learning

Apply to LSE Summer School & make program fee payment

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How to Apply

Please note that there will be an administrative fee charge. Once paid it is non-refundable.

Following documents must be submitted to SIMConnect: SIMConnect> Self-Service> Global Learning>

Study Abroad

1. Scanned copy of your passport ID page

2. Your latest academic transcript

(1st year students may submit their JC/Polytechnic/High School or Diploma transcript)

3. Completed Contract & Indemnity Form – Link 1

4. Completed SIM-PU Indemnity Form (If Applicable) – Link2

5. Resume

6. Completed Scholarship Essay – Link3

Normal applicants: 4 documents in total

To apply for the scholarship, you will need to submit 2 additional documents:

Scholarship application deadline will be on 31 January 2020

Recommendation letters are not needed and will not be taken into consideration

Resume and Scholarship application essay to submit at abroad@sim.edu.sg

Visa Requirements – United Kingdom

Singaporeans/Malaysians

Stamped as Student Visitor at airport

Bring documents with you

• Admission/Offer Letter from the Summer School

• Accommodation – Address, Confirmation & Invoice

• Proof you have enough money for your stay (e.g. bank statement with your name)

• Proof of your intention to leave the UK (e.g. flight ticket) within 6 months of the date of entry

Others

Apply for a Student Visa before departure

Check https://www.gov.uk/study-visit-visa on how to apply for your visa.

Proceed with visa application immediately after confirmation of placement by Summer School

* Your passport might be retained by the Embassy as part of the application process.

LSE Summer School

Dr James Abdey

Associate Academic Director, UoL Programmes at

LSE

About LSE

Ranked second globally for Social

Science and Management QS World University 2019 subject rankings

London’s top universityComplete University guide 2019

Highest proportion of world class

research of any UK universityUK Government Research Excellence Framework 2014

(most recent)

LSE was founded in

1895and has grown to

become one of the

foremost social

science universities

in the world.

About LSE

World Class Faculty

Professor Michael Cox

Dr Orla LynskeyProfessor Qiwei Yao

Dr Robert Falkner

Average age of students: 21

88% under 24

9% 24 – 29

3% 30+

Male 48 %, Female 52%

10% Postgraduate

85% Undergraduate

Our Students

Singapore Institute of ManagementSummer School student data (2014-2019)

Singapore Institute of Management (SIM)Number of

students

Accounting 23

Economics 17

Finance 29

International Relations 21

Law 10

Management 63

Grand Total 137

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2020 Programme Overview

Over 100 courses in three sessions over a nine week period

Subject areas

Accounting

Business and Management

Economics

Research Methods, Data Science and Mathematics

Finance

International Relations, Government and Society

Law

Additional new courses will be announced in early December

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Learning Experience

155 full-time LSE academics teach on Summer School

Opportunity to learn through class participation with global peers

Learning through exploration of real world case studies

Business and Management – highly interactive

Economics – application of up-to-date analytical tools

Finance – practical application of state-of-the art financial models and tools

Accounting – theory applied in practice

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Course Structure

All courses are designed and delivered by LSE faculty

Minimum of 54 contact hours – equivalent to a term’s worth of study

Daily 3-hour lectures

Daily 90 minute classes/seminars

Typically 20 students per class/seminar

Formative assessment – typically within the first week

Summative assessment – exam, essay or group project including the

final exam on the last Friday of the course

Extracurricular Learning

Public lecture series – global leaders of business, finance,

government and academia

Sessions planned for 2020 include:

Sessions with LSE innovations hub

Career preparation workshops – managing interview

anxiety, CV writing, emotional intelligence

Skills for 21st Century – app building and coding workshops

Talks from former Summer School students on their paths

from study to career success

The LSE’s Saw Swee

Hock Student Centre

is the winner of eight

building and

architecture awards

The LSE Library –

the world's largest

library specialising in

social and political

science

The Centre

Building- LSE’s

newest state of

the art, flexible

and highly

sustainable

academic and

teaching building

Modern classrooms

equipped with high

quality AV technology

LSE Teaching Facilities

Accommodation

The LSE is able to offer its Summer School students

some of London’s most centrally located student

accommodation. Many of its rooms are within walking

distance of campus

Single, double, triple rooms and studio apartments

Shared bathroom or private en suite facilities

Breakfast included

Public areas cleaned daily

Rooms to suit a wide variety of budgets: £47 - £125

Student Support

Summer School team available:

9.30am – 5.30pm for all enquiries

LSE Life – study advice

Academic tutor – course changes

IT help desk

Wellbeing advice

Social Programme

The social programme helps students make

life-long connections with global peers from

across the courses

River Thames boat trip

Trips to historical locations such as

Bath, Stonehenge and Oxford

Visits to the theatre and other cultural

activities

Welcome and Farewell events

Regent’s Park

Buckingham Palace

Houses of Parliament

St Paul’s Cathedral

St James’s Park

Westminster Cathederal

Piccadilly Circus

Marble Arch Covent

Garden

The British Museum

London Eye

TheShard

TateModern

ImperialWar Museum

Tower Bridge

Tower of London

River

Thames

Trafalgar Square

Oxford Street

The City

Madame Tussauds

Soho

Passfield Hall

Carr-Sanders Hall

Rosebery Avenue Hall

Northumberland HouseBankside House

High Holborn Residence

Grosvenor House

Close proximity to some of the best cultural sights in London

Entry Requirements

100 level courses – minimum entry requirement is university offer

200 – 300 level courses – university transcript showing prerequisites

Grades of B+ or higher

GPA 3.3

English entry requirements:

Studied degree in English, or

IELTs 7 (all areas) or equivalent

Application Process

Applications open at the end of November 2019

Applications assessed within two weeks of arriving at LSE

Minimal pre-course preparation

Office support available throughout the application process,

from 9.30am - 5.30pm GMT by phone or via email

Fees

SIM discounts:

• 15% discount for students taking University of London EMFSS degrees

• 10% discount for all other SIM students

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97%

of our 2019 students

would recommend the

LSE Summer

School to a friend.

2019 Summer School Cohort Survey

Testimonial video

LSE Summer School

Tan Sock Sean

2019 LSE Summer School Scholarship recipient

More InformationEmail at

Abroad@sim.edu.sg

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