Canada
These pages will provide you with information specific to you, as a student coming from Canada. You may also find useful our general information for international students, prospective undergraduates and postgraduates, and departments pages.
You can find out more about what it's really like at Sheffield, from a Canadian student's perspective, and watch our students talk about how they experience life at Sheffield
Our relationship with Canada
Pre-departure information for 2013
Click here to read our pre-departure information for students coming to the University in 2013. More useful welcome information for international students can also be found on our web pages.
The University of Sheffield has a long established relationship with Canada and we have been welcoming students here for many decades.
The first known Canadian graduate of Sheffield graduated from us in 1937 and we are delighted you are interested in following that tradition.
Upcoming Webchats
We will let you know here if we are planning a web chat, as well as on our general web chats page. You can also download recent transcripts from our web chats.
International Office - Canada team contacts
The Canada team is here to help you and offers a comprehensive 'one stop' service to students from Canada.
Our role includes:
- Advice and counselling for you and your parents on all aspects of study in Sheffield including courses, tuition fees and available scholarships and making an application to study with us;
- Information and practical details about living in Sheffield including finding somewhere to live, how to get here and what happens when you arrive;
- Answering your questions about the city of Sheffield and student life here;
- Possible opportunity to meet a member of staff when they visit Canada to get information and advice on your application to Sheffield;
You may have already met us during one our visits to Canada. If you haven't met us yet, then we hope you will.
Ask Sheffield
If you have a general enquiry that is not answered within these pages please use our frequently asked questions database, Ask Sheffield – this has answers to most of the questions we receive.
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If you cannot find the answer to your question on Ask Sheffield, please contact the Canada Team.
email : ruth.lauener@sheffield.ac.uk
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