A limited number of exchange spots are available for
English, Film Studies and Philosophy majors. If you meet this requirment, please complete the
QUB Exchange application.
This program is otherwise open to all qualifying students (minimum GPA of 3.0) as a study abroad option
with a 5% reduction on Queen's University, Belfast tuition.
Campus Life
Queen's University is located in the heart of Belfast, Northern Ireland's capital city - a bustling, cosmopolitan city boasting a vibrant social life and rich cultural heritage.
The University campus is one of the best-equipped in Europe and includes everything you need, from nightclubs to sporting facilities, restaurants and our own art house cinema – all within walking distance from student accommodation – to complete your life-changing experience at Queen’s. Click on the links below to find out more about our wide range of student facilities.
With more than 17,000 students and 3,500 staff, it is a dynamic and diverse institution, a magnet for inward investment, a patron of the arts and a global player in areas ranging from cancer studies to sustainability, and from pharmaceuticals to creative writing.
Queen's is currently investing over £200 million in students, staff and facilities. Our distinctive campus is further enhanced by the new landmark McClay library, redevelopment of the Elms student village, and major refurbishment of the Physical Education Centre and the Students' Union. Academic developments range from a substantial expansion in Medicine to new postgraduate courses in Governance and Sustainable Development, from the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology to the Sonic Arts Research Centre, and from the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry to novel approaches to "green technology".
Accommodation
International students are given priority for a place in University accommodation for at least their first year at Queen’s. Elms Student Village and other student houses are located within easy walking distance of the University in a pleasant residential area.
All rooms are single study bedrooms and self-catered, which means that students share kitchen facilities and make their own meals. Rooms are either ensuite (with a private shower room) or standard (with a washbasin and students share bathroom facilities). Read more
From experience, we know that some students have more specific requirements and therefore we have limited rooms in our accommodation, which offer a choice of three lifestyle options:
- Single Sex Accommodation - living with either only male or only female students on the same floor or house.
- No Alcohol Accommodation - alcohol cannot be consumed by you or your guests anywhere in the house, floor or apartment.
- Quiet Living Accommodation - living with other students who prefer a quieter, more study-focused environment.
There is live-in support from our team of Community Youth Workers and Residential Assistants, whose role it is to help students deal with transition issues such as settling in, making friends, managing money and sharing communal living space. University is about more than academic achievement. It offers wonderful opportunities to make new friends, meet new challenges and become involved in new activities.
Studying at Queen's
When you come to Queen's you’ll be getting involved in one of the most exciting universities in the UK - as well as one of the biggest. Students are the lifeblood of Queen's and the delivery of the best possible educational experience to you is central to the University’s existence.
Queen's University is unique. Few other universities across the world combine international recognition for research and national recognition for innovation in the curriculum with the student-centred ethos and leadership role in the community which are the hallmarks of Queen’s.
A history of academic excellence provides a firm foundation for our forward-looking and confident vision for the future, which will ensure that you can look forward to being taught to the highest standards by academics who are both world-class teachers and researchers.
Undergraduate students benefit from a thriving research environment at Queen's. Our students are taught by academics who are also leading researchers at the forefront of their disciplines.
Queen's is a vibrant 21st century institution building on the excellence of its past to create an even brighter future and nurturing a dynamic community of academics and students to contribute to society around the world. There has never been a better time to enjoy the 'Queen's Experience'.
