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Royal Holloway self-led campus tours: 2023

If you're unable to make one of our scheduled campus tours we are now able to offer self-led tours.

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• Friday May 3 9:00 AM
• Saturday May 4 9:00 AM
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About this event

Your self-led guide and welcome pack will be emailed to you prior to the event, along with further information regarding your visit.

Please note:

• Not all buildings on campus will be open- this is one of the many precautions in place to ensure our campus is safe to welcome back students and visitors. We also cannot guarantee with these tours that facilities such as bathrooms and catering outlets will be open.
• Please book for the day you intend to visit and arrive at the time you indicate when booking- it is essential that we know who is on campus at the moment. If you can no longer make it to campus, please do let us know.

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Visit our campus and get a real feel for student life at one of our Open Days. You'll be able to explore our campus, meet our academics and students and ask any questions you have as you start making important choices about university.

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Your first weeks on campus

Congratulations! The hard work has paid off and you are finally planning your arrival at Royal Holloway, ready to start your next adventure. Coming to study and live in a new country is a life changing experience, and Royal Holloway's campus environment makes it easier to settle into your new life and make new friends in the UK. The International Student Support service aims to ensure that all students receive a warm welcome when they arrive at Royal Holloway, and works with the Students’ Union and other departments to coordinate a programme of events to help you find your way around the campus, local area and to help you meet new people. Your orientation and welcome programme starts once you arrive on campus, and this section explains the sorts of activities taking place during your first weeks in the UK.

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Welcome Week

The first week of term, starting Monday 18 September, is known as Welcome Week.

Welcome Week is an opportunity to familiarise yourself with the campus and the local area, meet your department at orientation sessions, put together your class timetable, and of course - to have fun and make friends!

Most classes will not start until the following week, on Monday 25 September. Your department may invite you to an orientation event or some taster classes during Welcome Week, which you must attend. During these sessions you will find out your timetable for the term and have the opportunity to choose any elective courses if available on your degree programme.

Alongside the academic sessions you attend during Welcome Week, there will also be a huge variety of social events to help you to settle into life at Royal Holloway and meet new people. For further information please see the orientation and welcome programme.

Have a look at what some of our current students have to say about how to prepare for Royal Holloway and  make the most of your first few weeks as a student here.

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Royal Holloway - University of London

10 – 17 years

15 contact hours per week

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Residential

1,000 max beds per week

• Study in the world famous Founder’s building
• Five full-day excursions
• Sunset boat disco on The River Thames

About the programme

• English levels: Elementary – Proficiency (programme can be adjusted to lower English levels)
• Maximum class size: 20*
• Five full-day excursions including London, Brighton & Oxford
• State-of-the-art facilities for sports and social activities
• Full Group Leader Programme included- Download here

*in exceptional circumstances, this maximum may be exceeded

ACADEMIC CHOICE

• Trinity GESE exam**
• Employability for the 21st Century syllabus: Available for students aged 14+ with minimum English level B1
• Academic Skills for Higher Education syllabus: Available for students with minimum English level B1. Minimum of 12 students

** S ubject to demand and minimum student numbers required

Oxford International Junior Programmes understands that occasionally slightly young/older siblings or friends may wish to come in a group. Oxford International Junior Programmes reserves the right to accept students who are slightly younger or older than the advertised minimum/maximum age. These exceptional requests must be approved by our admissions team in advance. Appropriate welfare and safety provisions will apply.

Royal Holloway, University of London

Sports: Sports include badminton, basketball and table tennis. The sports hall is used as part of the activity programme and must be supervised by an Activity Leader. Fully equipped gym for Groups Leaders for a small fee.

Other: A stunning picture gallery and historic chapel are housed within the world-famous Founder’s building. Social spaces are available within the Students Union such as Tommy’s Bar.

ACCOMMODATION

• Modern en-suite rooms
• Kitchens/social spaces in every block, furnished to a high standard
• Wi-Fi Internet access in all rooms
• The accommodation blocks are located very conveniently for access to the canteen
• Accommodation is typically configured in flats of six to eight bedrooms sharing a kitchen space

LOCAL TRANSPORT

Rail: Egham Station (20 mins walk), Direct to Waterloo (40 mins), Direct to Richmond (20 mins) Bus: Bus stop opposite the entrance, Bus 71 direct to Windsor, Bus 441 direct to Staines

Royal Holloway

Queen's Building, Egham TW20 0EQ, UK

Central London

Charing Cross Underground Station, Charing Cross, London WC2N 5DR, UK

Egham Train Station

Egham, Egham TW20 9NT, UK

118 Church St, Brighton BN1 1AU, UK

100 Market St, Oxford OX1 3DY, UK

London Heathrow Airport

Condor Way, Longford, Hounslow TW6, UK

London Gatwick

North Terminal, Departures Rd, Horley, Gatwick RH6 0NP, UK

Stansted Airport

Stansted Airport, Bassingbourn Rd, Stansted CM24 1QW, UK

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Program at a Glance

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University of London, Royal Holloway, is in the Surrey countryside on the top of a hill near the rural, commuter town of Egham. The university is known for performing arts, athletics, and a wide range of courses in science and the social sciences. Almost a third of Royal Holloway students are from outside the UK. The student community is close-knit and class sizes are small. Egham is a traditional English town where you'll be able to experience British culture. Plan a day to tour the royal residence of Windsor Castle, just an hour away by train through the green English countryside.

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WHERE YOU'LL STUDY

University of London, Royal Holloway, is near the rural town of Egham, 40 minutes southwest of central London. While some distance from big-city life, the campus makes up for it by being just 10 minutes from London’s primary airport, Heathrow. Founded by two social reformers and originally opened as an all-women's college, Royal Holloway keeps to its change-making reputation. Students and staff chose to name the newest building on campus after the suffragette and Royal Holloway alumna Emily Wilding Davison. Many Royal Holloway academics are advisors to the government on a range of critical issues, like combating radicalization and terrorism and how to address global climate change. Built around the stunning 19th-century Founders’ Hall, modeled after the French Renaissance-style Chambord Castle, the campus is spacious, park-like, and largely residential. The library offers separate study zones to accommodate every type of learner from silent to social, creative to collaborative.

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