Education UK Showcase 2008 will be taking place on 3 December 2008 at Traders Hotel Yangon, Myanmar Ballroom (Level 2). Booths will be opened to the general public from 12.00 hrs to 18.00 hrs. There is no admission fee. Representatives from 12 UK further and higher education will be there to personally answer your questions. Click here to find out more about the Showcase, the list and profiles of the participating institutions.

Our Burmese students can now find out about the comparability of Burmese qualifications they hold with those from the UK. The information is provided courtesy of UK NARIC, the National Agency managed on behalf of the UK Government. The information is designed to assist those coming to the UK to work or study when applying for jobs or courses in the UK. Click here to find out more….

UK visa guidance sheet for those who apply for student visa in the UK has once again been updated. The update includes the changes from UK Visas to UK Border Agency, new visa enquiry email address and newly launched visa website: UK in Burma, the official website of the British Embassy in Rangoon.

Academic Technology Approval Scheme, also know as ATAS, effective from 1st November, is a certificate required to apply for non-EU/EEA nationals who are planning to take post graduate study in the UK in certain science, engineering or technology discipline. The certificate needs to be acquired before the candidate apply for visa, Entry Clearance(EC) or Extension of Stay(EoS). ATAS application forms can be obtained from the ATAS website or by just mailing a request at atas@fco.gov.uk.The majority of ATAS application will be processed within 10 working days from the date that the application is received.

The purpose to introduce ATAS is to stop the spread of knowledge and skills that could be used in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their means of delivery. The ATAS is designed to ensure that people who are applying to study certain sensitive subjects in the UK do not have links to WMD programmes.

We would like to express that the UK remains open and committed to providing access to high quality education for all nationalities. Hence, the over-riding aim of the scheme is to prevent access to sensitive technology and not to stop genuine students from going to the UK to study.

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