Pass ACCA exams

ATC International's Mike Ashworth offers some advice on passing paper F9 and P4.

Each of the two compulsory case studies in paper P4 is likely to contain relatively easy requirements (for relatively high marks), for example cost of capital estimates, and at least one very demanding requirement (for relatively low marks), eg estimating the required return on a new bond issue to maintain shareholder wealth. Bank the easier marks and atleast make a sensible attempt at complex requirements, wrinting your assumptions and clearly explaining your approach.

As there is choice of two form three questions in section B the examiner can test anything he wants - after all, 'emerging issues in financial and financial management' is a key area of the syllabus. Although this may appear rather scary, one question will be wholly discursive and , to a large degree, may be attempted using a combination of common sense (discussing ethical issues, for example) and existing knowdlege.

Keep an eye on http://professorbobryan.blogspot.com/ to see what interest the examiner in his post "what is the value of limited liability?" professor Rayn gives his explation for the appetite for risk inthe banking sector.

Also real widely - check out The Economist and Financial Times websites regularly.

Source: PQ Magazine

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Lunching New BLOG "TheLondonStudy.com"

GOOD NEWS :-)

The new Study in Uk blog is lunched. Please visit http://www.thelondonstudy.com/
You can find everything related to Study in uk and student life of London. This blog will bring real and natural things like how student survibeing, what is the student job condition in London, specialiesed school,college & university information. Introducing London City, Fast few days in London, banking, student visa, transport system, accodomation and other stuffs. Everything everything & everything related Studen life in London and Uk.

The London Study is devloping now for better service. If you have any suggestion regarding The London Study please send email to info@thelondonstudy.com

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London SAM - The Gateway of Professionalism

London SAM (School of Accountancy & Management) bringing a new horizon for overseas students. Nowadays London SAM is one of the best qualified institute for professional courses for its outstanding study success and affordable tution fees.

LondonSAM is a vibrant and thriving environment where there is always something happening. Whether it’s successful students, tutors or events which support the local community you can browse our detailed news section to find out what’s been making headlines at our London and Poland campuses.

Specialized courses of London School of Accountancy & Management:

AAT, ACCA, CIMA, CAT, MBA. BA(Hons) Business management, BA(Hons) Accounting & Finance, Bsc(Hons) Computing Science and so on.

London SAM an approved COMPUTER BASED EXAM CENTRE for ACCA, AAT and CAT, COMPUTER BASED ASSESSMENT TEST CENTRE for CIMA.

Why London SAM?

1. 'A' Rated College
2. UKBA Accredited College
3. 'A' Class Team
4. Excellent facilities for overseas students
5. Under Tier 4 Immigration rules.

If you interested to admit here then I can help you directly (mail me for that and really I'm enjoying at LondonSAM. I came here from Bangladesh to study ACCA) or take info direct from their website http://www.londonsam.org.uk/

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Important notification for student visa applicants about visa letter.

United Kingdom Border Agency recently asked to all Tier 4 applicants to check their VISA LETTER properly before submitting visa application to the Uk high commission.

According to UKBA ....

If you are applying under tier 4, please make sure that the visa letter issued to you by your approved education provider contains all of the required information as described in the tier 4 guidance.

If you send us an application with a visa letter that does not contain all the required information, we will refuse your application.

It is your responsibility to make sure that the information you send with your application is correct and complete. If your visa letter does not contain the required information, please contact your approved education provider.

So dear friends please be careful about it and wish you all the best.

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No more 28 days for Uk student visa. Only 1 day

Good news for Uk student visa applicants. Show your maintainence fund to your bank only for one day. UKBA has been revised their decision only for September 2009 session instead of 28 days bank maturity. Now mature your fund for only one day. This offer is valid up to 31 july. So enjoy this oppurtunity.

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Wake up students september 2009 session is knocking for Uk study

A brand new September 2009 session is just knocking around you for study in uk. This September session will be a milestone for uk visa under Tier 4 student visa. Be prepared yourself soon for your next move to United Kingdom.

Contact with your local British council for better council. Or chose another council what you look better. Chose your path, education institution, course, accommodation. Don't forget to admit with "A" rated institute. This "A" rated institute will boost your 30 marks for visa under a new visa system.

You need 10 more points to get visa. This is called your maintenance fund. If you study inside London city you should have to show 7200 pound for first year course and accommodation in your bank account. If outside of London city then its 5400 pound only. Convert your local money to British pound from Oanda.

NOW ASK YOURSELF

Why Uk? After getting a positive answer
Chose your course! ! ! Why you chose it?
Find your desired institute. Then ask why this institute?
Now make a career plan.
Now its high time to enroll (decision)

I hope you got your all positive answer. I think this strategy can help you to find out all question about study in Uk. Wish you all the best to you.

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Study Law (LLB) courses in London (Uk)

Study law in London at the center of Uk. Studying law provides you with a broad and deep knowledge of the role of law and its impact on relations between individuals, society and government. Emphasis is placed on the global context in which law and lawyer operate, promoting the values of justice, liberty and equality.


Why Uk for LLB?

Uk is one of the best place for studying LLB for its importance and demand. Specially foreign students come London for studying LLB.

Where should study LLB in London?

• Oxford Brookes university
• London Metropolitan university
• Cardiff University
• University of Cambridge
• UCL
• Queen Mary
• University of London
  
• City university London

LLB (Law) course duration and fees

LLB: 3 years (Undergraduate) LLM: 1 year (Postgraduate)
LLB+LLM:- total 4 years

Average tuition Fees Between £3,500 to £11,000+ Average £7,000/yr. LLM: average £7,000. Total Average LLM+LLB: (4 years): £28,000.

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THE NEW UK STUDENT ROUTE

The new student route will dramatically simplify the immigration system for genuine students and education providers. We will replace 10 routes to the UK with just one tier. Students who would have come to the UK under the following routes will be able to apply for one of two new student visas:

• Students
• Sandwich Students
• Writing Up A Thesis
• Re-sit Of Examinations
• Bar Students
• Music Students
• Pupillage
• Welbeck College
• Association Of American Study Abroad
• Programmes
• Pestalozzi Children’s Trust

The Student Tier will have two new visas:

General Student: for all those wishing to come to the UK for their post -16 education; and

Child Student: for children between the ages of 4 and 16 to come here to be educated at our independent schools.

The prospective student and student visitor routes will remain outside the points system and its sponsorship requirements. (Details of these outes are provided at paragraphs 77-80). Parent carers of children under the age of 12 attending independent schools will also continue to be provided for outside the points system. (Further details of this route are provided at paragraph 62)

General Student Point Test:

The ‘General Student’ category will encompass all post 16 education outside of independent fee paying schools and will apply to the vast majority of overseas nationals seeking to enter the UK as a student

To gain a ‘General Student’ visa, applicants will have to score points against two sets of objective criteria with an overall pass mark of 40 points:

Points under Tier 4: General Student- Pass mark 40

• Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies -30 point
• Maintenance and Funds Test -10 point

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• New Uk Student Visa: Point Based system

• UK Student Visa

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Undergaduate courses at University of Oxford

University of Oxford is one of the most and unique university of this world. To be a Oxford student is really exciting. Here I'm to let you know how you'll admit at University of Oxford. I'll give you the main & direct content link. I hope you will enjoy this post and please feedback me.

Undergraduate courses at Oxford University

Embarking upon a degree at Oxford requires full focus and dedication. Choosing the right subject is crucial. Like a good book, a good subject is one you can’t put down. Click to

Undergraduate courses
How to apply
Entrance requirements
International Qualifications
English language requirements
Specific requirements for each course

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Study ACCA in London

What is ACCA ?

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, a British chartered accountancy body with a global presence that offers the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification worldwide.

Why ACCA ?

Join ACCA and you are accessing an unrivalled global network of offices, learning providers, examination centres and employers.

• Students and members in 170 countries
• Office and centres in nearly 80 countries
• Partners worldwide

Every eight minutes, somewhere in the world, someone registers as an ACCA student. So will you still stand out from the crowd? Absolutely We have been around for over 100 years and in that time we have built a reputation of excellence in qualifications and training that is recognized around the world, especially by employers of accountants. Study ACCA in London is a great opportunity for ACCA student

What is the ACCA syllabus ?

Total three part. Part1 is Fundamental (Knowledge) with 3 subjects. Part 2 is Skill with six subject and Part3 is Professional level with 7 papers (should have to complete 5 paper) . You have to pass total 14 subjects to become a ACCA affiliated.

• Fundamentals (Knowledge)
  
  
  • F1 Accountant in Business (AB)
  • F2 Management Accounting (MA)
  • F3 Financial Accounting (FA)
  
  
• Fundamentals (Skills)
  
  
  • F4 Corporate and Business Law (Russian) (CL)
  • F5 Performance Management (PM)
  • F6 Taxation Russia(TX)
  • F7 Financial Reporting (FR)
  • F8 Audit and Assurance (AA)
  • F9 Financial Management (FM)
  
  
• Professional
  
  
  • P1 Professional Accountant (PA)
  • P2 Corporate Reporting (CR)
  • P3 Business Analysis (BA)
  • P4 Advanced Financial Management (AFM)
  • P5 Advanced Performance Management (APM)
  • P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA)

Where you'll study ACCA ?

* London School of Business and Finance
* London College of Accountancy
* Kaplan Financial | Study ACCA, CIMA
* London SAM
* West End College London

Further information visit ACCA official website.

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New Uk Student Visa: Point Based system

Applying for a General Student visa or a Child Student visa under Tier4 is a simple process and should be done in the country of which you are a national or a legal resident. You can apply for a visa by post, in person or online. For your application to be successful you will need:

• A current passport or travel document;
• A visa letter from the institution you are planning to study at;
• Proof of maintenance funds;
• Evidence of any qualifications the sponsoring institution took account of when deciding to accept you for the course you plan to study;
• Any other supporting documents relevant to your application.

Under the new system, a student needs to have 40 points to qualify for the grant of the visa. A student would require an acceptance letter from the educational institution he/she intends to attend. The respective educational institution would become the sponsor for the student, who would fetch 30 points. For the remaining 10 points, a student would have to show evidence for having enough finances to cover his/her course fee and monthly living expenses for one year.

You will also need to make an appointment at your nearest visa application center to provide your biometric details (10 digit finger scans and a digital photograph) as part of the application process.

The UK Border Agency will refuse your application and you may be banned from coming to the UK for 10 years if you use a false document, lie or withhold relevant information.

Students looking to study in the UK for six months or less, and who do not wish to take any employment while they are in the UK, or to extend their stay while they are in the country, can enter the UK on a student visitor visa.

Click for further details

Source: Uk boarder agency official website

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TOP TEN UNIVERSITIES IN UK

According to The Guardian University Guide, 2009:


Rank wise University

1 University of Oxford
2 University of Cambridge
3 London School of Economics
4 University of Warwick
5 University of St. Andrews
6 Imperial College London
7 University College London
8 School of Oriental and African Studies, London
9 University of Edinburgh
10 Loughborough University

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UK Student Visa

Visa applications have to be made on IM2A forms, which are available free of cost at the British Embassies. This form has to be filled up by the student and submitted to the embassy, along with the Visa application fee and the required documents as mentioned below.

Immigration Rules for Student

• You must intend to study at a publicly funded university or college, a
• bonafide private institution or a fee-paying independent school.
• You must be able to and intend to follow a full time degree course, or a weekday, full time course at a single institution involving at least 15 hours of organized, daytime study per week.
• You must be able to pay for your course and the living expenses of your husband or wife and children (if they are with you) without working in UK or claiming public funds.
• You must not intend to work in UK unless you are accepted for a
• course lasting longer than six months, when you may work part-time or
• during vacations.
• You must intend to leave UK at the end of your studies.

Documents Required For a Student Visa

Visa Fees:
1. For student visa you have to pay Tk 14355, in favour of "British High Commission".
2. All visa fees will need to be paid (Bank Drafts) at designated branches of BRAC Bank Ltd.
3. Applicants will be given a receipt (which will be valid for 30 days from the next working day).

4. The receipt should then be submitted with an application form to one of the Visa Application Center (VAC) or the British High Commission's commercial partner VFS Center

Finger Scans & Photograph For Visa
All persons applying for UK visas, irrespective of nationality, will have to apply in person to one of the VACs to have their finger scans and digital photograph taken.

Photography Specification:
1. One recent, passport-sized (45mm x 35mm), colour photograph. The photograph should be:
a. Taken against a light coloured (white, off-white etc.) background
b. Clear and of good quality and not framed or backed
c. Printed on normal photographic paper
d. Full face without sunglasses, hat or other head covering unless for cultural or religious reasons

You have to submit the following supporting documents:

1. Visa Application Form >VAF 3
2. A passport with at least 6 months validity. There must have visa pages to paste the visa document. You can also submit your old passport, if available.
3. One passport sized photograph. This must not be more than 6 months old. Please see photography specification described above.
4. The appropriate visa fee.
5. Evidence to support the information you have given (see below for more details)
6. Unless single, please provide evidence of your marital status e.g. marriage or civil partnership certificate
7. Acceptance letter from university/college in the UK. In this letter there must have the following information

a. Start and end date of the course

b. How many hours to study per week.

c. Accommodation and its cost information.

d. Tuition fee of this course.

8. Evidence of any previous study or qualifications gained in the UK.
9. Evidence of any English language qualifications e.g. IELTS or TOEFL.
10. Evidence of previous education history.
11. Evidence of the cost of your course fees
12. Evidence of any funds set aside by your financial sponsors specifically to pay for your study
13. Evidence of your financial sponsor’s occupation, income and any savings or assets they have
14. Dependent of a Student
15. Evidence of your sponsor’s permission to live in the UK
16. Evidence of the course of study your sponsor is doing or is going to do in the UK
17. Finances and employment
18. Evidence of your current employment/self employment/occupation/work
19 Evidence of your total monthly income from all sources of employment or occupation after tax
20. Evidence of any income from other sources e.g. friends, family, savings, property etc
21. Evidence of any job offers you have
22. Evidence of ability to pay for course.

Source of Information: British High Commission Website. UK Visa Website

Uk student visa system has been changed. To know details please follow the link

The New Uk Student Visa System

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UK Education System

British Education has long attracted and welcomed high caliber students of different nationalities and backgrounds, and today builds on hundreds of years of experience in providing quality education to international students. To ensure that the quality is maintained, Britain has implemented unrivalled quality assurance and academic audit systems. The university departments are obliged to meet stringent standards by professional bodies. Standards are high not just in teaching but in other facilities as well : Libraries, computers, research equipment and living accommodation.

For more details of the costs of education and living in UK and comparisons of costs of education in UK with other countries, check out the Expenses & Fees for International Students section. Undergraduate Average course fees Foundation courses £4,000 to £12,000 per year Arts courses £7,000 to £9,000 per year Science courses £7,500 to £12,000 per year Clinical courses £10,000 to £21,000 per year Details about various Qualifications offered by UK Colleges and Universities:

First Degree Courses in Arts and Sciences (Bachelor's degree) are normally of three or four years' duration and are largely taught courses, sometimes including the preparation of a short written thesis. Sandwich Courses are where the coursework is accompanied by practical work. A student could either complete 2 years of college, then a year of commercial training before returning for a final year in college. Or, he/she could do a 4-year course with 3-6 months’ training interspersed each year. The main advantage is that the student gets real experience while in the learning mode. Most universities offer this type of education. Higher National Diploma (HND) is awarded by Vocational and Technical Educational Councils. They offer a 2-year course in a vocational subject like scientific and technical business subjects. Great emphasis is placed on work experience. It is often seen as the first step towards a degree course as the credits can be transferred. Vocational Courses offer an opportunity to enter the university system slowly. Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC), General Vocational Qualifications (GNVQ), General Scottish Vocational Qualifications (GSVQ) offer recognized courses in a range of disciplines. Most students opt to take 1-2 years of, for example, BTEC courses before being transferred to a degree programme. BTEC national certificates/diplomas are usually accepted as an alternative to A-Levels. Postgraduate study may take the form of an independent piece of research under supervision or a taught course, and leads to a variety of degrees and awards. The taught courses normally last for one or sometimes two years. Completion of a doctorate normally takes a minimum of three years. Many post-experience courses are also available, either leading to a qualification or providing a refresher course for graduates wishing to update or extend their knowledge. Occasional students are admitted by some institutions in limited numbers. They attend courses or undertake research, possibly for a period of one or two years. These courses do not lead to any formal qualification or 'credit' although certificate of satisfactory attendance may be given.

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