{"id":239941,"date":"2022-01-28T17:53:36","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T17:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/canada\/news\/university-warwick-post-application-information-sessions\/"},"modified":"2022-01-28T17:53:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T17:53:36","slug":"university-warwick-post-application-information-sessions","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/canada\/news\/university-warwick-post-application-information-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Warwick Post-Application Information Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Saturday Post-Application Information Sessions (Feb 5, 12 and 19)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In February, the University of Warwick will be running information sessions on what to expect after submitting a UCAS application&nbsp;for undergraduate study.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These will run through the&nbsp;timeline&nbsp;for receiving offers, making decisions, how this might fit with applications to colleges in other countries, plus what to expect in terms of&nbsp;housing applications, student life, fees, funding, immigration, arrivals&nbsp;and&nbsp;induction. Some of the information will discuss Warwick specifically but will be contextualized within the general UK approach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These sessions will be most relevant to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>students<\/strong>&nbsp;who have applied to&nbsp;Warwick&nbsp;or are thinking of applying to the UK in the future and would like to know more about post-application processes<\/li>\n<li><strong>parents<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>advisors<\/strong> who are helping students to navigate UK post-application processes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sessions currently open for bookings include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Saturday February 5, 2022<\/strong> 2.30 pm &#8211; 3.30 pm ET&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Saturday February 12, 2022<\/strong> 2.30 pm &#8211; 3.30 pm ET&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Saturday February 19, 2022<\/strong> 2.30 pm &#8211; 3.30 pm ET&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across the three dates, each session will include the same presentation and opportunity for Q&amp;A.&nbsp;&nbsp;The sessions are being offered on a live basis only as part of a trial series for Spring 2022. &nbsp;During this trial, Warwick is <strong>not planning to make recordings available<\/strong>.&nbsp; However, they will be running the session live on multiple dates to increase accessibility for students and parents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Details and booking are at<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/warwick.ac.uk\/study\/international\/countryinformation\/northamerica\/chatwithus\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/warwick.ac.uk\/study\/international\/countryinformation\/northamerica\/chatwithus\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1643464958446000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Qn2IJutpZwbM6KtC_KmWj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/warwick.ac.uk\/study\/international\/countryinformation\/northamerica\/chatwithus\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Warwick&nbsp;Economics Summit (Feb 4-6)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The University of Warwick is pleased to confirm that registration for this year&rsquo;s conference will be <strong>free of charge<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<strong>16 to 18-year-olds<\/strong>.&nbsp; Booking is open now, so if you&rsquo;re aware of any 16 to 18-year-olds with an interest in Economics, please do share the following in case they&rsquo;d like to attend&hellip;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On&nbsp;<strong>Wednesday, February 2<\/strong>, a special&nbsp;<strong>interactive<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>pre-conference session<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<strong>16 to 18-year-old students<\/strong>, their&nbsp;<strong>teachers<\/strong>,<strong> counsellors<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>parents<\/strong>&nbsp;will be offered in partnership between the&nbsp;<strong>Bank of England<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Discover Economics<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Warwick&nbsp;Economics Summit<\/strong>, and the&nbsp;<strong>University of&nbsp;Warwick<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will be held from 12.30 pm &#8211; 2.00 pm ET. The session will provide insight into studying Economics at university level and will include an interactive taster lecture, the chance to hear from economists about the wide-ranging work that they do, plus also hear from current undergraduate Economics students.&nbsp; <strong>Details and booking<\/strong>&nbsp;for the pre-conference session are available&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/warwick.ac.uk\/fac\/soc\/economics\/events\/2022\/2\/introduction_to_economics\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/warwick.ac.uk\/fac\/soc\/economics\/events\/2022\/2\/introduction_to_economics\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1643464958446000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1kFnZe00AQU031oQDSer2D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. Note that on the booking form some of the information requested from schools only contains UK-related fields &ndash; please just select an item if required but do not worry if this does not match your geographic region or specific details.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the conference itself, key points are:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Warwick&nbsp;Economics Summit (WES) is the&nbsp;<strong>largest annual student-led academic conference in Europe<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>16 to 18-year-olds scheme<\/strong>&nbsp;aims to develop grassroots awareness of Economics to students around the world virtually, through providing a great opportunity for participants to gain a deeper and diversified understanding of Economics and its application in the real world (plus make an impressive addition to students&rsquo; personal statements and university applications)<\/li>\n<li>The 2021 summit brought together nearly&nbsp;<strong>1900 live attendees<\/strong>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<strong>63 nationalities<\/strong>, from&nbsp;<strong>150 universities<\/strong>&nbsp;worldwide<\/li>\n<li>WES will run in a <strong>hybrid format<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<strong>February 4-6, 2022<\/strong>&nbsp;to facilitate&nbsp;<strong>16 to 18-year-olds<\/strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<strong>join virtually<\/strong>&nbsp;from around the world<\/li>\n<li>Registration for 16 to 18-year-olds is <strong>free of charge &ndash;&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hopin.com\/events\/warwickeconomicssummit\/registration\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/hopin.com\/events\/warwickeconomicssummit\/registration&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1643464958446000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1sxuEOR1hDR2XdsZVFPChW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>book here<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The full&nbsp;<strong>schedule<\/strong> is still being finalized but sessions are due to run between:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Friday, February 4:&nbsp; 9 am &#8211; 4 pm ET&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, February 5:&nbsp; 5 am &#8211; 3 pm ET&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, February 6:&nbsp; 5 am &#8211; 12 pm ET&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Speakers<\/strong>&nbsp;released so far include:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Jos&eacute; Manuel Barroso &#8211;&nbsp;Former President of the European Commission<\/li>\n<li>Nadia Calvi&ntilde;o &#8211;&nbsp;Deputy Prime Minister of Spain<\/li>\n<li>Beatrice Fihn &#8211;&nbsp;Executive Director of ICAN<\/li>\n<li>Irina Bokova &#8211;&nbsp;Former General-Director of UNESCO<\/li>\n<li>Fran&ccedil;ois Villeroy de Galhau &#8211;&nbsp;Governor of The Bank of France<\/li>\n<li>Richard Blundell &#8211;&nbsp;Economist, Professor of Political Economy at UCL<\/li>\n<li>Barry Schwartz &ndash; American psychologist and the Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action at Swarthmore College<\/li>\n<li>Lars Peter Hansen &#8211;&nbsp;Recipient of the 2013 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Learn more about the<strong>&nbsp;speakers&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warwickeconomicssummit.com\/2022-speakers\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.warwickeconomicssummit.com\/2022-speakers&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1643464958446000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2wqwmYSMFzUa7m4NCr4ErG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The pdf&nbsp;<strong>brochure<\/strong>&nbsp;for the 2022 summit is available&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1QgNqEs_GBR6TJeXm3pogZEM6EUthv9bo\/view\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1QgNqEs_GBR6TJeXm3pogZEM6EUthv9bo\/view&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1643464958446000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2iZ3MihFSKZqVG-OOU88Bs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Check information<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;submit queries<\/strong> (via details in the pdf brochure or the &lsquo;contact us&#8217; section) at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warwickeconomicssummit.com\/16-to-18-year-olds\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.warwickeconomicssummit.com\/16-to-18-year-olds&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1643464958446000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2XwV1vCyJ0awjdynpMVr7z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.warwickeconomicssummit.com\/16-to-18-year-olds<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Visit the<strong>&nbsp;2022 conference homepage&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warwickeconomicssummit.com\/wes-2022\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.warwickeconomicssummit.com\/wes-2022&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1643464958446000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2nzdAVpbd0AmxbloJnCv6m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Register for a free place&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hopin.com\/events\/warwickeconomicssummit\/registration\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/hopin.com\/events\/warwickeconomicssummit\/registration&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1643464958446000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1sxuEOR1hDR2XdsZVFPChW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday Post-Application Information Sessions (Feb 5, 12 and 19) In February, the University of Warwick will be running information sessions on what to expect after submitting a UCAS application&nbsp;for undergraduate study. 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