London Images

More places to see while studying in London.

London Bridge

Temple Church

Tower Bridge

London

Some places you may want to see

while studying in London.

Barbican

Hampstead

Tower of London

Panoramic London

We are adding some more 360 images of London. Please take a look at these 3 locations.

China town

Banking District

Little Venice

Linkthings360 China Town

Potential UK international students may want to take a look at some of these 360 photos at Linkthings360. Follow the link to a photo taken in China Town. In this area of the city you can see Leicester Square, Soho, and Covent Garden.

 

Digital Studies 

For a student in the UK, entertainment can be integrated into your studies. A prime example is the innovative program at BathSpa University called Digital Design. 

Mobile Coding

After receiving a number of requests for information about the University of Glamorgan's MSc in Mobile Telecommunications Management, Popabroad began exploring the mobile sector and found areas that could be researched further. On the tube, I read a popular men's magazine called ShortList, that published an article about mobile phones in Japan and their ability to gratify an audience on the go. Living here in London, I have caught more than an eye full of gadgets and mobile content. Mobile technology in my opinion does not look like a trend. 

During more research, QR Codes caught Popabroad's attention. These codes have the ability to hold content, not that much (about 150 characters) before your phone can't make sense of the codes but they have the potential for much more. In response, Popabroad began developing a mobile coding project called Seed Codes. The project is a social promotion to combine mobile coding with nature. It is something that everyone can participate in online.

QR Codes are not used that often in the UK nor throughout Europe. In North America the codes are even less known. On the seedcodes website there is a link page that provides more information and links to downloading software to your phone in order for you to scan these the codes. Aside from Popabroad's interest in mobile coding, Bath University in the UK, not on Popabroad representation list, is conducting further research and appears to be integrating this technology into the higher education sector.

The course that Popabroad can recommend is this MSc program at the University of Glamorgan. It is a course that students may have the opportunity to develop and learn how to manage mobile technology. 

If you would like to contribute in some way to the development of mobile coding please add to the seed count and give Popabroad's Hatch Incubator development a push start.

Resource:

ShortList Issue 80/14 May 2009

The Magnificent Future of the Mobile Phone 

Jim Harris

http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/

Course List

Popabroad has created a partial list of courses for the Universities/Schools that it represents. In this list are both postgraduate and undergraduate programs. If you would like any further information or application guidance contact Popabroad. Please keep in mind that the cut off dates for September 2009 will be coming up soon for international students. Course List

Social Funds

Is your higher education worth the socialization?

Social networking sites are popping up everywhere on the web and due to the economic downturn many international students are chasing their dreams by creating profiles on social lending sites such as GreenNote, CollegeNet, Gradefund and Virgin Money.

There seems to be a slight shift taking place regarding an age old practicing question, "Can I borrow that." A number of these sites do nothing more than what students probably have tried before, asking family and friends for money. Catch phrases can be read as a community effort. Since when has education not been community based. Even online education facilities offer groups to join which are in one form or another a community. 

On the upside for creating a profile is your accessibility for gathering interest and or delivering the "Pitch" will be more convenient. Asking for the cash offers students a bit of wiggle room so they do not feel too needy. Not a bad idea, besides, a number of students do not have much to lose in the process because their way of life is embedded into this socialization of identity.

The problem I see with generating cash is the low level of disposable income source within the young demographic that these sites are targeting. The do it your self approach to the borrowing mechanism would be even better if the students could network within a future hiring organisation. For any individual or group wanting to invest in education this could be the next investment bubble. From an investors lens if a student turns out to be the next average paid employee your 6.5 percent or whatever you make on your investment could pay out  a solid return. To push the idea even further this social borrowing could foster a revolution of technology. 

Big ideas, like that catch phrase "think globally, act locally."