TEDI-London – The Engineering & Design Institute London

• Location: London, United Kingdom
• Qualifications available: CertHE, BEng, Integrated MEng
• Language of instruction: British English

TEDI-London – The Engineering & Design Institute London is a higher education provider dedicated to teaching engineering. TEDI-London – The Engineering & Design Institute London was founded by Arizona State University (ASU), King’s College London, and the University of New South Wales Sydney (UNSW Sydney). Together, as part of The PLuS Alliance, created an educational institution wholly focused on preparing engineers to help tackle both the current and future challenges we face globally.

The degree awarded at TEDI-London – The Engineering & Design Institute London is called Global Design Engineering and combines a broad range of disciplines, including mechanics, electronics, product design, environmental engineering, and civil engineering. The curriculum is carefully designed with support from industry experts and reflects the needs of future employers. Students learn through projects and are encouraged to share their knowledge and experience with their peers, which helps them develop key workplace skills like teamworking, communication, and project management. Theory is taught through a blend of online modules and workshops with academics, before being applied practically within each project. Therefore, TEDI-London – The Engineering & Design Institute London graduates are inclusive, well-rounded engineers, ready to work across a range of roles and disciplines.

TEDI-London – The Engineering & Design Institute London actively works with leading organisations and specialists in the engineering field to educate students as dynamic, innovative, qualified professionals who are ready to join the workforce after they graduate. The projects that students tackle as part of their degree are based on real industry challenges and are co-designed with engineering employers. These partners include:

• Waterman Group
• Network Rail
• Hawkins\Brown
• Engineers Without Borders
• RS Components
• British Land

To further develop their employability, each student creates an account on the Handshake platform, which provides:

• Access to career events (online and offline)
• Chats with employers, online interviews
• Helpful guidance and resources on careers and employment

Each student is assigned a personal tutor who supports and guides them towards academic success.

As well as arranging regular meetings, personal tutors are available on campus or online to provide additional support. TEDI-London also has strong links with professional bodies such as The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and The Institution of Engineering Designers (IED).

Students are encouraged to join and make use of their student memberships.

TEDI-London does not have its own accommodation, but the Student Hub team can help incoming students to find a suitable place among partner organisations, including city residences for students.

What options are most often offered to students:

• CRM Students: Great Court residence in Zone 2, a 17-minute drive from the school, close to the Bermondsey metro station. A spacious student lounge, its own cinema and game rooms, a gym and classes for self-study. Rooms are dormitories (with a shared kitchen and living room) and private studios.
• Landale House on the Surrey waterfront offers affordable rooms (bathrooms shared or private), free membership to the local gym.
• Scape Canada Water - close to the campus there is a new residence with spacious rooms (private amenities), a round-the-clock gym and even a mini-golf course, WiFi.
• Moonraker Point (Zone 1, approximately 20 minutes from campus), Southwark and Borough subway, near Borough Market. A cozy hotel with stunning shared living rooms, beautiful views of London. Accepts students 17+ years old.
• Stratford One: a large and spacious hotel (1001 rooms) 35 minutes from the campus (near Stratford Station and a large Westfield shopping center). Cozy rooms are a great success and are disassembled very quickly! It offers residents an impressive penthouse for relaxation, rooftop terraces, game rooms and classrooms for self-study. Accepts students 17+ years old.
• Spring Mews (Zone 1, approximately 40 minutes drive, near Vauxhall station): impressive common facilities (gym, swimming pool, cinema room, dining room). Accepts students 17+ years old, but places run out very quickly.
• Manna Ash House (Zone 1, about 20 minutes drive from campus, near Southwark and Borough stations) is a beautiful view of the city, cozy rooms, an impressive garden for general relaxation. Accepts students 17+ years old.
• AA4S is a charity that organises student housing in East London. About 370 rooms at a very affordable price: the options are different (in terms of comfort and area), so you can find the best option for you personally!
• Londonist DMC is a popular agency for finding long-term or short-term housing: in King's Cross, Spitalfields, Lewisham, Greenwich, Stratford and other areas. The range is very wide - from common rooms to apartments, always round-the-clock security service and well-established public services.

TEDI-London – The Engineering & Design Institute London students are affiliate members of KCLSU, the Student Union of King's College London. This gives them access to a huge student community and more than 300 clubs and societies, as well as a huge library, educational and entertainment spaces throughout London, and bars and cafes.

At TEDI-London's campus itself, there are a range of interesting clubs to join, such as the MakeDoMend Engineering Club and the Robotics Club. Students can also choose from a range of exciting events to attend, or even run events of their own. This includes charity fundraising initiatives, student parties, games and sports matches, film screenings, seasonal holidays and much more.

TEDI-London's Student Hub is on-hand all year round to help both incoming and existing students with academic and personal matters, including:

• Accommodation
• Financial Advice
• Support for international students
• Psychological counselling and mental health
• Employment and internship opportunities
• Support for students with disabilities

Who should study at TEDI-London?

The ideal TEDI-London student is anyone who wants to:

• Gain a qualification in engineering through real-world projects instead of lectures.
• Gain valuable experience in project work (and with relevant, value-adding projects which support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals).
• Develop an extensive portfolio of projects to support internship and job applications.
• Improve practical skills – from electronics to 3D printing and prototyping.
• Develop key workplace skills, such as interdisciplinary teamwork, research principles, critical thinking, communication, project management, and client liaison.
• Work with colleagues and like-minded people from all over the world and develop useful industry connections.
• Learn from industry experts.

The TEDI-London – The Engineering & Design Institute London campus is located in Canada Water, London. Its local area in south-east London offers a comfortable place to live and study.

The campus itself combines sustainable development and unique modular design and was built specifically to teach engineering. Its ‘makerspaces’ contain all the facilities needed to learn and apply key engineering principles, from large metal and woodworking machines to hand tools and 3D printers. The campus also features comfortable study spaces, a rooftop terrace, a cafeteria, and a double-height event space that can be used for student project presentations.

1. Submit your application directly via TEDI-London's website or through the UCAS system.
2. Take an online interview: talk about your education and experience, existing skills, and – most importantly – your motivation for an engineering career.
3. Take the Math Refresher course if required – the admissions team will tell you if this is required.
4. Successful applicants receive an offer to study at TEDI-London from the admissions team.

The college administration actively works with leading organizations and specialists in the engineering field to educate students as dynamic, innovative, qualified professionals who are ready to work immediately after graduation. Among the partners of TEDI:

• Waterman Group,
• Network Rail,
• Hawkings/Brown,
• Организация Engineers Without Borders,
• British Land is the UK's leading real estate agent.

TEDI is interested in ensuring that the maximum of its graduates quickly get a good, prestigious, well-paid job, therefore it actively conducts an industry academic program - and helps in finding a job within 2 years after receiving a diploma. Meetings are organized with employment specialists, professionals in different fields, representatives of well-known companies; Students are helped to apply and find a place for an internship, work (for starters, even if it is part-time or a seasonal place).

Each student creates an account on the Handshake platform, which provides:

• Access to career events (online and offline),
• Chats with employers, online interviews,
• Helpful guidance and resources on careers and employment.

Universal requirements submitted by TEDI to its applicants (it is enough to fulfill one of the points):

• A-level: at least three B points,
• IB: from 31 points; in subjects that were studied at an advanced level (High Level, HL), grades 5/5/4,
• European Baccalaureate - from 70% of successful completion,
• High School Diploma with SAT or ACT scores/Advanced Placement (AP) diploma program.

The level of English must be at least 6.5 on the IELTS scale (from 6.0 in each section).

Applicants from Russia can apply with a certificate of complete secondary education (11 classes), passing the ACT or SAT exams (or having an AP diploma) and confirming their knowledge of mathematics (separate testing).

TEDI-London – The Engineering & Design Institute London offers a wide variety of options for students whose income level is not high enough to pay for tuition on their own. It can be:

• Scholarships (Scholaships): International Excellence, Woman in Engineering, Local Community, Black Engineers, Upskilling and Rectraining.
• Student loans, loans and credits: to pay for tuition or cover running expenses,
• TEDI London (Bursaries) financial support for low-income people, benefits (only one is awarded, even if the student is eligible for several). For example, TEDI-London Access Bursary (up to £2000 each year).

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision