Africa
Information for students from Africa
Aston University is one of the leading career-focused universities in the UK, dedicated to providing real-world experience to all of our students.
Located in the centre of Birmingham, the UK's second-largest city, Aston is a welcoming home for career-minded students. The 2024 Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data shows that employed Aston University graduates have the 19th largest median salary in the UK out of all Higher Education Institutions five years after graduation at £35,400.
Find out who to contact for help with your application, entry requirements for your country, and available scholarships.
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Sub-Saharan African Scholarships
- Aston University Scholarships
We offer a range of scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate study. Please see our international scholarships webpage for more information.
- Regional Scholarships
Sub-Saharan African Regional Scholarship of £3,000.
To be eligible, applicants must be a resident of a Sub-Saharan country and hold an offer to study at undergraduate or postgraduate taught level at the Aston University, Birmingham campus for September 2025, January or April 2026. This is an automatic award and no application is required.
Excluded programmes: MBA, OSPAP, MBChB, Physician Associate, Adult Nursing and Mental Health Nursing programmes
See our countries
- Ghana
Useful information and a detailed breakdown of the entry requirements in your country
- Nigeria
Useful information and a detailed breakdown of the entry requirements in your country.
- Kenya
Useful information and a detailed breakdown of the entry requirements in your country.
- Tanzania
Useful information and a detailed breakdown of the entry requirements in your country.
- Uganda
Useful information and a detailed breakdown of the entry requirements in your country.
- Botswana
English Language Requirements
For entry onto an undergraduate or postgraduate taught degree a grade of C6 or higher is generally accepted from English Language in the West African Secondary School Certificate in Education.
For entry onto the MBChB a minimum grade of C4 in English Language in the West African Secondary School Certificate in Education is required.
Find out more about our English language requirements.Undergraduate
You can apply for year one of an undergraduate degree after two years of study at the University of Botswana.Postgraduate (Masters)
Students who have completed a four-year Bachelor’s degree at the University of Botswana should be considered for entry onto our Masters degrees. If you are applying for finance, engineering or science-based subjects, you must have studied a similar field in your undergraduate degree. There are a number of conversion courses in the Business School which will accept students from any subject background.Postgraduate (MBA)
You can come from any subject background but should have at least a four-year degree from University of Botswana and a minimum of three years post-graduation managerial work experience, as stipulated by the Association of MBA (AMBA) requirements.Postgraduate research
Each of Aston's Schools of study has a number of research groups with the potential to host PhD students. Research specialisms include finance, economics, marketing, organisational psychology, bioenergy, knowledge engineering, photonics, languages, biomedical sciences, neurosciences, health sciences and more.- Zimbabwe
Useful information and a detailed breakdown of the entry requirements in your country.
If your country isn't listed here
If you can’t see your country listed here, then please contact our Regional Manager for Africa, Babajide Ogundeji, by email at b.ogundeji@aston.ac.uk or africa@aston.ac.uk. You can also call us or send us a WhatsApp message on +2348136091160. We will be more than happy to answer your questions and provide more information on our entry requirements.
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Testimonials
- Ruth Kanu, Nigeria
"Aston University has a world-class teaching quality and has a good ranking. More so, my course HR and Business is accredited by CIPD and holds a triple accreditation.
When I came to Aston, I didn’t expect the multicultural mix of students, but this was a pleasant surprise because it helped me blend in more easily.
Studying at Aston has been really awesome, the tutors and course directors are really helpful and patient in answering the questions that I had.
Birmingham is a vibrant and fun city and Aston is right in the middle of it all, which makes it easy to acces other parts of the city with ease. My advice to future students is to give Aston University a try, and you will see that it will be a great decision."
MSc Human Resource Management and Business
Aston University representatives in your country
We work closely with Educational Advisers and Representatives in a number of countries, who are able to provide students with additional information about Aston and give them help and advice. Find Aston University representatives in your country.
