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LEARNING AT NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY LONDON

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Three people walking and talking in a park. Two women, one in a white sweater and another in a white top and black pants, and a man in a black sweatshirt and brown pants walk along a path lined with greenery and hanging flower baskets.

Attendance to studies

Northeastern University London has a responsibility to its students and to external bodies, including United Kingdom Visas & Immigration (UKVI), to ensure that students are complying with both the relevant regulatory and the university’s requirements.

Northeastern University London has a responsibility to its students and to external bodies, including United Kingdom Visas & Immigration (UKVI), to ensure that students are complying with both the relevant regulatory and the university’s requirements.

International students on a student visa are expected to attend all scheduled classes and study points, and be actively and consistently following their programme of study, as required by the university.

The university monitors student academic engagement regularly and identifies any students who have not reached 70% academic engagement of study contacts points in two consecutive weeks without approval, or have a demonstrable pattern of non-academic engagement causing concern. Students falling into any of these categories will be regarded as having unsatisfactory engagement.

The university follows a structured process to address instances of low academic engagement:

StageWhenAction Taken
12 weeks of low attendanceWarning email sent to student
24 weeks of low attendanceStudent invited to an academic engagement hearing
36 weeks of low attendanceStudent invited to an academic engagement hearing
46 weeks of low attendanceSponsorship of student’s visa withdrawn and student must leave U.K.

Detailed information on the academic engagement monitoring policy and process can be accessed here.

Leave of absense

If you require authorised leave for longer than 60 days, you will need to speak to a member of the Visa Team (visa@nulondon.ac.uk) as this will have major implications for your Student Visa. You must speak to the Visa Team before you leave the UK.