The University of Kent is known as the School of History with stunning campuses based at Canterbury that was founded in 1965 with just 500 students . Now there are around 20,000 multiracial students from 158 countries . The city is embraced by a homely and friendly atmosphere and just a 25-minute walking distance to the Canterbury Cathedral. Other than Canterbury and Medway campuses, the university also has centres in Brussels and Paris that focus on different specializations. The University of Kent offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes comprising three faculties (Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences).

The University of Kent is well known for their Actuarial Science and Architecture program. Mathematics subject university scored 91% overall and was ranked 3rd for graduate prospects in The Complete University Guide 2021. Architecture at Kent was ranked 16th in The Times Good University Guide 2021 and 7th for graduate prospects in The Guardian University Guide 2021. In addition, the University of Kent is among the top 150 in the world for Communication and Media Studies (Journalism), Law and Psychology.

The university has also been honoured with Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education in 2007, 2013 and 2019. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), the university was ranked 17th in the United Kingdom for research intensity, 97% of its research is of international quality and its score for research power has increased by 59%, the third largest increase of the top 50 research intensive universities. Times Higher Education (THE) had shortlisted Kent for their Exceptional Performance in Teaching and Research in 2016.

To travel to the Canterbury campus, international students can travel by Gatwick Express train to London Victoria train station from Gatwick airport. Non-stop trains run to and from London Victoria every 15 minutes and the journey takes about 30 minutes. It is just an hour away to London by high-speed train and travel within two hours to Paris and Brussels from Canterbury.