On the afternoon of March 28, 2025, Dr. Allison Hui from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Lancaster University, UK, visited Shanghai International Studies University, engaging in an interactive exchange with students from the Overseas Cooperation Program.
Dr. Allison Hui delivered a dedicated lecture for students enrolled in the 2+2 Humanities undergraduate program jointly offered by the Overseas Cooperation College and Lancaster University. She introduced the advantages of studying in the UK, provided an overview of Lancaster University, and detailed the academic, living, and career support available to international students. Dr. Hui also patiently answered students’ questions during the session.
Lancaster University, founded in 1964 and located in Lancashire, in the northwest of England, is a public research university and a member of the UK's “plate glass universities.” It is also part of the N8 Research Partnership, the European University Association, and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
In the 2021 UK Research Excellence Framework (REF) ranking, Lancaster University was ranked 21st among 157 UK institutions, with research quality surpassing that of eight universities within the prestigious Russell Group. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Lancaster encompasses over 20 disciplines, many of which are ranked in the UK’s top 10 and the world’s top 100 — including Politics, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Sociology.
Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) is internationally recognized as one of the world’s leading business schools. Since 1964, LUMS has been dedicated to excellence in teaching and research in business and management. The school holds triple accreditation from EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA, as well as the Small Business Charter (SBC), making it one of the few business schools worldwide to achieve quadruple accreditation.
It is reported that Lancaster University plans to introduce three new business-related degree programs — in Accounting and Finance, Economics, and Business Economics — to its collaborative program with Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), offering more academic options for students intending to study in the UK.
