Sri Lanka

Why choose Brighton?

• Top 4.3% of institutions globally – 2025 Center for World University Rankings.
• Brighton is a top 100 worldwide student city in the QS 2026 Best Student Cities league table.
• We have a silver award in the national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), 2023.
• Top 30 for sustainability in the UK – People & Planet University League 2024–25.
• We're accredited by the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), an accreditation achieved by less than 6% of business schools worldwide.
• We're a career-focused university with over 50 accrediting and awarding bodies.
• 100% of our full-time undergraduate students have the opportunity to do work-related learning as part of their course.
• We offer a number of international scholarships to support international students and make a positive impact on their studies.
• You're guaranteed a place in our halls of residence for the first year of your studies.

Entry requirements

Details of the academic and English language requirements for your course are on our course finder. We help many students from Sri Lanka to improve their qualifications to meet entry requirements.

Academic equivalencies

Undergraduate

We require three Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education (Advanced level) qualifications.

Students with relevant diplomas and HNDs may be considered for advanced entry on a case-by-case basis, subject to admissions assessment.

Postgraduate

We require a four-year honours, professional or special bachelor degree at Second Lower / GPA of 3.0.

English language requirements

We will not accept a Sri Lankan English language qualification as meeting our minimum English language proficiency requirements. Find out more about our English language requirements.

Improve your academic and English language ability

If you don't have the correct grades or qualifications to meet our entry requirements, we can help you improve them. Find out more about our pre-sessional English courses.

Degree preparation courses at the International College

If you complete your pathway course at the International College at the required level, you are guaranteed entry to a degree at the University of Brighton. Available degree subject areas include accounting and finance, art and design, business management, law with business, and many more.

Find out more about the pathway courses on offer at the University of Brighton International College.

Contact us

Nidhi Manocha

Country Manager – India, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Upasana Handa

Recruitment Adviser – India, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Location: New Delhi, India

Nidhi and Upasana are responsible for regional recruitment and support to applicants and offer holders in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

You can ask them about:

• entry requirements
• submitting a direct or agent application
• scholarships

Email: India@brighton.ac.uk

Pictured left: Nidhi Manocha, pictured right: Upasana Handa

Find an agent

We have a number of registered and approved representatives in Sri Lanka. They can help you with information about the university and the UK, and assist you with your application.

Settling in

We know it can be daunting to move country, so we will help you by:

• sending you informative emails so you know what you need to do and when
• providing you with information about how to prepare for starting at Brighton
• inviting you to join our international orientation programme
• providing dedicated international student support services throughout your time at university.

Home from home

If you're looking for a little taste of home when you're in Brighton, you can check out Moonstone Sri Lankan restaurant in Hove. There are lots of other South Asian restaurants. You can use websites like Trip Advisor to filter your restaurant search by cuisine.

You can join one of the many student societies at our Brighton Students' Union. There are more than 100 societies – from faith-based groups to cultural societies, hobby-based groups and academic interests. If you can't find a society that suits your interests, you can even start your own! You can also make friends by joining a sports team or club, either to play for fun or take part in competitions against other universities.

Your employability

Whether you are studying a bachelors degree or adding to your existing qualifications with a masters-level course, it's important to think about how you will use your time at university to benefit your career after graduation.

All of our courses either offer the opportunity for a placement, or have work-related learning embedded, to help you apply your academic skills and knowledge in a professional environment. You'll also have access to our international student jobs portal, to help you find graduate work in the UK and abroad.

International Student Advice Service

Our International Student Advice Service provides high-quality support and advice for students from outside the UK. The team can provide:

• practical advice about living in the UK eg local shopping and transport, opening a UK bank account, accessing healthcare
• information about social activities on and off campus
• support for homesickness and culture shock
• advice on financial hardship
• support through times of crisis.

Find out more about our International Student Advice Service.

Brighton Student Skills Hub

The Brighton Student Skills Hub enables you to develop skills for confident university study, so you can achieve your full potential in your education, and your career.

Services offered include:

• English language support
• academic writing support
• library and research skills
• employability skills
• maths and statistics support
• digital skills development.

Why international students choose Brighton

Every year we welcome students from all around the world to study at Brighton.

We help our international students gain the knowledge, practical experience and skills they need to succeed in their careers, wherever in the world they choose to work and live.

Watch this video to hear from our new international students about why they chose to study at the University of Brighton.

Masters student Kethaki from Sri Lanka 

Don’t hesitate to come to Brighton, it’s a very lovely city and a lovely university – please come, study and explore your horizons.