Firth court of Sheffield university

University of Sheffield was established in 1905. Therefore, there are a lot of old buildings. Specially, there are many buildings resembling Harry Potter's castle. I was surprised because there was a laboratory inside the beautiful building.

The campus building is so spacious that and we can move around the university in a tram. More than 7,000 international students from over 150 countries study here. It is easy to make international friends. One can get many opportunities to talk with a lot of students!

Faculties of Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Medicine, Dentistry and Health, Pure Science, Social Sciences and International Faculty exist at Sheffield university. Sheffield university is serving the community with the motive to transform lives for the better. 27,947 scholars have studied at Sheffield.

Many Japanese universities like Akita International University, Aoyama Gakuin University, Chuo University, Doshisha University, Hiroshima University, Hokkaido University, Hosei University, nternational Christian University, Kanazawa University, Keio University, Kobe University, Kyoto University, Kyushu University, Meiji University, Nagoya University, Okayama University, Osaka University, Otaru University of Commerce, Rikkyo University, Ritsumeikan University, Seijo University, Sophia University, Tohoku University,Tsukuba University, University of the Ryukyus, University of Tokyo, Waseda University, Yamaguchi University and Yokohama National University have exchange student program with Sheffield university.

Pub at the student union

I would like to introduce pub culture at Sheffield. In the U.K., it seems to be usual that universities have some pubs. Sheffield University has several bars called ''One Bar'', ''The University Arms'' and ''Edge bar''. I visited ''One Bar''. It is a good place for us to have lunch and dinner or drink alcohol. We can buy meals and beverages for cheaper price in pubs located in university than pubs at the city center.

In Japan, people under 20 years of age cannot drink alcohol, but you can drink alcohol in the U.K.

If you are asked to verify your age, you should show your passport. At that time, the clerk who are interested in Japan may talk to you, which is a good opportunity to speak in English. You should not hesitate to do that. I had an experience of talking with a clerk.

I highly recommend you to try to visit pubs because you can learn English culture and about student's life in U.K. If you do not want to drink alcohol, you can choose English foods of many kinds.

Sports at Sheffield

In Sheffield university, there are 58 sports clubs. Every student can join any of them. They are ranked 17th out of 150 universities in the field of sports. Also, there is a session for students who want to enjoy sports in the short term. All students can take part in it if they pay a little. You can try some new sports. Moreover, you can join social activities which are run by ELTC. International students like us can enjoy easily!