• DMU currently has 2 operational campuses and 1 yet-to-be operational campus, so 3 campuses in total. This list is below:
  • De Montfort University, Leicester Campus: Leicester, England, UK. This is the main campus.
  • De Montfort University, London Campus: London, England, UK. This is their recently opened campus.
  • De Montfort University, Dubai Campus: Dubai Internet City, Dubai, UAE. This campus is not open yet but will open soon.
• All the major facilities are available on campus, including:
  • Medical services
  • Security staff
  • Bike storage
  • Car parking
  • Gym
  • Heated swimming pool
  • Canteen
  • Convenience store
  • Fast food restaurants
  • Lawn
• There are plenty of clubs to join for a student. The student can enrol themselves by visiting the student Union website through their dashboard and show interest in joining any club or society. You can even create your own club/society by having at least 6 members willing to join the club/society. For example: There's an India society that you can join as an Indian and take part in planning festive events for not just the community but for all DMU students to attend. Apart from this, DMU always celebrated not just western festivals but also festivals popularly celebrated on the east side of the world. For example, DMU will have Holi and Diwali celebrations. The tickets sell out quickly so my suggestion is to buy them as soon as they're released.
• Other activities you can take part in are some interesting workshops and short courses. They offer a variety of workshops and short-term courses either for free or for a very low fee. I personally took part in the startup workshop, which was free to participate in, and took a short-term Japanese course, which lasted for 12 weeks and cost only £25 for the entire course.
   

• I found my accommodation via a traditional google search. I also used Instagram to find the accommodation where I was living.
• My monthly rent was £900. This is quite an expensive option. My rent was too high but I was ready to pay the price for the facilities offered by the accommodation. The usual facilities like en suite, wifi, electricity bill, water bill, and heating bills were included in the rent, but what stood out about this accommodation and why I was willing to pay that price was because:
• I was living in a premium en suite room. In the room we were provided with the washer & dryer. So basically, each independent room (not shared) had its own washer & dryer in it. 99% of the time the washers and dryers have a separate room for the building residents to use them but in this case the washer & dryer were in each independent room. So no sharing the washer & dryer with other residences.
• They offered free breakfast (Monday-Friday) every week. This was a great deal for me personally. Although the breakfast wasn't lavish or anything, it was croissants and cornflakes. On special occasions we used to get lavish breakfasts.
• They also have free coffee in the accommodation always.
• Challenges faced by me:
• Since I was attending the January intake and due to personal reasons I could not book my accommodation early in my admission stage I had to book during December time. Now December is a time for Christmas and everyone's in vacation mood. The problem is that it becomes difficult sometimes to coordinate with them via emails and calls (since you're not in the UK yet). Due to the festive season and vibes, most of the staff members are either on leave or not in the mood so this factor can be challenging for you to either book yourself in. I faced a similar challenge.
• Suggestions:
• If you're an international student booking it from your home country, please make sure to ask for a virtual tour of the whole place (not just the showrooms) so that you can at least have an idea about the place before paying them. And don't worry, you can always ask them politely for the virtual tour via email or phone call; they won't deny it.
• Make sure to book your accommodation well in advance. And by advance I mean at least 4-5 months prior to living there. Why i suggest this is because all the good accommodations fill up fast, and it'll be quite difficult for you to get a place for yourself. A disadvantage of booking late is that sometimes these accommodations increase their prices for the late bookers to take advantage of their situation. So try to avoid that and if you can, then book 4-5 months in advance.
• Searching for accommodation is pretty easy, I'd say, because there are websites available for students to seek the right accommodation for them. But apart from the traditional methods, I'd also recommend using Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook groups to find the accommodation suitable for you.
• There's a service in the UK for international students where these students can order the kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom sets before they even arrive in the UK, and these sets will be delivered to their accommodation that they've already booked.
  • These sets include: Dining plates set, Cutlery set, Cooking Pan set, Glass set, knives, Chopping board, bedsheet, Pillow, Pillow cover, Blanket, Towel set, Bathroom equipment, etc. You can customise these sets according to your preferences and the quality is also good. This service was really helpful for me and I highly recommend all students do that, as it can save you A LOT of time and you'll be stress-free from day one.

• Campuses – 1. DMU Main Campus - Leicester, United Kingdom,2. DMU, Dubai, United Arab Emirates,3. DMU, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Yes, all facilities are available like a library, sports facilities and even a hospital
• All festivals are celebrated on campus by different cultural committees throughout the year.
• I have been part of Indian society, but not many other sports/committees. So, I do not have much idea.

• I used online platforms to find my accommodation.
• I had taken an ensuite room with a shared kitchen and living space at Castle Court by Unite Students. The monthly rent was around 500 pounds.
• I had to contact multiple sites to get my booking done. The availability of good properties was also an issue.
• Start seeking accommodation beforehand as the last-moment ones are highly-priced and you might not even get a suitable one if though you are willing to pay more.
• My accommodation was right next to the college campus. Most Indian students stay in student accommodations only.

• My university had one huge campus which had several academic buildings, a full fledged Townhall for students to take lunch.
• There was also costa and Starbucks on campus, there was a playground a basketball court a huge library which was open 24 *7 for students, the campus also had a local gp for any medical assistance.
• There were many events happening on campus on a regular basis. There were societies for extra curricular.

• I opted for off campus accommodation but there were options of on campus accommodations as well. The off campus two bedroom apartment costed us 120 pounds per person per week. There was deposit of around 800 pounds with the owner which we got full refund when we vacated the apartment.
• The apartment had two bedrooms fully furnished with a study table cupboards, beds and chairs. The kitchen area has a dining table, a sofa, a refrigerator and a washing machine. All grocery stores were very nearby and this place was only 400 meters away from the college campus so it was very easy to walk to the classrooms.

• De Montfort University have two main campus. One in Leicester, United Kingdom and other one in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• They have four main faculties :
  1. Health and Life Sciences
  2. Business and Law
  3. Art, Design and Humanities
  4. Computing, Engineering and Media.
• DMU has many sports facilities including swimming pool, fitness gym, dance studio. They also have a 24 hours open library. They have a student union called DSU . They conduct a variety of programs and have an International student support center.
• They have DMU Indian society which helps us to stay in our roots and gain connections with a lot of people. They conduct cultural programs and celebrate festivals like Holi.

• I opted for a Off- Campus Accommodation. It's was a 3 bedroom apartment, just a 10 minute walk from University. I found that place with the help of an agent.
• My monthly rent was £400 (Total of £1200 for whole apartment). Only the water bill was included with the rent. The electricity bill and gas bill was shared among the tenants.
• It was a three bedroom house with tables and wardrobe in each room, Kitchen, Bathroom, toilet, a common area and a study room.
• It is quite challenging to find a affordable accommodation. My recommendation for future students is to stay in University accommodations. That is better for a student as they will provide better facilities and will be safer. And the accommodation will be near the University.
• My accommodation was just a 10 minute walk from University. And most of the South Indians stay in off- Campus accommodation and North Indians Stay in On-campus accommodations.

• DeMontfort University had a lot of different courses and a lot of buildings. I think they have 6 buildings for different courses. They have seperate library which runs 24/7. They have seperate sports areas. They is gym and swimming facility for students at discounted rates. All the different religious communitues used to celebrate theur festivals in community parks and halls.

• I found my accomodation on the DeMontfort University website only. They have collaborations with several student accomodation companies. My accomodation was Unite Students. It was somewhat expensive compared to other accommodations but facilities were excellent.
• I used to pay £650 per month. The staff was very helpful and informative. It was situated just behind the University. It took me 5 mins. To reach my building.

I did not experience too much of the campus life as it was a master's degree. However, the facilities are really good and there are activities happening every now and then with the number of different clubs and societies.

Accommodation is not available on campus in the UK, however there as lots of options as universities have tie-ups with accommodation companies. There are accommodations specially for students or you can also rent houses and rooms. I paid about 650 GBP per month.

Dmu's campus is widespread with beautiful and new buildings for different faculty. modern infrastructure that would attract everyone's attraction and extracurricular activities that would help in the overall development of a student. the campus provides all kinds of support from beautifully designed library to auditoriums , outdoor activities like swimming , gym, variety of social clubs to join, dramas, sports etc etc. The list goes on and one.

I rented a private property with 4 other housemates, each of us had their own bedrooms, 3 washrooms, 1 kitchen with all the kitchen equipments necessary for living 2 years. Big living room space for house parties and functions, safe neighbourhood with garden and gym I front of the house, 2 mins walking distance from the campus with stores like Tesco, Lidl, One stop around the house. On top of the that the rest for my bigger bedroom was 280 pounds which is super cheap as compared to university accommodation.

Campus was nice. Lot of events kept taking place. Participation was online due to the pandemic.

University offered shared accommodation but I chose semi private. Cost was about £600

It's very modern and has great initiatives in place. The infrastructure is incredibly new and looks good. The library is extensive and has vast collections of books, archives, newspapers and DVDs. The City of Leicester is also very cultural and so DMU's central location thrusts you in a vibrant array of culture that you can fully immerse and indulge in from food to music and crafts.

Full facilities, many clubs to join, many extra curricular acitviites, and beautiful buildings.

I rented a place found from a common friend conneted from Twitter. Lanlord was from Indian origin. I and my husband were together so did not wanted to share. it was a big comfortable property. 600 pounds per month was the rent , but 20 mns far from city centre. so yeraly bus pass came handy.