International Students

Accommodation

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama provides an innovative one-to-one service to help you find suitable accommodation while you are studying in Cardiff and you will benefit from significantly lower living costs than in other major UK cities.

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A place in the college's halls of residence, Severn Point is guaranteed for all international students. It costs just £92.50 per week for the academic year 2010/11 including bills and has the following benefits:

  • Students have the option to live in halls of residence throughout their course
  • The Halls of Residence are at Severn Point – a fully managed, safe and secure environment; including 24 hour security, electronic entry and full site lighting
  • Based just 10 minutes’ walk from the college, 15 minutes’ walk from the city centre’s attractions and 5 minutes’ walk to the sports centre.
  • Private en-suite study bedrooms are housed in flats comprising six bedrooms, a shared living room and fully fitted kitchen.
  • Rent is £92.50 per week (2010/11) including electricity, water, personal possessions insurance, communal television licence, communal television, Sky Digital TV package and unlimited broadband internet access.
  • Contracts are for 42 weeks, from September until July – there is no need to remove belongings during the Christmas and Easter holidays.
  • 52-week contracts are available for students who want to live in Cardiff all year round.
  • Halls have laundry and bicycle storage facilities and a 24-hour concierge service.
  • Telephone in every room
  • All International students are guaranteed a place in the halls of residence.

Rooms are allocated by the college's Students' Union who operate a Find a Friend Scheme. The aim of this scheme is to place you in accommodation with other like-minded students.