Growing luxury accommodation sector to answer Erasmus students’ demands
- 846 successful UK Erasmus applications in September 2015 (Erasmus+)
- Erasmus students look for “greater feeling of security” from accommodation and inclusive billing (Collegiate AC)
- Collegiate AC extends luxury offering to Erasmus students
28 years on from the establishment of the Erasmus scheme in 1987, and today the programme that organises and funds European Union student exchanges is going strong. Now including education, training, youth and sports elements, the scheme that is today known as Erasmus+ registered an impressive 846 successful UK applications in September 2015, with these students travelling far and wide throughout the EU in order to enhance their study experience.
For those that are exchanging to come to the UK as part of their university career, many will be looking for their accommodation to provide the answer to their specialist set of requirements. Visiting the UK for a length of time that can extend to either a term, six months or even a year, accommodation needs to address this somewhat flexible time-need, yet this is not the only necessary element.
Heriberto Cuanalo, CEO of leading provider of luxury student accommodation, Collegiate AC, explains more about what Erasmus students are looking for in their UK accommodation,
“Students arriving in the UK to study, especially those as part of Erasmus, often bring with them a specific set of requirements that standard university accommodation cannot always answer. These requirements can include a need for a greater feeling of security in order to reassure parents and families at home and inclusive billing to ensure the transition to overseas study is as easy as possible. And these are the kind of aspects that special luxury accommodation can provide.”
Previously a major provider of accommodation to the overseas student market, the 2015/16 academic year has seen Collegiate AC extend their already impressive reach to students from the Erasmus scheme. With high-end properties in some of the top university cities throughout the UK, this significant expansion by the company means that Erasmus students will now have the chance to experience first-hand the high quality of the living experience offered by Collegiate AC.
Properties on offer provide first-class security aspects such as electronic door entry and CCTV in communal areas, as well as on-site management and concierge teams to ensure that there is always someone on hand to reassure students and deal with any problems that may arise.
Alongside these aspects, Collegiate AC properties also offer a range of additional facilities to enhance the Erasmus experience. These include free Wi-Fi, high-speed broadband and inclusive billing which means that with the limited time they have, Erasmus students will not have to worry about organising their own energy or internet bills. The plethora of tempting features also on offer in Collegiate AC properties – such as games rooms, on-site gyms and in-house cinemas – also further entices those looking for the very best accommodation when arriving to study in the UK.
Cuanalo concludes,
“All in all, we are very excited to be able to welcome Erasmus students over the coming months to some of the most stylish and well thought out student accommodation in the UK. Our ethos is to provide ‘Student living. Just better’ and we really do feel that in going the extra mile our properties will very much appeal to these new overseas students.”
For more information, visit www.collegiate-ac.com or contact Collegiate AC on 01235 250 140.