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Castle saw “significantly reduced” enrollment in fall and winter semesters

Written on March 6, 2020. Posted in News.

The Bader International Study Centre (BISC) experienced “significantly reduced” student enrollment in the fall and winter semesters, leading to a decrease in the European campus’ revenue, according to financial projections submitted to the Board of Trustees ahead of its March 6 meeting. The castle’s struggle...

Bader International Study Center struggles with stagnant enrollment, financial problems

Written on March 16, 2018. Posted in News.

For years, the Bader International Study Center (BISC) has been touted as the crown jewel of Queen’s international experience. Despite this feeling, annual reports reveal the BISC’s struggles with low enrolment and financial instability over the last half decade. The nearly 600 year old Herstmonceux...

Despite stumble, BISC math and science program stands strong

Written on October 6, 2016. Posted in News.

This Frosh Week, last year’s cohort of Bader International Study Centre students arrived in Kingston for their first year on main campus. For science majors, it’s a year of transition from the first-ever Queen’s science program in England. Last year, the program was off to a rocky start. Both science...

From a castle to Kingston

Written on January 23, 2015. Posted in Features.

Aaron Tang’s favourite part of spending first-year at Herstmonceux Castle was weekend trips to Amsterdam and Paris. Tang, ArtSci ’16, came to Queen’s Kingston campus in 2012, after studying for a year at the Bader International Study Centre (BISC) in southeast England. Located in the village of Herstmonceux,...

A castle to call one's home

Written on July 29, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

Have you ever asked yourself, “What would I do if I weren’t afraid?” This summer, I answered that question. In November, when I was accepted to attend the summer term at the Bader International Study Centre (BISC), affectionately known as “the castle,” flying across the Atlantic Ocean seemed like...

A school away from school

Written on June 25, 2012. Posted in Features.

This summer, hundreds of students will board a plane with the hopes of coming home with a course credit. For many of them, the classroom will come alive. Study abroad programs such as DEVS 305, the newly created Queen’s-Blyth partnership and a summer at Herstmonceux Castle have proved popular amongst...

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Castle saw “significantly reduced” enrollment in fall and winter semesters

Bader International Study Center struggles with stagnant enrollment, financial problems

Despite stumble, BISC math and science program stands strong

From a castle to Kingston

A castle to call one's home

A school away from school

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