IOA Consults

Disability Services

To each case, we will bring personal experiences as users and trainers with prior access to fund-raising opportunities. We recognize that each case has its individual characteristics and there is no universal approach.

Ife is an experienced disability awareness trainer/consultant and has worked closely with disabled people, training them to use access technology and advising on available government schemes and technology. For his views on access technology, disability and awareness, see here.

Current and Prospective International Students

If you’re a student thinking of studying in the UK, IOA Consults can help.

We provide advice in the areas of university selection and application process; but we do not just stop there, we provide student and community life information such as accommodation, in-town and city shopping, bus routes, and nearest airports.

We also help with communicating the ideas a prospective student wants to put forth in your admission essay or proposals. Graduates are clever enough to formulate ideas, but sometimes, communicating them in the format expected in British postgraduate institutions may prove challenging for people who have grown up in other academic settings.

We use our experience, gained over several years of dealing with international students, to provide the most suitable solutions for student needs. Each student is an individual, with individual concerns, questions and skills. The key to our success is in working with the individual to achieve personally set goals.

This page contains some information which international students may find useful. The information is, unless when stated otherwise, specific to people wishing to study in the United Kingdom.

In choosing a university, a useful place to find information is the university website. You can usually get this information from a variety of sources, including search engines, or some of the other websites in this page. The university website will contain the details of the courses offered, other services, departmental information, (including contact details for academic and non-academic staff) as well as information about their international office, finance office (for payment of fees) available grants, etc.

• If you want unbiased information about how the university, or your particular area of study stands in relation to other universities, click here.
• For information on how good your chosen university’s research reputation is, based on official reports from the research assessment exercise, click here.
• For teaching quality assessment, click here.
• If you want general information about how to apply, prepare, fees, etc of all universities, you can check the following website; here you can find information about career prospects, postgraduate study, etc. Specific information for international students can be found here. click here
• If you have financial difficulties, your department may be able to offer some grants, check your department's website at the University, or contact them directly. You could also check the UKCOSA or Prospects websites (OR BRITISH COUNCIL WEBSITE) for more general information. click here
• For immigration advice, you could check the UKCOSA website or for government information, click here, or go here.
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Accommodation

• Roomate
• Accommodation For Students
• Student Housing
• Student Accommodation

If you want any further information, you can either contact me, or even the University's International student's officer.

Event Planning and Management

You might be planning to organize an event or write a proposal. How do you identify your audience and target your work. Here again, my excellent research skills gained from a doctorate, my planning experience gained frm organising the International Conference of Nigerian Students among other events and my communication skills, from writing articles, speeches and proposals may come in handy.
Whatever it is, you’ll get personalized service from someone who genuinely cares because he’s been there. I like to make your dreams come true!