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2021
Online Insights
UNIQUE ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMES
What is Online Insights?
Online Insights is a virtual learning experience
Key facts
offering exceptional opportunities for
academic enrichment to engaged students
20+ hours of tuition
around the world.
per week
1:1 tutorials at beginning
Interactive online seminars are conducted by
and end of each week
world-class academics from leading global
universities over the course of a one or two- Maximum class size of 10
week exploration of your chosen subject. Premium
e-learning platform
The programme will lead students through an
unparalleled educational experience. Pre-course welcome pack
End of course certificate
Participants will focus on advanced academic
and detailed report
content and develop both the expertise and
enthusiasm to plan for an academic future Available dates
with confidence.
Winter
Students receive a combination of subject- Spring
based tuition, one-to-one tutorials and future Summer
skills workshops, as well as social activities
with students from around the world. Please visit our website
to see exact dates
www.immerse.education
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Sample timetable
As participants will be joining from around the world, Online Insights
has two ‘streams’ for students of all time zones.
The times below are in UK time (UTC+1).
Stream Stream
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
A B
09:00 14:00
Course Tutor Office Tutor Office
Introduction Hours Hours
09:30 14:30 1:1 Tutorial 1:1 Tutorial
10:00 15:00
10:30 15:30
Subject Subject Subject Subject Subject
WEEK ONE
11:00 16:00
Tuition Tuition Tuition Tuition Tuition
11:30 16:30
12:00 17:00 Break
12:30 17:30
Workshop:
Workshop: Workshop: Workshop: Workshop:
Subject-
13:00 18:00 Essay Interview University Personal
Specific
Writing Skills Skills Applications Branding
13:30 18:30 Exams
14:00 19:00 Activity: Activity: Activity:
Guest Activity:
Ice-Breaker Virtual Murder
Speaker Quiz Night
14:30 19:30 Games College Tour Mystery
Stream Stream
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
A B
09:00 14:00
Course Tutor Office Tutor Office
Overview Hours Hours
09:30 14:30 1:1 Tutorial 1:1 Tutorial
10:00 15:00
10:30 15:30
Subject Subject Subject Subject Subject
WEEK TWO
11:00 16:00
Tuition Tuition Tuition Tuition Tuition
11:30 16:30
12:00 17:00 Break
12:30 17:30
Workshop:
Workshop: Workshop: Workshop: Workshop:
Subject-
13:00 18:00 Essay Interview University Personal
Specific
Writing Skills Skills Applications Branding
13:30 18:30 Exams
14:00 19:00 Activity: Activity: Activity:
Guest Activity:
Team Virtual Field Cambridge
Speaker Graduation
14:30 19:30 Building Trip Student Q&A 3
Subjects Available
The Online Insights course is available during winter, spring and summer
school holidays. For exact dates, please visit https://immerse.education.
Subjects can be studied for one or two weeks at a time, and it is possible
to enrol for two subjects (one per week).
Architecture Ages 16-18 Business Management Ages 13-15
Prepare, critically examine, and develop a Budding entrepreneurs uncover key
personal portfolio, as well as pitch a mock management theory and how this relates to
proposal for a real-world project. building a successful enterprise.
• Roman and Greek classical architecture • The marketing mix
• Reformation and counter-reformation • Corporate leadership
• The Victorian idyll • The product life-cycle
• Modernism and post-modernism • Modern business organisations
• The Scandinavian approach • Social enterprises
Creative Writing Ages 13-15 & 16-18 Economics Ages 16-18
With an emphasis on putting theory into A comprehensive look at the challenging
practice, students will showcase their worlds of micro and macroeconomics
improved skills by writing of a novella. explored in a typical Economics degree.
• Character creation and development • Macroeconomics & microeconomics
• The use of voice and person • Trade economics
• Types of plot • Game theory
• Dialogue • Political economics
• Editing • Economics and statistics
Engineering Ages 13-15 & 16-18 International Relations Ages 13-15
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Be exposed to the different applications of Recognise the roles, rights and
engineering through case studies which will responsibilities of key actors in world
be analysed in-depth throughout. politics and international affairs.
• Fluid mechanics • World systems
• Thermodynamics • Foreign policy
• World-changing projects • International conflicts
• Energy storage • Actors and interests
• Technology and future engineering • Trade and development
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Subjects Available
Law Ages 13-15 & 16-18 Mathematics Ages 16-18
Uncover a variety of legal fields and develop Explore what an undergraduate degree in
the skills required to succeed as a legitimate mathematics could look like and the range
professional. of opportunities it provides.
• Constitutional law • Probability and combinatorics
• Criminal law • Matrix calculus
• Contract law • Number theory
• Human rights • Vector spaces
• International law • Modern geometry
Medicine Ages 13-15 & 16-18 Philosophy Ages 16-18
Investigate complex biological concepts and Form considered opinions and viewpoints
real-world case studies whilst furthering by exploring and analysing topics and
academic understanding of the field. ideas from leading philosophers.
• Immunology and infectious diseases • Morality
• Genetics and gene editing • Liberty and equality
• Neuroscience • Unconsciousness
• Anatomy and physiology • Socrates and Plato
• Pharmacology and treatments • Enlightenment
Psychology Ages 16-18
Can’t find what you’re looking for?
Discover key concepts and develop a strong
understanding of a variety of aspects that Immerse also offers personalised 1:1 tuition in
a wide range of academic subjects.
explain human behaviour.
• Nature versus nurture Match with a tutor on the
Oxbridge Online Research Programme.
• Contemporary psychology
• Ethics For more information, please visit:
https://immerse.education/oorp
• Psychopathology
• Social influence
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Programme highlights
U N I V E R S I T Y- L EV E L T U I T I O N O N E -TO - O N E T U TO R I A LS
Each syllabus is designed to reflect the At the beginning and end of each week,
standard of learning required at an students have a personal one-to-one
undergraduate level of university. supervision with their subject tutor, to review
their performance in the course and discuss
Classes are delivered by enthusiastic and
the progress of the student’s personal
passionate tutors who are experts in their
project.
academic field, and are experienced at
teaching undergraduates at Oxford and Students also have direct access to tutors
Cambridge University. during “office hours”, each week.
V I R T U A L L E A R N I N G P L AT F O R M
All virtual classes are delivered via Zoom’s education platform - which offers students a wide range
of teaching functionality including video conferencing, interactive whiteboards, breakout rooms, text
chat, polls, quizzes and other custom apps.
Students will be able to instantly connect with their teacher, as well as other students based
around the world, and receive university-level tuition from the comfort of their own home.
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Programme highlights
PERSONAL PROJECTS SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
In each subject, students will submit a Students can connect with like-minded
personal project, assessed by their tutor, that individuals from around the world, and are
is developed over throughout the course, encouraged to socialise and make friends
both in class and during private study time. through daily activities and games after
classes finish.
The type of project varies by subject, with
some requiring a written piece of work, and These sessions are led by current Oxbridge
others an academic presentation on a topic undergraduate students.
or issue.
ACADEMIC SKILLS WORKSHOPS P E R S O N A L I S E D E VA L U AT I O N
Each day, students take part in a 90 minute Participants receive a detailed report after
workshop designed to develop key skills the end of the course, which is completed
critical for future success. after students present their personal project
and complete their one-to-one reviews with
Workshop topics include essay writing skills,
their tutor.
personal branding, university applications,
interviews and subject-specific entrance Students will also receive a certificate of
exams. completion from Immerse Education at their
virtual graduation ceremony.
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“ ”
My tutor gave me the confidence I needed to advance my
understanding of the subject.
— REENA, PARTICIPANT
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How to enrol
HOW TO ENROL PA R T I C I PAT I O N C R I T E R I A
Once the enrolment form is completed, then a Students who are either fluent or near-
member of staff will be in touch to coordinate the fluent in English (at least B2 level).
start of the programme.
Students aged 13-15 or 16-18 years old.
Please visit https://immerse.education/enrol for
more information, or to enrol online. Available to commit to undertake the
full number of hours required by the
Contact our team at advisor@immerse.education programme.
with any questions.
Times & fees
W H AT ’ S I N C L U D E D ? AVA I L A B L E T I M E S
1 Week Fee: £1,395 With the teaching faculty based in the
2 Week Fee: £2,295
UK, the virtual programmel has two
‘streams’ available for students of all
20+ hours of academic contact time per week. time zones.
Inclusive of: The times below are in UK time
• 5 x 2-hour subject-based classes (UTC+1).
• 5 x 1.5-hour academic skills workshops
• 2 x 0.5-hour one-to-one sessions with tutor Stream A Stream B
• 1 x 1-hour course overview Start 09:00 14:00
• 1 x 1-hour guest lectures
• 2 x 1-hour optional “drop-in” sessions during Finish 14:00 19:00
office hours
For more information, please speak to
Maximum of 10 students per programme a member of the Immerse Education
Daily social activities with students from around team (advisor@immerse.education).
the world
Pre-course learning materials and welcome pack
Certificate of attendance and detailed report
Access to digital materials after completion
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Accreditations and Awards
Q U E E N ’ S AWA R D BAC
The Queen’s Award for Enterprise is Immerse Education is accredited by the
the UK’s most prestigious business leading mark of educational quality for the
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award. sector.
In 2018, Immerse Education was For over 25 years the British Accreditation
awarded the Queen’s Award for Council (BAC) has been responsible for setting
Enterprise. To be recognised by Her educational quality standards within the
Majesty is a huge honour and a independent further and higher education
testament to the unique, educational sector. The BAC requires a rigorous on-site
experiences we provide to students inspection that covers all aspects of the student
across the world. experience including teaching, learning, health
and safety and welfare.
10R O S PA B R I T I S H YO U T H T R AV E L
Immerse Education is a proud member of AWA R D S
ROSPA Immerse Education was fortunate enough
Accidents don’t have to happen and Immerse to be recognised as a finalist in the Best
Education is passionate about ensuring that Educational Product category,. Through
our participants have a rewarding, enjoyable delivering immersive, challenging academic
and safe experience on our programmes. programmes designed for ambitious youth
from around the world, Immerse Education
The Royal Society for the Prevention of
has emerged as a leader in the field.
Accidents (RoSPA) has been working
tirelessly to change both legislation and The British Youth Travel Awards are the
attitudes surrounding accidents and has been sector’s opportunity to reward high achievers,
instrumental in shaping our society for the gain recognition, and raise the profile
better. of the work and individual successes of
organisations engaged in youth, student and
educational travel to, from and within the UK.
COBIS GEMS SCHOOL
Immerse Education is one of over 250 PA R T N E R S H I P
member organisations represented by GEMS has selected Immerse Education to
COBIS. COBIS exists to support and help their students gain experience of what
represent its members with the British it’s like to study at university level, with
government, educational bodies, the award-winning academic programmes held in
corporate sector and Ministries of Education inspiring locations across the UK, including the
worldwide. University of Cambridge.
Its members commit to its Code of Ethical If you’re a student at a GEMS school, visit your
Practice to ensure best practice and that the UniConnect platform to find out more.
needs of students are served to the fullest
possible extent.
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