The University of London Notes for International Students(外国学生入学须知) All applicants whose first language is not English are required to show that their ability to understand and express themselves in both written and spoken English is sufficiently high for them to benefit from their course of study. It is very important that international students do not make the journey to England’until they have been formally notified that they will be admitted to the university, and .until they are certain that they have suflicient funds to pay fbr their tuition fees and living expenses.