The eighth-oldest higher education institution in the UK (established in 1821) and the world’s first mechanics institute, it started as the School of Arts in Edinburgh. In 1966, it received the Royal Charter and became a university. While its main building is located in Edinburgh, it also has international campuses in Dubai and Malaysia. On top of that, it partners with institutions from 150 countries, which lets it enrol more than 30,000 students globally. Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh opens its doors to 7,000+ students, more than 30% of them comes from abroad.
The university is highly acclaimed for its educational and research work in such areas as business, engineering, design plus physical, social and life sciences. It is also among the highest-ranked universities for graduate employability and number one university in Scotland for the highest paid salaries.
The university awards various jointly-funded and externally-funded scholarships. Overall, it provides scholarships with an overall value of £1 million for undergraduate and postgraduate international students.
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Overview
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh operates from three campuses: the Edinburgh Campus, the Scottish Borders Campus in Galashiels, and Orkney Campus in Stromness.
Edinburgh campus provides 2,000 residential places with various room types. A Residence Life Team helps students pick accommodation meeting their needs and sorts out any problems they may have while living on campus. The university launched a multi-million renovation program aimed at improving student residences.
The School of Textiles and Design is based in an ultra-modern Scottish Borders campus. It provides integrated learning facilities, workshops, museum, libraries, and everything needed for academic and social life. The students are housed either in one of 200 self-catered rooms or off-campus in the town centre. The campus is only 50 minutes away from Edinburgh by train.
The Orkney Campus is home to International Centre for Island Technology. Located in a picture-perfect harbour, it is a great place for research within the oil, gas, marine, and fisheries industries. The Orkney Campus provides no student residences but it can assist in finding accommodation in the private sector.
Subject Areas
Business & Management Studies
Chemical Engineering
Mathematics
Civil Engineering
Building
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Food Science
Accounting & Finance
Town & Country Planning and Landscape Design
Physics & Astronomy
Biological Sciences
Computer Science
Linguistics
Marketing
Mechanical Engineering
Psychology
Chemistry
Education
General Engineering
Art & Design
Economics
Librarianship & Information Management
Architecture
Geography & Environmental Science
Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation & Tourism
