Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh 

Introduction

Known for its innovative education, enterprise and leading-edge research, Heriot-Watt is also renowned for its welcoming and friendly environment. With a cosmopolitan mix of students from around the world, the university is a truly international place to study.

Quick facts

Website address

http://www.hw.ac.uk/

Courses

Heriot-Watt students have bright futures, with three quarters of those in work in graduate level employment six months after graduation. Offering over 400 courses over its 6 schools and 2 Postgraduate Institutes, the university allows students at all levels to choose from a wide range of study options.

Highlights

• A ground-breaking new £6m Postgraduate Centre on campus boasts space to study, socialise and share information.

• The university's state of the art Centre for Sport and Exercise includes sports halls and exercise facilities, as well as support for sports from football to taekwondo.

• Among several high profile undergraduate programmes are Chemistry and Economics, each ranked 1^st in Scotland in the 2012 Guardian University Guide.

• The university's Institute of Petroleum Engineering hosts leading researchers in the oil and gas sector, who are pioneers in energy research.

• Several courses at Heriot-Watt have full professional accreditation, with its Actuarial Science degree one of the few accredited by the UK actuarial profession.Location
Often referred to as Scotland's international university, Heriot-Watt has four student campuses: three in Scotland - Edinburgh, the Scottish Borders and Orkney - and a campus in Dubai. The Edinburgh campus is set in beautiful parkland on the west of the city.

Awards

Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year, 2011-2012

On-campus Undergraduate students: 6,600
On-campus Postgraduate students: 2,700
International students: 2,500, with an additional 10,000 over 140 countries studying on programmes around the globe.

Some famous alumni

Among Heriot-Watt's alumni are authors Irvine Welsh and Dame Muriel Spark, politicians Fiona Hyslop MSP and Sarah Boyack MSP, Royal Mail CEO Adam Crozier and Richard Tait, inventor of the board game Cranium.