University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh is a well-established and prestigious university founded in the 1580s. Located in Edinburgh, a UNESCO world heritage site. The university is the 4th oldest university in Scotland.
Location:
Edinburgh
Website:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/home
About the University
The Edinburgh University is the home of Britain’s oldest literary awards, the James Tait Black Prizes and Dolly the sheep, the first animal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell. It was also here at the University of Edinburgh that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was inspired to create his notorious character, Sherlock Holmes and James Young Simpson pioneered anaesthetics through his discovery of the properties of chloroform. University graduates include Charles Darwin, James Clerk Maxwell, David Hume, Adam Smith, Gordon Brown, and A. Graham Bell. Through the many achievements of its staff and students, the University has continued to present cutting-edge research, inspirational teaching and innovative thinking as its central ethos, attracting some of the greatest minds from around the globe.
The university offers education programs in many different subjects such as Medicine, Engineering, Law, Management, Economics, Social Sciences, Philosophy, Biology, English and Architecture. Edinburgh is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-oriented universities in the United Kingdom and ranks 16th according to QS World ranking.
The university offers students different accommodation options during their education and English education options in preparation for their programs. In particular, the university’s language centre is an academic centre that specializes in English programs for teachers.
Popular Programmes
- BA Architecture
- MSc Financial Management
- MSc Education
- MSc Counselling
- MSc Computer Science
- MSc Children’s and Young People’s Mental Health
- MBA
- MA International Relations
- MA Business and Economics
- LLM Criminal Law
- LLM Commercial Law
- LLM
- LLB Law
- BSc Psychology
- BSc Neuroscience
- BSc Economics
- BSc Computer Science
- BEng Mechanical Engineering
- BEng Engineering
- MSc International Business
- MSc Marketing
- MSc Modern and Contemporary Art: History, Curating and Criticism
- MSc Sustainable Energy Systems
Scholarships
Please visit the university website for the scholarship options for international students.
