As Edinburgh’s Professional University (www.napier.ac.uk) :

We are a truly international University with 36.8 % of our students coming from overseas and course materials designed to give you the global perspective required for today’s worldwide marketplace.

• We are amongst the top ten institutions in the UK for the employability of our graduates (HESA 2009) – 98.6% of our postgraduate students are in work or further study within six months of graduating (DLHE 2007/8)
• We offer industry informed courses which combine the optimum balance of theory and practice.
• We have a large population of undergraduate and postgraduate students from Ireland and as a result the University boasts an excellent Gaelic Football and Hurling team.
• We provide excellent support services for international students, including airport meet and greet, first week activities and International Students’ Club.
• We have some of the most modern teaching and learning facilities in Scotland, including free computer/internet access – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
• Our proactive careers support, includes job preparation master classes, employer networking events and career fairs.
• Our campuses are located in Scotland’s beautiful capital city, Edinburgh – a compact, safe, friendly and cosmopolitan city.
• Graduating students can apply to live and work in the UK through the Post Study Work Scheme.

Our courses (www.courses.napier.ac.uk)

Edinburgh Napier offers a huge variety of undergraduate degrees and more than 100 different professional postgraduate courses, with taught and research opportunities in our three faculties:

The Business School

Faculty of Engineering, Computing & Creative Industries

Faculty of Health, Life & Social Sciences

We also have a Centre for Customised programmes which allows you to choose modules from across our three Faculties and design your own degree course.

The costs

Undergraduate students from Ireland do NOT pay to study with us at Edinburgh Napier University.  Successful undergraduate applicants will have their undergraduate tuition fee paid by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS).  Once students have received and accepted an unconditional offer to study with us, they should complete an online application form available on the SAAS website.

The majority of postgraduate courses range in cost from £3,820 – £5,310.  The University however, has more than 150 funded postgraduate places for EU domiciled students and if successful, candidates would pay nothing for the diploma element of their postgraduate programme.

State-of-the-art facilities

Edinburgh Napier is a multi-campus university and as part of the University’s £100m investment in our estates, we are currently redeveloping our campus at Sighthill. The state-of-the-art Sighthill Campus will become home to the Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences, providing a modern, purpose-built, sustainable building with premier teaching and learning facilities. It has been designed to create a great learning environment, to help you graduate with the best possible career prospects.

At our Merchiston Campus, the 500-seat Jack Kilby computing centre is open 24/7 and students have access to online lecture notes and study aids via WebCT. There are fully networked libraries at each campus, and a multimedia language lab and adaptive technology centre for students with special needs. The Craiglockhart Campus has a fitness suite with qualified staff to provide inductions, health advice and personalised fitness programmes.

We’ll support you

Information and advice is available on a range of issues including money, health, immigration, personal issues and many more.

We can even help before you arrive and after you leave Edinburgh Napier eg with career development or pre-arrival immigration help.

Edinburgh: Scotland’s inspiring capital

Edinburgh is the Athens of the North; a vibrant place to live with four universities that attract around 100,000 students – giving the city its own unique buzz. Scotland’s inspiring capital deserves its reputation as one of the most beautiful locations in the world and tops the list of European cities where people would most like to live. Clean, compact and safe, Edinburgh is a modern, cosmopolitan, European city with a diverse, multicultural community. No wonder it’s been voted one of the most student friendly cities in the UK!

Edinburgh is a UNESCO World Heritage site with a population of about 450,000.

It boasts:

• 1,037 hectares of parkland – equivalent to 4,500 football pitches
• Over 200 cafés and restaurants
• The medieval Royal Mile
• 100+ libraries, including the National Library of Scotland
• 10 international festivals
• Dozens of music gigs every week

Edinburgh is home to many international businesses, being the fifth largest financial centre in Europe. Since 1999 Scotland has had its own devolved government with 129 MSPs sitting in the award-winning Scottish parliament building at Holyrood, Edinburgh.

Accommodation (www.napier.ac.uk/accommodation)

The Accommodation Office at the University have 900 rooms for Edinburgh Napier students and can give you information and help you apply for one of these rooms in their centrally-located flats.  Edinburgh also has a large number of private accommodation options and our Accommodation Office can advise students who would prefer to find their own accommodation.

Come and join us

The University accepts and processes hundreds of undergraduate and postgraduate applications every year.  Undergraduate students should apply via the UCAS website (www.ucas.com) and postgraduate students can complete the online application form that is available on the University website (www.napier.ac.uk) .

Find out more

More information about all our courses and information on life in Edinburgh can be found on our website – www.napier.ac.uk