Robert Gordon University
RGU is an innovative, accessible, impactful and professionally-minded university, with a student population of over 16,000 from more than 132 countries.
RGU’s applied learning, contemporary course content, industry-centric approach and state-of-the-art facilities ensures their students are work ready when they graduate.
The University has been recognised in the Teaching Excellence Framework as a Gold Standard institution, placing them in the top 20% of the best universities in the UK for the quality of their teaching, learning, support and graduate employability. Students will learn in their purpose-built and modern facilities during classes, and relax outside of lectures in the tranquil parkland.
The university is formed of 11 academic schools, covering a wide range of disciplines including business, engineering, architecture and the built environment, computing, law, nursing, health professions and art and design. All schools offer flexible study modes; on campus or online; full-time or part-time, with all their degrees developed through close collaboration with industry.
- Awarded a Gold Rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), placing us in the top 20% of the best universities in the UK for the quality of our undergraduate teaching and learning
- 3rd in Scotland for overall student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2019)
- RGU is ranked as the 3rd largest provider of postgraduate distance learning in the UK (HESA 2017/18)
- Top in Scotland for graduate employability with 97.6% of respondents entering employment and/or further study within 6 months of graduating (2016/17 DLHE survey, HESA 2018)
- 2nd in the UK and 46th in the world for graduate employment (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020)
- 1st in Scotland and in the top 10 in the UK for good industry connections and high-quality facilities (The Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018)
Aberdeen is named as the best Scottish city and in the top 10 in the UK to live and work in (Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index November 2019)
Aberdeen is ranked as the joint most affordable city in the UK (QS World University Rankings 2019)
Aberdeen is in the top 10 best student cities in the UK (QS Top Universities 2019)
Aberdeen is the 3rd best city in the UK for millennials (Totally Money 2019)
Aberdeen has retained its Purple Flag status for the city’s evening and night-time economy for the 7th year in a row. Areas awarded the Purple Flag standard are recognised for providing a vibrant and diverse mix of dining, entertainment and culture, while promoting the safety and wellbeing of visitors and local residents.
Isa Ali Ibrahim- Minister of Communications and Digital Economy in Nigeria.
Miles Edward Frank Briggs- Miles Edward Frank Briggs
Felix Chung Kwok-pan- member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Textiles and Garment constituency,
Location: 1 Campus, Aberdeen, Scotland
Distance from London: within 1hour
Closest airports: Aberdeen International Airport
Time Different from Mauritius: (-3) hours
Travel Time from Mauritius: 12hr 30min
Intake: January and September
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