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Key Information Need (KIN) - Heriot-Watt University

Type of Institution
HE Track Record of Compliance
Main campus
Edinburgh
International students
37.30%
Scholarship
Available
London Campus
No
Budget
£ 22264
Intake
January/September

Admission Ongoing

About - Heriot-Watt University

“Heriot-Watt University (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Heriot-Watt) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, the world’s first mechanics’ institute, and subsequently granted university status by royal charter in 1966. It is the eighth-oldest higher education institution in the United Kingdom. The name Heriot-Watt was taken from Scottish inventor James Watt and Scottish philanthropist and goldsmith George Heriot.

The annual income of the institution for 2022–23 was £259.5 million of which £33 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £266.7 million. Known for its focus on science as well as engineering, it is one of the 23 colleges being granted university status in the 1960s and sometimes considered a plate glass university similar to the likes of Lancaster and Warwick.

The university has three campuses in Scotland and one each in the UAE and Malaysia.”

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