Why Edinburgh Napier?
We deliver highly employable graduates, relevant research and impactful business solutions.
Edinburgh Napier is an innovative and professional University, located in Scotland’s beautiful capital city - a city voted the most student friendly in the UK.
A dynamic and forward-thinking institution, we’re committed to the highest standards of excellence in teaching, learning, research and knowledge transfer. We develop in individuals, organisations and communities, the skills and knowledge that will enable them to succeed.
It is our vision to be established as one of the leading modern professional universities in the United Kingdom by 2015. We will have an international reputation for the employability of our graduates and for expertise which can be used to directly enhance the lives and prospects of people and their communities. Our vision of how this will be achieved is in our strategy.
Graduate Employability
At Edinburgh Napier our goal is to produce highly employable graduates - everything we do is focussed on that. We pride ourselves in doing this in the most supportive environment possible, and with 93.2% of our students in work or further education within six months of graduating, we seem to be on the right track. With work placements, professional accreditation and modules specially designed to develop entrepreneurship and personal skills, our students are ready to hit the ground running in the world of work.
We are one of Scotland's top universities for graduate employability and are consistently ranked as one of the best in the UK. For those who want to get their career off to a flying start, give it a boost or even change direction, we are the University of choice.
We are one of the largest higher education institutions in Scotland with more than 17,000 students on a diverse range of contemporary courses in our Business School and Faculties of Engineering, Computing & Creative Industries and Health, Life & Social Sciences. We offer our students flexible access to our state-of-the-art campuses, with the majority of our courses available in full-time, part-time and blended learning options.
International University
With more than 30% of our students coming from countries other than the United Kingdom, we are a truly international University. Over 20 years' experience of developing international partnerships and internationalising our curriculum has enabled us to deliver higher education to students from more than 100 countries worldwide. And that's not just based in the UK - many of our students study our courses in their own country – particularly in Hong Kong and India.
Relevant Research & Impactful Business Solutions
The skill and ability of our graduates makes a real contribution to the economic development and quality of life of the communities where they live and work. But we also make a contribution by creating and transferring knowledge within and from applied fields of research. We undertake research in specialist areas, which has direct and immediate economic impact in Scotland and beyond.
Edinburgh Napier is a recognised leader in many of these fields for the excellence and relevance of our research, including Nursing, Allied Health, Civil Engineering, Architecture and the Built Environment.
At Edinburgh Napier University we have a long history of working closely with business and industry to find viable solutions to real world challenges. We have established nine Institutes of Research & Innovation to streamline our commercial activities, giving businesses easier access to our expertise and experience.
Follow the links below to find out more about the work of our research institutes and what they can do for you.
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Download our Strategy 2009-2015
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