University of Strathclyde signals commitment to international students via renewal of Study Group partnership

eleventh July 2023: The University of Strathclyde and international schooling specialist Study Group immediately announce a renewal of a profitable decade-long partnership. The new contract will assist the University’s strategic priorities as a number one international technological college that makes a constructive distinction to the world, making ready gifted international students to research on the University via the University of Strathclyde International Study Centre.

Study Group’s work as a long-standing specialist international schooling associate of the University contains international pupil recruitment, admissions, educating, and pastoral assist.

Since opening in 2013, students from 69 nations have attended the International Study Centre, the place they’re taught and supported to obtain educational success on the University, occurring to make vital contributions to communities all over the world of their graduate careers.

Study Group chief govt officer Ian Crichton has praised the superb working relationship between the University and International Study Centre, and what this implies for students: “I’m delighted that the University of Strathclyde has prolonged its partnership with us and immensely proud of what our groups have achieved collectively over the past ten years. While some international students return to their house nation following commencement, many select to stay in Scotland – contributing to the economic system and enriching native communities. Wherever they go, the worldwide information, expertise, and outlooks they take with them depart a constructive impression in society and the world.

“Looking ahead, we’ll proceed to give extra students the chance to expertise a world-class international schooling in Glasgow.”

Professor Sir Jim McDonald, principal and vice-chancellor, University of Strathclyde, feedback: “I’m delighted that the University has prolonged its partnership with Study Group as we work collectively to welcome gifted students from the world over to our nice University. Scotland warmly welcomes international students, and this University is proud of its world neighborhood of students and employees.

“We take a worldwide perspective and collaborate with international companions to sort out immediately’s grand challenges: a commitment that sits on the coronary heart of our imaginative and prescient as ‘The Place of Useful Learning’. Through cooperation with strategic companions like Study Group, we hope to proceed fostering numerous views inside our lecture rooms, and meaningfully increasing our international attain and impression outdoors the University.”

Collaboration for pupil success

The University of Strathclyde-Study Group partnership is constructed on shut collaboration throughout all parts of the scholar academic journey. This entails student-centred cooperation by tutors, colleges, skilled companies, and services, plus work with students themselves, to frequently improve the scholar expertise and assist glorious attainment and a seamless transition to diploma research. Over the final three years, 98% of students who accomplished their preparation programme on the International Study Centre have been provided a spot to research their diploma on the University of Strathclyde.

Brian Green, deputy affiliate principal (educational high quality and pupil expertise) on the University of Strathclyde, says: “The University of Strathclyde and Study Group work collaboratively in planning the tutorial supply for our students and within the improvement of modern new programmes and provision.”

Each of the University’s colleges — Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Strathclyde Business School — has appointed a chosen hyperlink tutor guaranteeing cohesive educational partnership. From co-creating new programmes and content material to membership of evaluation and examination boards, these tutors present an integral hyperlink between University and International Study Centre.

Student suggestions demonstrates the partnership’s strengths and deal with the scholar expertise, with greater than 80% of students reporting to have been challenged to obtain their finest work on the University of Strathclyde International Study Centre. The University’s £1 billion campus funding by 2025 features a £60 million Learning and Teaching constructing housing the Students’ Union, which is instantly reverse the University of Strathclyde International Study Centre and the superb Strathclyde Sport that are extremely popular with international students.

Extending world attain

Enrolments on the University of Strathclyde International Study Centre have close to doubled over the course of the partnership, supporting the University to develop and diversify its international pupil inhabitants. Notably the introduction of an internet accredited Pre-Masters Programme has enabled students to put together for his or her postgraduate research remotely with versatile research choices, serving to extra students from all over the world efficiently progress to their chosen Masters diploma on the University of Strathclyde.

Reflecting on methods the partnership has developed, Green provides: “Over the years, the partnership between the University and Study Group has developed past the tutorial programme provided. In the final 5 – 6 years, notably within the Middle East, our work with sponsors, together with authorities our bodies and company organisations, has elevated. And that could be very a lot a joint exercise with the Study Group.

“The companions you’re employed with say rather a lot in regards to the high quality of your establishment, and we’ve a quantity of glorious international world companions, which in flip creates alternatives for our employees, for our students, and pushed by the standard and repute of the University.”

Study Group associate University of Strathclyde on internationalisation technique.

Driving graduate employment

Strathclyde has in depth UK and international partnerships with business, public and third sector organisations and its Technology and Innovation Centre is house to firms reminiscent of GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, SSE, Scottish Power and the Weir Group. Nearly 9 in 10 Scottish graduates discover employment throughout the area from which they have been domiciled.

Former University of Strathclyde International Study Centre pupil Paddy Mukasa, initially from Uganda, is now working at Morgan Stanley Glasgow as an Operations Analyst. Looking again on his expertise as an international pupil, he says: “When I graduated, I used to be so excited that I’ve made it after coming all the way in which from Uganda to research at Strathclyde, one of the top-ranking universities. I’d say that any international pupil wanting to come to Strathclyde, you’ll be in good arms.”