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Heriot-Watt University - Ranking PerformanceHeriot-Watt University, one of the United Kingdom's oldest education institutions, received its Royal Charter in 1966 - the highest level of accreditation in UK education. Heriot-Watt has three campuses in Scotland, where over a quarter of the student body is of international origin, plus a new campus in Dubai. Today Heriot-Watt has over 18,000 registered students from over 140 nations.Over the years, Heriot-Watt University has consistently ranked among the leading UK universities in research funding and graduate placement. University Ranking Information: -Ranked as one of the top five universities in Scotland by the Sunday Times University Guide. -Ranked 11th for student experience by the Times Higher Education Supplement 2007. -Rated top in the UK for petroleum engineering and for actuarial mathematics and statistics. The Institute of Petroleum Engineering has received a five-star research rating in the recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). -Rated top in Scotland for built environment, applied mathematics and for food science and technology. (RAE 2001) -Rated number 3 in Scotland by the Financial Times and number 4 in the UK in the Times Higher Education "Access Elite" League Table. -The Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt has twice won the Queen's Award for Export and it was rated the most popular in the UK in a recent survey. -The Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics department is one of only two specialist centres in the UK. -The Petroleum Engineering department is consistently rated one of the top three in the world. -The university's academic staff attract among the highest industry/business research incomes per capita in the UK. For more information on the latest university rankings (Australia, Canada, UK, USA and the world) , please visit the Good University Ranking Guide and World University Ranking Guide.Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com
ABOUT THE AUTHORThe author, Loke Yuen Wong, holds an MBA from Heriot-Watt University (UK) and a BCom degree from The University of Adelaide (Australia).
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