Heriot-Watt is Scotland’s international university and is among the UK’s top five universities in terms of its international presence and number of international students. We aim to:
- Continue to grow rapidly all streams of international activity;
- Secure the success of the new Malaysian Campus;
- Enhance the internationalisation of research and knowledge exchange activities;
- Ensure that Heriot-Watt University qualifications are recognised and respected internationally, providing entry to jobs worldwide;
- Facilitate international mobility for Heriot-Watt students and staff;
- Provide a state-of the-art virtual learning environment (VLE), a “virtual campus”, supporting the needs of all Heriot-Watt students independent of location or mode of study; and
- Support the development of Heriot-Watt as an international university with Scottish roots.