Our global reach
Heriot-Watt University's roots are in Scotland, but our ambition and reach are truly international. Wherever you choose to study with Heriot-Watt, we will enable you to become a highly employable citizen of the world.
Scotland's international university
The multi-cultural nature of our campuses means that they are diverse and fascinating communities, where students can learn from each other, providing an excellent foundation for a global career. Around one third of our students studying on campus in Scotland come from outside the UK.
We are global
Our perspective on your future career path is truly global. We are a worldwide community across five campuses, with over 27,000 students and a network of 159,000 alumni. Our portfolio of online distance learning programmes are academically equivalent to on-campus programmes and are designed for you to study at your own pace, providing flexibility around you and your lifestyle commitments.
Dubai Campus
In 2005, Heriot-Watt was the first UK university to create an overseas campus in the Dubai International Academic City. Here we educate students from all over the Gulf and beyond, providing a range of programmes specifically tailored to match the demands of the UAE's employment market. Our annual economic impact is valued at £94m (source: Biggar, Independent Economic Consultants).
Our Dubai Campus provides a stimulating but supportive, fully equipped, learning environment to over 2,500 students, and this number is growing year on year.
A new Dubai Campus was opened in 2021 in Dubai Knowledge Park coinciding with the bicentennial anniversary of Heriot-Watt University. The campus has received a five-star accreditation by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).
Malaysia Campus
Our doors first opened in Malaysia in January 2013 to students of our globally recognised MBA programme from Edinburgh Business School. Our portfolio of degrees - in key growth sectors for the region - is rapidly expanding. Our purpose-built campus opened in Putrajaya in September 2014.
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