Overview
The University of the Highlands and Islands is a tertiary university composed of Academic Partners which are the 13 colleges and research institutions in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland delivering higher education. Its executive office is in Inverness.
The University of the Highlands and Islands has a number of undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes, most of which can be studied at a range of locations across the area. There are 8,720 students who are on undergraduate and postgraduate courses and 33,000 further education students. There are 70 learning centres spread around the Highlands and Islands, Moray and Perthshire.
While the University of the Highlands and Islands is Scotland’s newest university, many of its 13 colleges and research institutions have longer histories, the earliest having been founded in the 19th Century. The UHI network has had a unique structure and the way that it has evolved as a multi-campus institution has been constrained by a legislative framework that deals with further and higher education separately. Technology has played an important part in connecting the partner institutions.
In April 2001, it became known as the UHI Millennium Institute, following the Scottish Parliament awarding Higher Education Institute status. By 2004 full-time deans had been appointed to its three faculties, with experienced figures having been attracted from other academic bodies.
University degrees were authenticated by the Open University Validation Service, the University of Strathclyde and the University of Aberdeen until 2008 when the UHI was given taught degree awarding powers (tDAP) by the Privy Council under recommendation from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA); Higher National Certificate and Higher National Diploma courses are awarded by the Scottish Qualifications Authority.
University status was awarded by the Privy Council in February 2011, and UHI became the University of the Highlands and Islands.
8,720 Students
Location
Learning
TEF Rating
Courses Available
- Accounting, Business, Management and Marketing
- Architecture, Building, Planning and Design
- Biology and Biomedical Sciences
- Computer Science and Information Technology
- Engineering
- Foreign Studies (Language, Literature and Linguistics)
- Health Professions
- Hospitality and Culinary
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
- Recreation, Sports and Fitness Studies
- Theology
- Veterinary, Agricultural and Food Sciences
- Visual and Performing Arts
Applying
How to Apply?
For International Students
Deadlines and Important Dates
Cost and Scholarships
(For International Students)
Types of Scholarships Available
Scholarships
South Asia Scholarship
| Total Worth | £1,220 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | UHI is offering scholarship to all applicants whose home domicile is in the following countries: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | -- |
University scholarship fund
| Total Worth | £1000 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | Eligibility: 1. Open to UK/EU and non-EU students 2. For full-time students and part-time students 3. Open to current HNC, HND, Year one and Year two undergraduate degree students only 4. Previous recipients of this scholarship are not eligible to apply again |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | -- |
| Other Details | These scholarships are designed to support current HNC, HND, Year One and Year Two undergraduate degree students for one year to progress their studies at the university and help talented students reach their goals. |
Uist Music Scholarship 2019
| Total Worth | £1,000 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | To be eligible for the award you must be off-island, relocating to Uist to study for a minimum of 1 academic year on one of the music programmes as of September 2019 |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | May 31 |