Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University prides itself on delivering high-quality, academic education that has relevance to working life. Its teaching approach is centered on collaboration between faculty, students, and industry, allowing course content to reflect the global and professional landscape by allowing its students to be in touch with knowledge and concepts being developed in the real world.

Heriot-Watt University received a Silver award in recognition of its teaching practices by the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). TEF was launched in 2017 with a mission to demonstrate the standards of quality in teaching and learning in higher education: Heriot-Watt’s Silver award signifies the strong evidence that Heriot-Watt meets (and consistently exceeds) national quality standards.

Heriot-Watt safeguards academic quality through specified processes of continuous improvement for its courses; formally updating its courses and course materials, alongside assessment methods; and the awareness of faculty to continuously engage in professional development and research. These processes ensure that students are educated in a context that is progressive and allows greater development of critical thinking, encouraged innovation, and prepares students for the work with the entry into graduate study or their first thinking about work placement