Graduation
and beyond
When you graduate
from QMU, you will
remain an important
part of the University
community and have
access to a range of
alumni benefits.
The graduation ceremony
Graduation is a particularly special
occasion which marks the completion of
your studies. QMU holds one graduation
ceremony annually, normally in July. If you
complete your studies after July you will
still have the opportunity to receive your
graduation certificate and attend the
subsequent ceremony in July of the
following year. The ceremony normally
takes place at a venue in Edinburgh city
centre with a celebratory reception held at
the QMU campus afterwards. The
reception offers a great opportunity for
you and your guests to visit the campus,
socialise with your friends and lecturers,
and celebrate your graduation success in
relaxed surroundings. It truly is a
wonderful occasion.
Keeping in touch
After you have graduated, it is not the end
of your QMU experience. Graduates of the
University are part of a community of more
than 30,000 alumni from over 90 countries
around the world whose knowledge,
achievements and expertise are
recognised in fields such as politics,
healthcare, business and the arts.
Our graduates are hugely important to us
and we are keen for you to continue to
contribute to the life of the University long
after your graduation. In turn, we will
continue to support you long after
graduation and we are proud to be one of
only a few universities which offer our
graduates career advice for life. Our
QMYOU magazine and regular
e-newsletters keep our graduates up to
date with all the University’s latest
developments, as well as alumni events
and reunions. We also provide our alumni
with a number of other benefits and
services.
Campus discounts
Career opportunities
Graduates can receive support from the
University’s team of careers specialists for
every stage of their career during their
working life. This includes one-to-one
appointments, events and online
resources including access to the new
service www.qmploy.co.uk
We also offer a variety of internships and
work placements to our graduates,
providing the chance to gain invaluable
experience in the workplace, to work on
live projects and put theoretical
knowledge into practice.
Mentoring
Graduates can continue to use many of
the University facilities including Maggie’s,
Starbucks and 1875 (our food court), as
well as receiving a special discounted rate
for the Learning Resource Centre and the
Sports Centre.
We also encourage our undergraduates to
continue with their QMU education by
undertaking a postgraduate degree on
campus with a 10% discount on course
fees. For more information about this
discount opportunity, please contact our
Admissions team by email: admissions@
qmu.ac.uk
Events and reunions
Invitations to a wide range of events and
class reunions help our graduates to stay
connected with QMU and their former
classmates. We regularly hold informal
alumni events around the world, as well as
assisting our graduates with their own
reunion events, whether it’s been five
years or 50 years since graduation.
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We are always interested in hearing from
our alumni and having them share their
career stories. Career mentoring is an
opportunity for our graduates to mentor
current QMU students who want to enter
a similar field. Our students value the
opportunity to discuss how they can apply
their studies to the workplace as well as
hearing invaluable advice about the
recruitment and selection process.
MORE INFO:
www.qmu.ac.uk/alumni-and-friends/