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10 reasons for joining us Thinking about studying at QMU? Let us tell you why we think you should... 6. We offer a variety of learning and teaching methods to 1. We are third in Scotland for employment of our maximise your student experience: lectures, seminars, tutorials, group work, placements, study abroad, independent work, and hands-on projects with real clients. undergraduate leavers, with 97.1% of them in employment or further study six months after graduation (HESA, 2018) 2. Our range of undergraduate degrees focus on 7. We are the highest ranked ‘post 92’ university in preparing you for a meaningful and interesting career. Scotland in the Complete University Guide 2019. (‘post 92’ refers to institutions given university status since 1992). 3. We have a bright, contemporary, student-friendly campus with superb facilities for learning, teaching and having fun. 8. Our staff are experts in their field and actively involved in research activities to ensure that our courses are up to date and relevant. 4. Students benefit from our compact and friendly university campus environment being located less than six minutes’ train ride from the centre of Edinburgh. 9.  We are a socially responsible university that emphasises the importance of social justice and have won numerous ‘green/sustainability’ awards. 5. You will never be lost in the crowd — our size and 10. We have an impressive range of career-enhancing campus environment mean it’s easy to get to know lots of people, and to get support from staff. extracurricular opportunities and our size means that a high proportion of students can easily take full advantage of these benefits. These include awards, scholarships, internships, overseas travel, special paid employment projects, community volunteering opportunities — the list goes on! MORE INFO W: www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/ 4