The University of Edinburgh

 Founded in 1583, the University of Edinburgh is systematically hierarchal as one of the highest fifty universities within the world, and was placed 17th in the 2013/14 QS World University Rankings. It is one in every of the most important and most diverse universities within the United Kingdom, with over 32,000 students from 130 countries finding out across additional than one hundred tutorial disciplines. Our thriving postgraduate community benefits from a sturdy commitment to high-quality, innovative teaching set against the University’s inspiring analysis culture: the latest report from the standard Assurance Agency awarded U.S. the best rating attainable for the standard of the scholar learning expertise, while the latest United Kingdom analysis Assessment Exercise judged ninety six of our tutorial departments to be manufacturing world-leading analysis. Edinburgh was one of the primary United Kingdom universities to develop industrial links with trade, government and the professions, and in 2013/14 ranked fifteenth in the world for graduate employability. Our outstanding facilities include Europe’s third largest tutorial library, state-of-the-art analysis installations ANd an victory Centre for Sport and Exercise, all set against the backdrop of the colourful and historic town of capital, a world heritage site, seat of the Scottish Parliament and home to the world’s largest arts festival.