Loretto pupils will attend lectures in link-up with Napier University
29 June 2010
Loretto School has agreed a formal link-up with Edinburgh Napier University, in what is thought to be the first of its kind in Scotland.
Pupils will attend business lectures at Edinburgh Napier University next year as part of a scheme to give them an edge in the fight for a university place. Edinburgh Napier is in the top ten universities in the UK for employability, with more than 97 per cent of graduates working or in further study within six months.
Loretto pupils will attend first-year or second-year lectures in business and engineering alongside university students. Pupils could also join university tutorials, alongside a special project and taster days.
The first visit to Edinburgh Napier University will take place on 2nd November, when Loretto pupils will have an introductory tour of the facilities followed by lectures on 'Cash and Budgeting'.
Peter Hogan, Headmaster, said: "Edinburgh Napier is definitely excellent for business and engineering. There will always be people who are focused on Oxford, Cambridge or St Andrews and Durham - and they have the best courses in some areas - but the employment market today is very different."
Link to Scotsman article.