Introducing School of B&ENondas Pitticas, Senior LecturerERASMUS/Mobility CoordinatorSchool of Businessand Enterprise

Scotland

• Population - 5.2m

• 790 islands

• 3 recognised languages

• 1of 4 nations of UK

• Devolved parliament

• British pound (£)

• Electronics, Finance, Whisky, Tourism, Oil, Agriculture

HISTORY1897 - Paisley Technical

School

1904 - Paisley TechnicalCollege and School of Art

1963 - Major expansion ofPaisley College ofTechnology

1992 - University of Paisley

2007 - Renamed UWS

Scotland’s largest modernUniversity

• 4.5 campuses (shortly 5.5)

• 6 Schools

• 15,375 students

• 1,110 International students

• £200 million investment

Our 0.5 campus

15,375 students1,110 International and

EU1,575 postgraduates13,800 undergraduates

68% f/t, 32% p/t

62% female, 38% male

Direct flights toGlasgow andEdinburgh frommost EU cities

Paisley Campus• Located in Paisley’s town centre

• Glasgow city centre – 12km

• Glasgow International Airport – 3km

• Train link to Glasgow PrestwickInternational Airport

• Around 10,000 students

• Recent investments includeEmployability Link and new studentresidences

• 5’ walk from centre of town

• Around 4,500 students

• Regular trains to Glasgow (19km)

• 5th largest town in Scotland

• Great sports and leisure facilities

• New £2 million Centre forEngineering Excellence

Hamilton Campus

Campuses

• Brand new campus creating one ofScotland’s most modern learningenvironments

• Around 3,500 students

• 10 minutes’ walk from centre of town andthe beach!

• Facilities include Digital Radio Station;Cinema; TV Studios; Music Studios;

• Students’ Union & Halls of Residence

Ayr Campus

Dumfries Campus

• Parkland setting

• Dumfries – Population 32,000

• New library and sports facilities

• Active Students’ Association

Why UWS?• International

• Strong career focus

• Collaboration with industry & commerce

• Applied research & consultancy expertise

• Friendly and supportive environment

• 92% of our graduates in either work or furtherstudy within 6 months after graduation

• Awarded highest rating possible for quality andstandards for ELIR 2014 (Enhancement Led

Institutional Review)• Ranked 5th in The Times Good University

Guide 2014• Top in Scotland for student satisfaction in NSS

survey (National Student Satisfaction) inBroadcast Production, Chemical Engineering,

Education and Journalism• World-leading research in all units of

assessment in REF 2014 (Research ExcellenceFramework)

Why UWS?

Why School of Business &Enterprise?

• Excellence in teaching• Emphasis on Students as

co-creators;• Engagement in- and

outside the classroom;• Use of our Active Learning

Studio• Gamification & Simulation

being part of ourcurriculum

• Graduates with a digitalskills portfolio

Teaching inUWS’ School ofB&E (cont’d)

Bringing the future into theclassroom:

• Digital T echnologies for aninteractive classroom experience

• New methods of delivery

• Augmented Reality/ Virtual Reality

• Interactivity with online material

• Enhancing Digital Skills

• Allow students to sharpen theirdecision making skills and criticalthinking through simulations andgamification of assessments

StructureLevel 7 = 1st yrLevel 8 = 2nd yrLevel 9 = 3rd yr, BA awardLevel 10 = 4th yr, BA(Hons) award

15 week TrimestersSeptember to JanuaryFebruary to MaySummer

Trimester structure12 teaching weeks1 reading week2 exam weeks

3 modules per trimester

10 ECTS per module

School ofBusiness &EnterpriseAyr campus BAcc Accounting

(level 9 only)BA (Hons) Business

(levels 9 and 10 only)

School ofBusiness &EnterpriseDumfries campus BA Applied Enterprise

(levels 9 and 10 only)BA (Hons) Business

(levels 8-10)

School ofBusiness &EnterpriseHamilton campus

BAcc(Hons) AccountingBA(Hons) Business

BA(Hons) Events MgmntBA Law & Business

MSc Int. Finance MgmntMSc Int. HRM

MSc Int. ManagementMSc Int. Marketing Mgmnt

School ofBusiness &EnterprisePaisley campus

UNDERGRADUATECOURSES

BAcc(Hons) AccountingBA(Hons) Business

BA(Hons) Events MgmntBA Law & Business

BA(Hons) HRMBA(Hons) Marketing

BA(Hons) Tourism Mgmnt

School ofBusiness &EnterprisePaisley campus

POSTGRADUATECOURSES

MSc Mgmnt AccountingMSc Digital Marketing

MSc Creative BrandingMSc Finance &

AccountingMSc HRM

MSc Int. Events MgmntMSc Int. Tourism Mgmnt.MSc Logistics & Supply

Management

Registration and enrolment Careers advice Counselling

Disability Support Mentoring system for first time

students Student funding

Money managementWork based learning and

placements Help with finding part-

time/summer work Graduation

Student Link

Boost YourEmployability

supports students and graduates search forjobs

offers one to one careers guidance advice on developing a career strategy

help articulate what you have to offer in a CV,application or interview

UWS Employability Link Centre

Funding for EUStudents

• ERASMUS

• Students Awards Agency forScotland (SAAS)

• To qualify students mustenter into the third or fourthyear of a full time degreecourse & plan to graduatefrom UWS

• Postgraduate placesavailable each year

Accommodation• University Halls of Residence –self catering flats with 4-6 peoplesharing

• University flats available aroundPaisley

• Competitive rent £104 per week for2015/16

• Online Application

• No guarantee of Universityaccommodation

The Application Process

Refer to your International Office

Are you applying to only UWS in the UK?- Direct

If applying to a number of UK Universities. - UCAS

Deadlines- 30th May30th Nov

Nondas Pitticas, Senior LecturerERASMUS/Mobility CoordinatorSchool of Business & Enterprise

Tel: +44 141 88 76 647nondas.pitticas@uws.ac.uk

www.uws.ac.uk