University of the West of Scotland

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The University of the West of Scotland is a university in the West and South West Scotland with campuses in Paisley, Ayr, Hamilton and Dumfries.

The University currently has approximately 18,000 students and 1,300 staff, with a range of 100 undergraduate and postgraduate courses at 7 faculties.

In recent years, the number of international students has increased steadily (eg, a 40 % increase of Chinese students in the academic year 2005/ 06), mainly due to partnerships with foreign universities.

History

It was founded in 1897 as the Paisley Technical School, since 1992 it was known as University of Paisley. On 1 August 2007, the University of Paisley partnered with Bell College in Hamilton. On 30 November 2007, the name changed to " University of the West of Scotland " for the united new university institution.

Campus

  • Ayr Campus 55 ° 27 ' 36 "N, 4 ° 37 ' 11 " W
  • Dumfries Campus 55 ° 2 ' 53 "N, 3 ° 35' 22 " W
  • Hamilton Campus 55 ° 46 ' 49 "N, 4 ° 2' 50 " W
  • Paisley Campus 55 ° 50 ' 37 "N, 4 ° 25' 45 " W
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