Founded in 1583, the University of Edinburgh is one of the world's leading universities. The University of Edinburgh is currently ranked 5th in the UK, 5th in Europe and 17th in the world according to the QS World University Rankings 2013.

Located at the heart of Scotland's capital city, the University of Edinburgh is the largest university in Scotland, and offers a very wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate (taught and research) programmes across the Colleges of Humanities & Social Science, Science & Engineering and Medicine & Veterinary Medicine.

English Language courses are also available through our English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC) to students with varying levels of English.

The City of Edinburgh is often voted as one of the best locations to live and study in the UK and students from all over the world come and study here every year. With students from over 150 different countries, a multi-cultural environment will greet any student coming here.