Stirling Minds 2011 - University of Stirling
Stirling Minds 2011 - University of Stirling
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news highlights<br />
The student experience<br />
Our first Singapore<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Kathleen Jamie,<br />
01at <strong>Stirling</strong> is just getting 02graduation ceremony 03(above right) one <strong>of</strong><br />
better and better, according to<br />
the Times Higher Education<br />
Student Experience Survey.<br />
<strong>Stirling</strong> is rated as best in the UK<br />
for its campus environment and<br />
second in the UK for its sports<br />
facilities, while staff and lecturers<br />
also receive high ratings. <strong>Stirling</strong><br />
is also ranked in the UK top<br />
ten in the National Student<br />
Survey.<br />
took place last July. We are<br />
continuing to enhance our<br />
reputation as an international<br />
education provider: a new<br />
Master’s course in Media<br />
Communications Management<br />
was launched at Vietnam<br />
National <strong>University</strong> and we<br />
also deliver our prestigious MBA<br />
in Finance at Foreign Trade<br />
<strong>University</strong>, Hanoi.<br />
Scotland’s finest writers, was<br />
appointed to the inaugural Chair<br />
in Creative Writing, adding<br />
weight to a dynamic team<br />
with an international reputation<br />
for expertise in literature and<br />
publishing. Her poetry was<br />
showcased recently in a<br />
Pathfoot exhibition alongside<br />
the artwork <strong>of</strong> Brigid Collins<br />
(above left). The appointment<br />
is one <strong>of</strong> 30 new pr<strong>of</strong>essorships<br />
and lectureships demonstrating<br />
significant investment in worldclass<br />
academic expertise.<br />
4 / <strong>Stirling</strong> minds / Alumni, Staff and Friends
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