A pair of Edinburgh College design students have scooped national industry awards at a ceremony held in London. HND Graphic Design students Ida Bukantyte and Marta Winogrodzka won silver and bronze for the Breakthrough Award category at the 2019 Data and Marketing Association (DMA) Awards. Each year university and college students, interns and non-professionals battle…
Edinburgh College has launched a new programme in China which will see the College play a key role in the teaching of Early Years education in one of the country’s major cities. This month marked the start of the College’s new three-year English Language and Early Years Education Programme in China, developed in partnership with…
From building schools to going on an African safari, an Edinburgh College student did it all as he travelled across the world to carry out volunteer work with an Edinburgh-based charity. Eighteen-year-old Preparation for Employment student Nathan Matulaitis from Glasgow travelled to the rural village of Tembwe in Zambia with The Grassmarket Community Project to…
Earlier this month, Edinburgh College, working in partnership with the British Council in Turkey, hosted 22 English language teachers for a two-week mentor training course aimed at developing the teaching practice of participants and preparing them to take on leading roles in the development of English language teaching in Turkey upon their return to the…
A group of five performing arts professionals from Colombia are attending Edinburgh College to develop their English and find out more about the prominence of the creative industries in Scotland. Diana Cifuentes, Juan Orozco, Angelica Corredor, Nathalia Contreras, and Mateo Rueda are participating in an eight-week programme, which involves them spending time in and out…
A collaborative project involving Edinburgh College and a range of partners was awarded a special commendation at a national digital business awards ceremony held in Glasgow last night. Daydream believers, an innovative collaboration between the College and a wide range of partners in education and industry, received a special commendation from the judges in the…
An Edinburgh College photography student has been chosen to exhibit her work at a prestigious annual event in London celebrating upcoming talent from the worlds of art, music and photography. Twenty-four-year-old BA Professional Photography student Diana Sosnowska will exhibit her images at the second annual Unsigned event organised by global advertising agency Bartle, Bogle and…
An Edinburgh College Performing Arts student has been awarded one of five new bursaries offered by multi award-winning actor Sir Ian McKellen, in partnership with Scottish Drama Teaching Network (SDTN). Thirty-nine-year-old HND Dance student Caroline Baird was awarded the bursary after Sir Ian decided to waive all the proceeds generated by his performances at this…
An Edinburgh College lecturer has started a new charity to help bring a protected meadow near his home in Addiewell back to life after years of neglect. After moving house and whilst out exploring the surrounding area with his dog, Engineering lecturer Ian Records stumbled upon the Skolie Burn Meadow describing it as ‘a…
Edinburgh College has hosted an English Language Summer School for more than 30 years, and this year was no different with 102 students from 16 countries spending their time in the capital with our International team. During the 2019 Summer School, students from Panama, Italy, Spain, Japan, Kazakhstan and other countries from across the world,…
A Syrian artist who came to Edinburgh as part of the first group of refugees from Lebanon has officially opened a 72-metre painting in the capital’s St. Andrew Square during the world famous Fringe Festival. Nihad Al Turk, a Syrian Kurd from Aleppo, left his violence and chaos-stricken homeland for Beirut in 2015 with his…
Edinburgh College and Heriot’s Rugby have announced an enhanced partnership which aims to deliver strategically aligned rugby and education opportunities to support the club’s new Super6 status. The agreement between the College and the club will see both parties strive to maximise the opportunities available to all involved. Heriot’s players will be offered access to…
A group of children recently celebrated their final day at Edinburgh College’s nursery by donning mini mortar boards and gowns for a farewell graduation ceremony. Proud families and friends watched on as the children marked the end of their time at The Waterfront Nursery – Edinburgh College’s on-campus nursery in Granton – with a day…
A local grandmother has been named Edinburgh College Development Trust’s FE Student of the Year for her work in going above and beyond in supporting her fellow students, at the College’s annual student Prize Giving ceremony. Sixty-year-old Preparation for Study in Social Sciences student Mary Stewart from Musselburgh was awarded the Edinburgh College Development Trust…
An Edinburgh-based walking enthusiast is ready to pack up his things, dust off his walking boots and head across the Atlantic to raise money for a good cause. Edinburgh College Computing lecturer Freddie Johnson will head out to Canada on a trekking adventure in aid of Marie Curie Cancer – a charity very close to…