The Edinburgh College built environment student is celebrating her first-year anniversary of working with planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore, after initially joining the company for just a five-day work-placement. Anita Bielatowicz, aged 26, first joined the Edinburgh office of Barton Willmore for a week’s work experience in February 2017 as part of the company’s…
Edinburgh College Development Trust is seeking nominations for students who have gone above and beyond to support the college, their peers or the wider community over the past 12 months. Do you know someone who has lent their time and experience to support others? Or someone who has overcame a difficult situation, or has shown…
Some of Scotland’s top young engineering and construction workers took part in the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Pipefitting and Welding Competition at Edinburgh College today Apprentices studying towards their SVQ 3 Heating and Ventilation Award at the college’s Midlothian Campus competed against their counterparts from Glasgow Kelvin College in two challenges. The challenges, based…
Edinburgh College’s Sustainability team is inviting nominations for its Green Student of the Year Award, which will be presented at the college’s Prize Giving in June. The award honours students whose contributions have helped make the college greener, and is open to individuals or groups. The winner will receive a £50 Ethical Superstore voucher. The…
Edinburgh College will welcome the Great British Barber Bash (GBBB) team next week as it brings its latest tour to Scotland’s capital. ‘Modern Barbering’ will be held at the college’s Granton campus on Tuesday (24 April) from 6pm. Tom Baxter, Ollie Foster and Andy Tough from the GBBB will give a three hour live demonstration…
Two Dalgety Bay cyclists are gearing up to cycle from one capital to another as they aim to raise £2,000 for a dementia charity. Edinburgh College lecturer Nik Olliver and partner Richard Newton are preparing to tandem cycle 2000km from Edinburgh to Budapest later this year in aid of Alzheimer’s Research UK, the country’s leading…
A 16-year-old Edinburgh College student is on the road to a long future in automotive engineering after being awarded an electric vehicle (EV) scholarship. Jessica O’Leary will complete a five-month scholarship designed to ensure she will leave college equipped with a greater depth of knowledge in electric vehicle technology, helping her to become an accomplished…
Edinburgh College today accepted an award for a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) project that involved working with local schools to build model rocket cars based on one being used for the land speed world record attempt. The college’s Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment has been awarded £500 and a trophy from the…
Scottish actor Karen Gillan has become the patron of Edinburgh College’s Performing Arts Studio Scotland (PASS), where she trained as a student before launching a career that has brought her worldwide acclaim and box office success. As patron of performing arts, Karen will support the college’s students by coming to the college to give talks…
Edinburgh College is looking for three students to become Fairtrade Auditors to play a key role in assessing the college’s work towards the Fairtrade Award. The award, which is run by the Fairtrade Foundation and National Union of Students (NUS), requires colleges to improve their promotion of, and engagement with, Fairtrade products and the Fairtrade…
In 2018 we will be gathering information to revamp our website and your online experience. We are looking to improve many aspects of the website like navigation, content, and functions to enhance the way you can search for courses and college information. To build the perfect website for students and our communities, WE NEED YOUR HELP! We…
An event to celebrate diversity and the Year of Young People (YOYP 2018) will be held at eh15 Restaurant at Milton Road tomorrow evening (Tuesday 27 March). ‘Cabaret Diversity’ will see students from our Schools Academy events course collaborate with our Performing Arts and Music students to deliver an evening of performances to celebrate and…
A group of Brazilian students who have been studying with Edinburgh College are leaving Scotland with improved English language skills and a real knowledge of the country’s tourism and hospitality industry. Ten students arrived from South America in January to learn about the vigorous and fast-paced nature of the Hospitality and Tourism sector at the…
More than 100 students from Edinburgh College teamed up with Global Treasure Apps to review a series of interactive digital app trails for major tourist attractions across Scotland. The students gathered at the National Museum Scotland recently to test out the app, and follow the treasure trails they created. Global Treasure Apps connects technology, the…
A group of 32 teachers from Azerbaijan have returned to their classrooms equipped with improved English teaching skills thanks to a course provided by Edinburgh College’s International and college-based English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teams. The primary and secondary English teachers, the first group to visit the college from Azerbaijan, completed the one-week intensive…