This website will be of interest to you if you are thinking about studying at college or university, and you are:
- a new migrant
- a refugee
- an asylum seeker
- an EU national
- or, perhaps you have been settled in Scotland for many years.
This website will be of interest to you if you are thinking about studying at college or university, and you are:
Whatever your circumstances, there is a wide range of support and advice available at a national and local level to help you access higher education. This website will provide you with an overview of the diverse routes into higher education with key topics such as:
You may find it helpful to use this website in conjunction with support from a professional adviser.
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Higher education can enrich your life in many different ways. It can help you to:
Higher education is about enabling you to make positive choices to progress to where you want to be, whatever stage you are at, whatever your age.
Find out what is available in your area by clicking on one of the four regions in the menu above.
The information on this website is subject to change; it is always a good idea to contact an individual institution or organisation directly to check what they can offer you.
This website is part of the Diverse Routes into Higher Education project, funded by the Scottish Funding Council through the four Scottish Wider Access Regional Forums and is produced by The Open University in Scotland. Please click on the links below for further information about each forum.
We are keen to find out if the information in this website is useful to you. If you have any comments we would be very pleased to hear from you. Please click here to complete a feedback form. Alternatively, you can contact the Learning Development Team at The Open University in Scotland on 0131 226 3851 or email R11-Learning-Development@open.ac.uk.