FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 - STAND 508, RED ZONE
The University of Aberdeen at Offshore Europe
(Photo/Interview Opportunity: Friday, September 7, 10.00am-4.00pm. Details at the end of this release)
Why study at the University of Aberdeen? With over 500 years of teaching and research experience, a charming campus, a renowned medical school, Scotland’s top law school, and a first class degree to help you get a job… the list is endless.
Aberdeen is one of Scotland’s great, ancient universities. Founded in 1495 by Bishop William Elphinstone, it is the third oldest university in Scotland, fifth in the UK, and the first Chair of Medicine in the English-speaking world was established here in 1497. Today, with over 11,000 students and some 3,000 staff, Aberdeen is a modern, bustling university situated at the heart of the Oil Capital of Europe.
Our scholars are at the forefront of international teaching and research across four faculties: Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arts and Divinity, Social Sciences and Law, and Science and Engineering.
In the world of work, more than 97 per cent of Aberdeen graduates find jobs or enter further study within six moths.
Lori Manders, Director of Student Recruitment, will be joined on the stand by colleagues throughout the day to talk about how Aberdeen provides the industry with its calibre engineers, geologists and managers of the future.
For further information about the events taking place on Stand 508, University of Aberdeen, during the week of Offshore Europe, please visit the online site at: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/oilgas
Don't forget to pick up your personal copy of our essential guide to Offshore Europe when `you visit Stand 508 - or download a copy from: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/oilgas/guide.htm
We look forward to seeing you at Stand 508 in the Red Zone.
Photo/Interview opportunities:
Friday September 7, 2001, 10.00am-4.00pm. Stand 508, Red Zone.
Lori Manders, Director of Student Recruitment, will be joined by colleagues throughout the day to talk about how Aberdeen provides the industry with its calibre engineers, geologists and managers of the future.
For further information regarding the photo opportunity or to arrange interviews, contact:
Angela Begg, Media Relations, University of Aberdeen, on (01224) 272960, or
Leonard Forman, Marketing & Communications, University of Aberdeen (Stand 508).
Further information:
University Press Office on telephone +44 (0)1224-273778 or email a.ramsay@admin.abdn.ac.uk.