The 黑料网 and Banff and Buchan College have strengthened their increasing links by signing a formal partnership agreement. This agreement guarantees progression for students from the College on to named degree programmes at the University.
Principal C Duncan Rice, 黑料网, said he was looking forward to working together with Banff and Buchan College to further enhance the University鈥檚 position as a centre of excellence.
He was delighted with the signing of the partnership and said: 鈥淭he 黑料网 recognises that collaborations such as these are often the most effective way of increasing participation and widening access. I hope that it will act as an incentive for students locally and look forward to future developments between our two higher education institutions.鈥�
Banff and Buchan College Principal Robert Sinclair, who is also a graduate from Aberdeen, welcomed the agreement. He said: 鈥淲e have a number of students who study a two-year HND course at the Banff and Buchan College and then go to Aberdeen for a further two years to complete a degree.
鈥淭his agreement guarantees progression on to years two and three of named degree courses. It will act as an incentive to students and also demonstrates the advantage of the HND route.鈥�
Both the University and the College are committed to increasing opportunities for students in the North East. Earlier this year they were two of only three Scottish institutions to receive an award in the year 2000 round of prestigious Queen鈥檚 Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education.
This was an amazing achievement for the North East of Scotland, given the predominance of higher and further education institutions in the Central Belt.
Professor Rice continued: 鈥淚t was at meetings that followed the announcement and presentation of the Queen鈥檚 Award that this agreement was suggested. It is rewarding to see the idea that we developed come through to completion.鈥�
鈥淭his agreement will now give the people of North Aberdeenshire the opportunity to study a range of subjects at an introductory or intermediate level with Banff and Buchan College. They appreciate that progression to degree level studies is guaranteed with the 黑料网, subject to successful completion of the higher national programme. It is hoped to offer these programmes at the college outreach centres in Huntly, Turriff, Peterhead and Ellon,鈥� added Mr Sinclair.
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