UHI Millennium Institute

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Infobox University
name = UHI Millennium Institute
motto = Foghlam aig ìre Oilthigh air a' Ghaidhealtachd is anns na h-Eileanan
"University-level study in the Highlands and Islands"
type = federal, public


established = 1992
chancellor =
vice_chancellor =
rector = Dr Val MacIver
principal = Professor Robert Cormack [ [http://www.uhi.ac.uk/staff/executive-office/contacts/principal-and-secretary-s-office/professor-robert-j-cormack/ Professor Robert J Cormack — UHI Millennium Institute ] ]
city = Inverness (Executive Office)
country = Scotland
students = 5,220 [ [http://www.uhi.ac.uk/about/key_stats.shtm] Dead link|date=March 2008]
website = http://www.uhi.ac.uk/|

The UHI Millennium Institute (Scottish Gaelic:"Institiùd OGE nam Mìle Bliadhna") is a federation of 15 colleges and research institutions in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland delivering higher education. It is incorporated as a charity and limited company and its Executive Office is in the city of Inverness, capital of the Scottish Highlands.

In April 2001 the Scottish Parliament awarded UHI Higher Education Institute status, and it now provides university level courses. UHI degrees are authenticated by the Open University Validation Service, the University of Strathclyde and the University of Aberdeen; Higher National Certificate and Higher National Diploma courses are awarded by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. University status in the UK is awarded by the Privy Council and has not yet been granted to the UHI.

UHI has a number of distinctive undergraduate, Masters and research programmes. All use the Highlands and Islands as the starting point to look to the wider world and most can be studied at a range of locations across the area.

In the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, courses such as MSc Interpretation: Management and Practice, [ [http://www.perthcollege.co.uk/courses/course.asp?Course_Ref=MSC2 Perth College :: Welcome ] ] BA (Hons) Child & Youth Studies, [ [http://www.perthcollege.co.uk/courses/course.asp?Course_Ref=842 Perth College :: Welcome ] ] BA (Hons) Gaelic & Related Studies, [ [http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/en/cursaichean/lanthide/cursaichean.php Sabhal Mòr Ostaig - Full-time Courses - Choose a Course ] ] , BA (Hons) Theological Studies [ [http://www.htc.uhi.ac.uk/ba.html HTC On-Line - BA Degree Introduction ] ] , BA (Hons) Scottish History [http://online.nhcscotland.com/www/uhihistory/] and BA (Hons) Culture Studies [http://www.orkney.uhi.ac.uk/culture/] all reflect the distinctive nature of the region, its past, present and future. This last course, BA (Hons) Culture Studies is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary programme which has been internationally recognised by receiving the 2005 Times Higher Education Supplement Award for Most Imaginative Use of Distance Learning. The Faculty of Business and Leisure offers distinctive programmes in Golf Management [ [http://www.northhighland.ac.uk/coursedetails.aspx?course=GOLF%20MANAGEMENT,%20BA The North Highland College, Scotland. Course Details ] ] - Scotland's only degree of this kind - Outdoor Adventure Management [ [http://www.lochabercollege.co.uk/ Lochaber College, Study and Gain Qualifcations in and Around Fort William. Lochaber College is part of the UHI ] ] - using Lochaber, the UK's Outdoor Capital as a living research laboratory - as well as popular courses in Business, Accounting, Hospitality, Computing, Sports Coaching and Tourism.

The Faculty of Science has a strong research dimension with high-quality work in Renewables, Marine Science, Sustainable Rural Development and Environmental Issues. A fully online Honours degree programme is available across the UK from this faculty. The BSc(Hons) Sustainable Rural Development [ [http://www.uhi.ac.uk/faculties/science-and-technology/subject-networks/sshad/rural_html Sustainable science, heritage and development — UHI Millennium Institute ] ] is an example of a multi-disciplinary programme from this Faculty and due to its flexible delivery options is popular with practitioners and adult returners to education.The programme has professional accreditation from the Institution of Economic Development. The Faculty of Science also offers postgraduate studies too. For example the MSc in Managing Sustainable Development [ [http://www.uhi.ac.uk/faculties/science-and-technology/subject-networks/sshad/development_html Sustainable science, heritage and development — UHI Millennium Institute ] ] is a popular online option available across the UK. This Masters programme also has professional accreditation from the Institution of Economic Development.

Through its Faculty of Health, UHI has strong links with the new Centre for Health Sciences located behind Raigmore Hospital. This is being funded by Highlands and Islands Enterprise, the Scottish Executive and Johnson and Johnson. Phase I of this opened in early 2007, phase II is under construction and phase III has been funded. The University of Stirling is moving its operations from Raigmore Hospital to the CHS.

Constituents

Colleges

* NAFC Marine Centre, Scalloway, Shetland http://www.nafc.ac.uk
* Shetland College, Lerwick, Shetland http://www.shetland.uhi.ac.uk
* Orkney College, Kirkwall, Orkney http://www.orkney.uhi.ac.uk
* North Highland College, Thurso, Caithness http://www.nhcscotland.com
* Lews Castle College, Stornoway, Lewis http://www.lews.uhi.ac.uk
* Inverness College, Inverness http://www.inverness.uhi.ac.uk
* Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Skye http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk
* Moray College, Elgin http://www.moray.ac.uk
* Highland Theological College, Dingwall http://www.htc.uhi.ac.uk
* Perth College, Perth http://www.perth.ac.uk
* Argyll College, Dunoon, Argyll http://www.argyllcollege.uhi.ac.uk
* Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Argyll http://www.sams.ac.uk
* Lochaber College UHI, Fort William http://www.lochabercollege.co.uk

Associated institutions

* The Ness Foundation, Inverness http://www.ness-foundation.org.uk
* Sustainable Development Research Centre UHI, Forres, Moray http://www.sustainableresearch.com

References

External links

* [http://www.uhi.ac.uk UHI Millennium Institute]