From the Vice Chancellor

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh prides itself on its ability to embrace and collaborate with talented people across the globe so we can work together to make a positive impact on the world around us. As the very first UK University to offer a British degree through face-to-face teaching in Nepal, we are particularly proud of our strong and productive relationship with the staff and students at Silver Mountain. This transnational partnership, which is now more than a decade old, has helped both institutions work collaboratively to equip young people in Nepal with the skills, knowledge and opportunity t the country’s vibrant hospitality and tourism sector, as well as the opportunity to use their skills and qualifications to secure employment overseas. Our internationally recognized degrees in hospitality and tourism, culinary arts and business can transform lives, build businesses, develop economies, create entrepreneurs and open up international travel and career opportunities.

Queen Margaret University has a proud history dating back to 1875. Starting out as the Edinburgh School focused on developing educational and career opportunities for women, and improving the diets of ordinary, and often poor, people living in Scotland. Over the years, as we expanded our course provision and the diversity of our student population, we have remained true to our values of improving people’s quality of life and service to the community. Today, Queen Margaret University is committed in creating graduates who are prepared for meaningful careers and who can go out into the world and make a difference.

Indeed, it is important to us that our graduates, wherever they come from, have a broad global perspective and skills that will enable them to live and work anywhere.

We are proud that our teaching partnerships overseas, particularly at Silver Mountain, allow students to achieve a QMU degree while studying in their own country. This ensures that a wider group of promising and talented individuals, from countries such as Nepal, have access to high quality qualifications which are recognized and respected throughout the world, enabling them to gain senior positions in the hospitality and tourism sector across the globe.

With international teaching partnerships in Nepal, India, Egypt, Greece, Uzbekistan and Spain, we have a strong global reach and reputation, which reflects well on our graduates and on the international recognition of their degrees. Indeed, in addition to our BA International Hospitality & Tourism Management, and BA International Culinary Arts, we have been pleased recently to extend the portfolio with Silver Mountain to include our MBA Hospitality.

Our students at Silver Mountain School of Hotel Management are an integral and cherished part of QMU’s global family – you join over 5,000 students from around 80 countries who study with us. Queen Margaret University is committed to providing outstanding learning opportunities for each and every QMU student, and to ensuring students develop as global citizens. Our academic and professional development staff in Edinburgh work closely with staff in Silver Mountain, online and in person, to ensure your degree programs, and the learning and teaching on those programs, retain the high quality for which they are renowned and offer an excellent student experience. Through our collaboration with Silver Mountain, we aim to give you the skills, experience and qualifications that will help you realize your potential – holding true to the values of Queen Margaret University and being a force for good.

I look forward to building on the success of the QMU and Silver Mountain partnership, and to meeting staff and students in the year ahead.