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Student Recruitment News May 2012
Future Developments at SAC: Going Further
Going Further Consultation (opens in new window)
SAC is working closely with Barony, Elmwood and Oatridge Colleges, Scotland’s land-based colleges, and is in advanced merger discussions which are supported by the Scottish Government.
Merger of the four land-based institutions in Scotland would provide a single educational establishment offering land-based education from national level to postgraduate degree and build upon the subject strengths of each.
Updates on the proposed merger will be available of the SAC website. It is not envisaged that merger discussions will affect SAC’s undergraduate provision for 2013 entry.
Please contact us if you require more information.
'Twittering' Tourism
At the beginning of March over 120 students from schools and colleges across the west of Scotland attended a “Twittering Tourism” conference, organised in association with SAC Activity Tourism degree students.
SAC Applicant Day
To help those in the process of applying for the 2012 intake, prospective students who have been offered places on SAC courses were invited to attend an Applicant Day event held at each of SAC’s three campuses.
Fresher's Highland Fling
Each year in the first week of term SAC 1st year students studying at the Edinburgh Campus are given the opportunity to take part in an introductory 4-day field trip to the West Highlands.
Ever Fancied Updating Your Qualifications From Home?
Are your home or work circumstances preventing you from attending full-time education? Why not study from home on a part-time distance learning course using a mix of online and face-to-face study?
Manifold, Myriad: Monachyle Mhor
Monachyle Mhor, a diversified rural business run by celebrity chef and ex-SAC student Tom Lewis, recently played host to eight Agriculture students from SAC.
Shinty – Kieran Roberts SAC Student
This year I had the opportunity to play shinty for the Scottish University team against the British University Hurling team.
Poultry Production Visit
In February of this year Eakin Poultry Ltd welcomed HNC Poultry Production students from SAC to their broiler farm Near Castle Douglas.
Muirburn Event: The Secret of Fire
Not all of an SAC lecturer’s time is taken up with students and lectures, some are also given the opportunity to travel to rural communities to deliver practical sessons to farmers and land managers 'in the field'.
Jobs for the Boys!
SAC students Kenneth Hutchison and Lachlan McNee bith graduated last year from the HND Horticulture course. Proving the benefit of the practical classes they undertook at the colleges gardens on Auchincruive Estate both have found very intersting jobs in their chosen field.
PE Teachers of the Future
Govan High School in Glasgow recently held an unusual sporting event. Pupils from the school took part in a 'Goalball' tournament organised by SAC students studying BA Hons Sports Coaching and Development.
The Appliance of Science
During their courses, students studying Applied Sciences (Animal and Bioscience) are introduced to a wide variety of applied practice, which is designed to support their academic learning.