ARE YOU INTERESTED IN CONTINUING YOUR STUDIES AFTER YOUR DIPLOMA? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMPLETE YOUR BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN JUST ONE YEAR? HOW ABOUT STUDYING AT THE BEST UK UNIVERSITY FOR EMPLOYMENT 2014? RGU IS THE CHOICE FOR YOU! Aberdeen Business School, part of Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland, offers US & Canadian Community College students the following: > A BACHELOR DEGREE IN JUST ONE YEAR > AN HONOURS DEGREE IN JUST TWO YEARS > GUARANTEED SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE ABERDEEN BUSINESS SCHOOL > PREFERENTIAL FEES FOR STUDENTS FROM PARTNER COLLEGES > GUARANTEED ACCOMMODATION > A WONDERFUL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCE > BASIC MEDICAL AND DENTAL COVER PROVIDED FREE BY THE NHS

3 “THE BENEFITS OF STUDY ABROAD ARE ALMOST ENDLESS. FIRST OF ALL, IT’S GOING TO MAKE YOU MUCH MORE MARKETABLE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, BECAUSE MORE AND MORE COMPANIES ARE REALIZING THAT THEY NEED PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCES AROUND THE WORLD.” Michelle Obama, March 2014

4 ABS CAN HELP YOU CHOSE FROM A WIDE AFFORD IT: RANGE OF COURSES:

> Providing GUARANTEED ACCOUNTING & FINANCE Scholarships which reduce the tuition fees. EVENT MANAGEMENT > Giving a ‘loyalty discount’ for FASHION MANAGEMENT students wanting to stay on HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT to take our 1 year Masters level programmes. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT > Providing advice and help to apply for Scottish Government INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SALTIRE Scholarships of up MANAGEMENT to $3,200. JOURNALISM > Having a formal arrangement LAW & MANAGEMENT with the Community College normally helps access to loans MANAGEMENT and funding in the U.S. and Canada. MARKETING MEDIA PUBLIC RELATIONS TOURISM MANAGEMENT

5 You do not have to wait until you have Accommodation – what we offer: ABOUT ABERDEEN results from your home institution before • Standard and en suite rooms BUSINESS SCHOOL applying; in fact you should apply as early as possible. Applications open in • 40 & 50 week tenancies Aberdeen Business School, mid-September for entry the following • Internet access the largest of three faculties at Robert September (we don’t have January • Security entry systems Gordon University (RGU), is one of the entries) and based on the course you are • Car parking & bike storage facilities leading providers of business education studying, we will make a CONDITIONAL in Scotland. The achievements and offer. Usually the conditions are that • Convenient public transport links continuing success of our graduates in you pass the named course with a GPA • Online application procedure their careers is a mark of the high quality of 3.00 or above, that you have a letter and recognition given to our postgraduate • We provide a wide range of of recommendation from your home competitively priced accommodation and undergraduate programmes. Community College and that you have the at various sites throughout Aberdeen Our strong links with industry, required English language qualification if commerce and the public sector enables English is not your native language. us to develop practical, innovative courses HELP AND SUPPORT designed to prepare you for today’s Most US and Canadian students find this business needs. system a little bewildering, so we have From enquiry to graduation, the Aberdeen produced a detailed guide which we can Business School Study Abroad Office is The Business School has held AMBA send to you, it’s also available online on dedicated to assisting you in every (Association of MBAs) accreditation our website and we are always available aspect of a students’ university life. for the MBA programme for more than to help and advise throughout the The small, friendly team will get to know a decade and many of our individual process. This guide also gives you on a personal level and you will be courses hold accreditation or are a lot of useful practical advice, treated as an individual, not a number. recognised by professional bodies. including the visa process, and contains We will also provide a full programme of The School is currently working towards information which parents may find social events and visits in Aberdeen and AACSB International (The Association useful. Canadian students can also throughout Scotland. In addition, to Advance Collegiate Schools of use our agents who will help with visa the University provides the Student Business) accreditation – a U.S.-based applications, although there is a charge Help Point which is a ‘one-stop accrediting organisation. for this – KOM consultants (www. shop’ for all non-academic queries, Our state-of-the-art building is located on komconsultants.com) Unfortunately, support and advice. this service is not available in the USA. the RGU Garthdee campus in a beautiful From travel to tuition fees, woodland environment on the southern We encourage students to apply as accommodation to application forms, edge of Aberdeen. soon as possible, especially if you want finance to free time the Student Help to apply for a SALTIRE scholarship from Point can help, whether on campus ABOUT ROBERT GORDON the Scottish Government, as the closing or online. date for applications is usually May and For international students, we can assist UNIVERSITY applicants need to have an offer of a place with Visa information before travel to before applying. Students can withdraw RGU is considered one of Scotland’s Aberdeen, as well as with orientation and at any time without a penalty. most modern ‘New Universities’ but its other help on arrival. history actually dates back to the 1600s. Late applications will be accepted up to Our Disability and Dyslexia Advice and Today the University is a leading provider mid August, prior to September entry. of higher education with an outstanding Support service aims to make RGU’s international reputation, producing More information can also be found at: learning environment accessible to confident, highly employable graduates, www.rgu.ac.uk/areas-of-study/how- everyone, as well as help students with undertaking ground-breaking research to-apply specific support needs. and developing strong links with industry, both in the local area and around the ACCOMMODATION MEDICAL TREATMENT world. A study experience here can provide you with a real advantage in We are committed to providing safe, All International Students are currently today’s competitive workplace. secure and affordable accommodation for entitled to free healthcare on the NHS our students. Our apartments have been (National Health Service). This only covers HOW TO APPLY TO designed with student needs in mind. treatment by NHS administered practices. Residents have access to staff or It is important to register with a GP soon ABERDEEN BUSINESS Residence Assistants (RAs) to offer after arrival to ensure you are covered SCHOOL advice, assistance and support 24 hours in an emergency. We will advise you a day. on arrival and ensure all the necessary Unlike most North American Universities, arrangements are made. We know that there is more to University you do not apply direct to Robert life than studying, so our apartments cater Gordon University. In the UK, we have a for more than your academic needs. central admissions service called UCAS Each study bedroom is equipped to – Universities and Colleges Admissions provide a private place to relax or revise, Service. Applications are made and each apartment contains a communal completely online (there is a small fee) living area where flatmates and friends at www.ucas.com/apply can socialise.

6 7 ABERDEEN A WARM WELCOME A TRULY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL AWAITS YOU IN PERSPECTIVE ABERDEEN We are immensely proud of the fact that we are host to both staff and students Located in the North East corner of the from all around the globe. It gives United Kingdom, Scotland’s third largest our campus a genuinely international city is quite unlike any other. Few places atmosphere. And we firmly believe in Britain can offer students the chance that spending time in a country which to experience the buzz of a modern city, isn’t your own opens your eyes to new medieval buildings, spectacular tropical cultures and customs, not only Scottish gardens and award winning, unspoilt ones, but also those of the many beaches – all in one compact, easy to international students we have here. navigate place. ABERDEEN

Aberdeen is a dynamic, vibrant city, CONTACT US INVERNESS thanks to its strong ties with the oil Richard Barnes industry. And as you’d expect from Head of Global Engagement EDINBURGH somewhere that has enjoyed great Global Engagement Centre GLASGOW prosperity, amongst the iconic granite Aberdeen Business School buildings are a wealth of fantastic bars and Tel: +44 (0)1224 263030 eateries, shops, museums and galleries, Email: [email protected] MANCHESTER theatres and live music venues. Aberdeen Skype: richard.barnes777 is also the perfect size for new arrivals – the city is small enough for you to get to Morag MacRae LONDON know your way around quickly and easily. Study Abroad, Incoming Global Engagement Centre We organise or support social events and Aberdeen Business School visits throughout the academic year to Tel: +44 (0)1224 263824 provide opportunities to meet and make Email: [email protected] Estimated car travel times to friends with Scottish and other students Duncan Harcus Aberdeen from from around the world. Study Abroad, Outgoing Edinburgh 2 hours 15 minutes We also have more than 300 clubs Global Engagement Centre Glasgow 2 hours 45 minutes and societies to cater for every social, Aberdeen Business School sporting, voluntary, religious and cultural Tel: +44 (0)1224 263003 Estimated flights times to requirement that you may have. Email: [email protected] Aberdeen from Amsterdam 1 hour 15 minutes Aberdeen Business School, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen, Scotland AB10 7QE Dublin 1 hour 10 minutes Follow us on Twitter @AberdeenBSchool and @StudyAbroadABS Frankfurt 2 hours www.rgu.ac.uk/study-abroad www.rgu.ac.uk/abs London 1 hour 40 minutes Email: [email protected] Paris 2 hours Selected imagery courtesy of The Gatehouse Design & Print Consultancy at RGU Gatehouse Design & Print Selected imagery courtesy of The Design: www.hamptonassociates.com