Hat-trick of titles for Dundee University

International students rate Dundee the best for third year running

It’s actually my first day today but I think the city is really nice. The waterfront in particular is really pretty and stuff like the union means the university has so much to offer. Amna Ahsan, 22, MSc Management, from Lahore, Pakistan.

I like the shopping in the city centre, it has everything you’d need really. It is easy for students to walk about as well. I also like the ancient feel of the university, all the buildings have that kind of look. Mimitha Godla, 25, MSc Management, from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

I am loving it so far. The reason I came here was because everyone kept telling me how good it is. It’s also far enough away from where I come from. International students at Dundee University are the most satisfied in Scotland and the third-happiest with their lot in the UK, according to a major new study.

The university was ranked top in Scotland in the International Student Barometer (ISB) survey for the third time in succession.

The ISB grades universities on overall average student satisfaction.

It surveys more than 2.5 million students worldwide and reflects on four main aspects of the university experience for international students – learning, living, support and arrival.

More than 180 institutions took part in the survey, including 42 in the UK, eight of which are in Scotland.

Wendy Alexander, vice-principal (international) of Dundee University, said she was delighted at the hat-trick of titles.

She said: “This excellent result epitomises much of what we do at Dundee.

“We are a Scottish university with a global focus and our world-renowned student experience is one of the things we are most proud of.

“I am delighted that the results reflect the support our international students receive to help them adjust into life in Scotland and the learning experience they can expect here.

“As well as our international students benefiting from their experience in Dundee, they also enrich the experience of all our students from elsewhere in the UK.”

She added: “Our mission is to transform lives locally and internationally.

“The education and experience these students receive at the university will not only benefit them, but countless others whether they choose to go back to their own countries after graduation, decide to make here their home, or go elsewhere. They will go on to do exceptional things in their chosen fields and the links they forge will benefit us all.”

The ISB is the leading benchmarking tool used to track the international student experience.

It is independently administered for universities by the International Graduate Insight Group. Scotland and Recognition for its efforts to find a hospitable home for international students is not the only accolade to have come Dundee University’s way in recent times.

Dundee was named Scottish University of the Year in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide for the second year in a row last year.

Meanwhile, it also recorded its highest scores in the most recent National Student Survey (NSS) and rose five places to 180th in the newest edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. “ “ Fay Dixon, 20, BA Geography, from Devon.