Napier and EICC team up for master’s course

Edinburgh Napier University and the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) have teamed up to offer what they say is the first course of its kind in the UK.

They have launched a Master’s degree in business events, noting that the subject is currently only available at undergraduate level, to tap into the fast-growing UK events sector they say now amounts to more than £40 billion.

The course at Napier’s Crai- glockhart Campus will start in September with the first intake set to number 12 to 15 students, and the EICC will provide work placements for the students and deliver guest lectures.

Marshall Dallas, chief executive of the EICC, said: “The business events industry is a fast-growing segment of Scotland and the UK’S economy and it’s more important than ever in 2017 that we keep ahead of global competition.”

He also said the tie-up marks “the first step in an ongoing partnership” with Napier.