International students are at the heart of what we do at the University of Stirling. We're rated 1st in Scotland for welcoming international students and are proud to educate students from over 120 nationalities on our beautiful campus.

We deliver high quality courses that produce intellectually-able graduates, who are highly sought after by employers throughout the world.

You can fly to either Edinburgh or Glasgow airports from a wide range of international and domestic airports.

Glasgow International Airport is about 1 hour away, and Edinburgh Airport approximately 45 minutes from our University campus, travelling by car or taxi. By bus it's 60 minutes from Edinburgh Airport to Stirling, and 1 hour and 20-50 minutes to Glasgow Airport.

If English isn't your first language, you'll need to demonstrate a minimum level of English language proficiency. We accept a variety of tests, details of the minimum grades we require can be found on our English Language Requirements page.

Submission of IELTS and other recognised English language tests may be waived on a case by case basis, if the medium of instruction at previous study was in English within the last five years. We require an official letter from your University or College.

The University of Stirling regularly travels to Mexico attending recruitment events, and visiting schools and colleges. Forthcoming trips are listed below. If there are no trips scheduled to take place, please contact Amy Easton for more information.

Admissions

Lislie Solis-Montero from Mexico graduated in 2014 with a PhD in Ecology. Before starting at the University of Stirling, Lislie obtained a Horizon Fellowship which gave her the opportunity to study a PhD abroad. She is now working as a scientific researcher in Mexico.

Margarita (Maria) Posada Falomir from Mexico completed an MSc Sport Nutrition in 2017. Having worked in Clinical Nutrition for many years, Maria had the opportunity to start working with a professional football team. She wanted to expand her knowledge in sports nutrition to help these professional athletes. This led her to taking a degree with the University of Stirling. Since graduating Maria has started a new sports nutrition programme for injured players at her football club, which includes insights learnt on her Masters degree.