This Guide is intended to help you with your preparations for coming to Heriot-Watt and also contains lots of information which you will find useful during your time with us. Leaving home to study in a different country is an exciting experience but we appreciate that you may also be feeling a little anxious or apprehensive. As you will see when looking through the Guide, there is a whole team of people here at Heriot-Watt who will be very pleased to help you with any questions or difficulties that you might encounter either before you come here, or once you arrive.

see also: guidelines, international

This handbook has been designed to help new or continuing students to understand the responsibilities they have for their fees and to provide them with the information that enables them to arrange payment in good time. Heriot-Watt University expects all students to have full funding for fees in place before commencing their chosen course of study. Whether all your tuition fees are being paid by a sponsor or funding body or you are self-financing part or all of your tuition fees, you are ultimately responsible for ensuring that your tuition fees are paid in full within Heriot-Watt University's terms.

see also: fees, finance, funding, guidelines, handbook

Our Guide to Student Services describes the services available and what each of them can offer you at every stage of your studies. The Guide aims to help you through your university life and to make you aware of how to make the most of the opportunities that this provides. There is also a summary of Heriot-Watt University policies and procedures which affect you as students and web-site addresses where the full versions of these documents can be found.

see also: advice, guidelines, handbook

The aim of this guide is to provide mentors with some general information on how to support students with mental health difficulties. The Guide covers the signs to look out for, the triggers that can give rise to mental health problems, and ways of supporting and helping students with these problems. A list of useful contacts is also provided.

see also: health, mental, mentors, welfare

The Recruitment and Admissions Service is on hand to provide advice and support to prospective applicants, their parents and advisers, at every stage of the process or applying to University. We provide all the information and opportunities you need to ensure that you are able to make the right choice. We'll be available to support you through the application process and to answer any questions or concerns that you may have. A recent national survey found that over 94% of students at Heriot-Watt believed they had selected the right course - one of the highest figures in the UK.

see also: access, admissions, courses, international, liaison, recruitment, set, wider

The Student Services Office at the Dubai Campus have responsibility for a range of administrative services including registration, examinations, graduations, transfers, coursework submission and immigration. They are the first point of contact for advice on non-academic matters for current Dubai Campus students.

see also: dubai, registration

Student Welfare Services provides a counselling service covering personal matters. For students with special needs and disabilities, a team of special needs advisers is available for advice and support. Student Loans and the Hardship Funds are administered from our office. You can find information on accommodation, student counselling, managing your money, disability and learning difficulties here.

see also: advice, counselling, disability, support, welfare

Heriot-Watt University Students' Association exists to encourage a student orientated approach to every aspect of University life and to create an environment in which students feel safe and able to participate. The Students' Union building houses a bar, a cafe/bar, catering facilities and a venue hosting a range of events every week. There is also a Students' Association Shop located in Core next to the bank and sells everything you could need to live on or off campus at incredible prices. Our Advice and Support Centre provides help with accommodation issues, personal troubles, academic problems, financial difficulty and more.

see also: association, hwusa, union

The Heriot-Watt University Students' Association Postgraduate Website aims to make the postgraduate experience as enjoyable and rewarding as possible. The Students' Association realises that being a postgraduate student is a very different experience to that of an undergraduate and we aim to offer a service that will reflect this. We provide a programme of social and other events, organise sports teams, and look after welfare issues and postgraduate concerns on University committees. Log on to our postgraduate forum to discuss your issues and concerns.

see also: association, hwusa, postgraduate, union