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Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the [[United Kingdom]]. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, Scotland shares a border with [[England]] to the south, and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean; with the North Sea to the east, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south-west. In addition to the mainland, the country is made up of more than 790 islands, including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.


However, Higher Education is devolved by the UK government to the four home nations so that many details are specific to the home nation involved.
[[Edinburgh]], the country's capital and second-largest city, was the hub of the Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century, which transformed Scotland into one of the commercial, intellectual, and industrial powerhouses of Europe. [[Glasgow]], Scotland's largest city, was once one of the world's leading industrial cities and now lies at the centre of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. Scottish waters consist of a large sector of the North Atlantic and the North Sea, containing the largest oil reserves in the European Union. This has given [[Aberdeen]], the third-largest city in Scotland, the title of Europe's oil capital.


== Scotland details ==
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The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh.
 
Scotland has a population of just over 5 million - thus it is comparable in population with many smaller European countries.
 
 
=== Higher Education ===
 
Higher Education in Scotland is overseen by the the [[Scottish Funding Council]] ([[SFC]]). This allocates resources for teaching and learning, research and other activities in Scotland's colleges and universities in support of the Scottish government's priorities. 
 
Scotland has fourteen campus-based universities, and in addition the Open University in Scotland, one college of higher education, two art schools, one conservatoire, and the Scottish Agricultural College. (Data from [http://www.universities-scotland.ac.uk/ Universities Scotland] - see also their [http://www.universities-scotland.ac.uk/Facts%20and%20Figures/HigherEducation.pdf Facts and Figures report].)
 
Higher Education in Scotland is also delivered via most of the further education colleges.
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There are two universities who are or were involved in the Higher Education Academy Benchmarking programme:
 
# University of Strathclyde (Pilot) - with [http://elearning.heacademy.ac.uk/weblogs/pilot2/ blog]
# Glasgow Caledonian University (Phase 2) - with [http://caledonianblogs.net/learning-futures/ blog]
 
This might be thought to be a rather small number (e.g. compared with Wales) - however seven Scottish universities have set up the [http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/aboutus/scotland/institutions/sbg Scottish Benchmarking Group], with a little support from the Higher Education Academy, to carry out collaborative activities related to benchmarking. (The universities involved are Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian, Paisley. Stirling and Strathclyde.) There are as yet few public details of activities or outcomes but it is expected that this situation will change before the end of [http://elearning.heacademy.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/The_e-learning_Benchmarking_Phase_2_Sites Phase 2 benchmarking].
 
 
=== Further Education ===
 
Post-16 education in Scotland is also overseen by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). In 2006 they commissioned a [http://www.sero.co.uk/showcase-sfc.html Developmental Self-Audit] of all Scottish FE colleges. This was carried out by [http://www.sero.co.uk/ Sero]. (Sero are now also carrying out an [http://www.sero.co.uk/showcase-becta1.html e-maturity study] - essentially benchmarking - of part of the English FE sector.) Some might find it perhaps surprising that the Scottish FE study has not had more visible influence on Scottish HE benchmarking of e-learning.
 
 
== Conclusions ==
 
The limited involvement of Scottish universities in the benchmarking programme and the limited information as yet available on Scottish participants means that information from that programme does not help to determine whether or not any Scottish universities have Virtual Campus initiatives.
 
However, from other sources the following is already clear:
 
Universities without such an initiative:
 
* University of Edinburgh
* University of Glasgow
* Napier University
* University of Stirling
 
Universities likely to have such an initiative:
 
* Heriot-Watt University
* Robert Gordon University
 
Universities needing further investigation:
 
* Glasgow Caledonian University
* University of Aberdeen
* Paisley University
 
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Latest revision as of 21:12, 1 February 2023


Scotland is a Region located at 56° 29' 26.42" N, 4° 12' 9.52" W. It is located in United Kingdom.

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Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, Scotland shares a border with England to the south, and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean; with the North Sea to the east, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south-west. In addition to the mainland, the country is made up of more than 790 islands, including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.

Edinburgh, the country's capital and second-largest city, was the hub of the Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century, which transformed Scotland into one of the commercial, intellectual, and industrial powerhouses of Europe. Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, was once one of the world's leading industrial cities and now lies at the centre of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. Scottish waters consist of a large sector of the North Atlantic and the North Sea, containing the largest oil reserves in the European Union. This has given Aberdeen, the third-largest city in Scotland, the title of Europe's oil capital.


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