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Studying events in Scotland

Scotland has an international reputation for quality education and this culture and heritage is integral to the success of our events industry.

One of the core pillars of the National Events Strategy is education and knowledge sharing and the resources in this section aim to assist in the sharing of this information.

A wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses relating to the events industry are available at universities and colleges across Scotland - from arts, festival and cultural management to events and sports management.

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Studying Events Management in Scotland

Scotland has an international reputation for quality education and this culture and heritage is integral to the success of our events industry.

A wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses relating to the events industry are available at universities and colleges across Scotland - from arts, festival and cultural management to events and sports management.

You can find out more by visiting the relevant education establishment's site with the links below. 

Studying events

For further information on courses in Scotland, visit the relevant education establishment's site.

Edinburgh Napier University

napier.ac.uk

Undergraduate and postgraduate courses in tourism, hospitality, festival and events management.

Glasgow Caledonian University

gcu.ac.uk/

Glasgow school of business and society offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in international tourism and…

Queen Margaret University

qmu.ac.uk

Queen Margaret University's Business School offers a BA/BA (Hons) in events and festival management.

Robert Gordon University

rgu.ac.uk

RGU offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in events, tourism and hospitality,

University of West Scotland

uws.ac.uk

Undergraduate degree in events management and postgraduate degree in international events management available,

Borders College

borderscollege.ac.uk

Borders College offer a range of courses including travel and tourism.

City of Glasgow College

cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk

Various courses available in events management, hospitality and tourism.

Dundee and Angus College

dundeeandangus.ac.uk

Offers courses in retail, events and marketing and HNC events.

Edinburgh College

edinburghcollege.ac.uk

Edinburgh College has lots of events courses including events & hospitality, events coordination, management, retail…

Fife College

fife.ac.uk

Courses available in events, event management, tourism and customer service.

Glasgow Clyde College

glasgowclyde.ac.uk

HND in events management and intro to travel and tourism courses available.

Inverness College/ University of Highland and Islands

inverness.uhi.ac.uk

Events management and hospitality courses available.

North East Scotland College, Aberdeen

abcol.ac.uk

Events, events management and tourism, events and hospitality courses on offer.

South Lanarkshire College

south-lanarkshire-college.ac.uk

Various courses and qualifications available in travel, tourism and events.

West Lothian College

west-lothian.ac.uk

HNC events and PDA events courses on offer.

Industry Development Workshops in Scotland

Our EventScotland team works with a wide range of partners to deliver a programme of events industry development activity throughout the year. This activity includes local engagement sessions and topic-specific workshops, specifically designed for those working within the events and festivals sector. 

Subscribe to our EventScotland newsletter and keep up-to-date with all the latest industry development activity. In addition, general industry training and development events, which range from networking opportunities to digital skills workshops, can be found in our industry events listings.

The programme development activity is delivered on behalf of our EventScotland team by VisitScotland’s Events Industry Development Manager.

For more info about upcoming industry development workshops and updates please contact our Events Industry Development Manager, Torquil MacLeod.

EventScotland livestreaming events workshop

Torquil MacLeod

Senior Events Industry Engagement and Development Manager

Industry Engagement

Call Torquil MacLeod on 01314 722332 Email Torquil MacLeod