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The HUB
It is the main social area within the college campus, mainly for the students as well as staff. It can seat up to 300 people and is used for events that the college promotes or for event hire by external companies.
International Learning
Since 1990's (estimate) there has been International students commencing their enrolment at the college. Joint partnerships have been formed with International educational institutes in India and China to develop a learning bridge for students overseas to gain International credited and recognised qualifications. In addition, Telford has also won an award for ‘Outstanding International Achievement in Scotland’s Colleges’ from the Scottish Council for Development and Industry Award. In relation to the commandment from the Association of College’s Beacon Awards for ‘International Student Support’.
Merging process
On 21st November after a Board meeting, Edinburgh’s Telford College announced their decision to start merger talks with the other two Edinburgh colleges: Jewel and Esk Valley College and Stevenson College. This decision came after a consultation process with staff and students. The establishment of a new College for the Edinburgh City Region will take place from 1 July 2012 and would be operational from October 2012.
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