HERIOT-WATT University, a public university based in Edinburgh, UK, has opened a new EUR 47m (£35m/ US$53.8m) campus in Putrajaya, Malaysia. It builds on the success of the University’s first overseas campus in Dubai.

The new campus will cater for up to 4,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students to study a range of Heriot-Watt University degree programmes in science, engineering, business, mathematics and design, all key growth areas for the Malaysian economy, including business, finance, accounting, actuarial science, construction and engineering specialisms including civil, petroleum, chemical, mechanical and renewable energy.

The Malasian Ministry of Education is delighted to be involved in this project.

• HERIOT-WATT University, Edinburgh, UK,