Edinburgh College student ambassadors help school pupils achieve their creative potential

City school pupils are unshackling their imaginations and getting help to explore creative careers thanks to a project set up by two Edinburgh College Graphic Design students. Continue reading Edinburgh College student ambassadors help school pupils achieve their creative potential

What does the future hold for you?

Edinburgh College has the right course to get you where you want to go.There are many reasons why you should study at Edinburgh College.

• Firstly, we have exciting partnerships with industry leaders such as Mitsubishi, Visit Scotland and Standard Life, and we are committed to making students ready for work with real-life working environments.

• We offer progression routes to top universities throughout Scotland and the UK, and we also offer a supportive learning environment where you can receive guidance from our student support team.

• We have over 700 courses for you to choose from, from entry level to degree level, and with a variety of flexible options to suit you.

Islamophobia participatory budgeting: ELREC appeal

Please VOTE for ELREC!

Police in Edinburgh and the City of Edinburgh Council are inviting people to vote for projects designed to create a city free from Islamophobia. Voting is open now and closes at 12 noon on Monday 13th February 2017. 

ELREC has applied for funding to ‘Shared Vision – Your Decision’ – Islamophobia Edinburgh project. We have two projects: one, in partnership with Edinburgh College, focuses on supporting young people and youth workers in tacking islamophobia; the other one aims to organise 4 community events to raise awareness on islamophobia and to address misconceptions on Islam and Muslim people.

You can vote online at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GQQS75Z or at your local library. You can vote for up to five projects.

Please spread the voice among all your contacts and friends and ask them to vote for ELREC’s two projects!

Thank you.

Foysol

Foysol Choudhury MBE

Chair, Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council, 14 Forth Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3LH

(T) 0131 556 0441   (E) admin@elrec.org.uk  (W) www.elrec.org.uk

Creme de la creme: Top chefs to take part in Cyrenians Cook Off

Last year's event

Last year’s event

Some of the country’s top chefs will team up with Cyrenians and Edinburgh College to lay on a gastronomic spectacular and raise money for people excluded from family, home, work or community tomorrow evening. Continue reading Creme de la creme: Top chefs to take part in Cyrenians Cook Off

Demarco exhibition opens at Granton Campus

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Edinburgh arts patron Professor Richard Demarco has opened an exhibition of his work charting his collaboration with German legend Joseph Beuys, at Edinburgh College. The project aims to benefit art and design students at the college by giving them insight into the collaborative processes between top artists.
Continue reading Demarco exhibition opens at Granton Campus