Motion · S3M-04871 · 17 Sep 2009

World-class Education Facilities for the Scottish Borders

Lodged by Jeremy Purvis Standard Motion 1 supporter

The motion

That the Parliament celebrates the opening of the Heriot-Watt University and Borders College co-located Scottish Borders Campus by The Princess Royal, Princess Anne; welcomes the unique collaboration between further and higher education to maximise tertiary education opportunities for the Borders; praises Heriot-Watt University and Borders College for investing £31.4 million in this world-class facility that will offer a first-class education to all who walk through its doors; recognises the contribution that the new campus will make to maximising education and employment opportunities, and, finally, welcomes the economic benefits that the new campus will bring not only to the Borders’ economy, but to the Scottish economy as a whole.

Supporters (1)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.