“When I discovered the course was designed for industry, professionally accredited and boasted modern facilities, there was no other option.”
Nnamdi Obienu MSc Project Management
Nigeria
Robert Gordon University is proud to be one of the UK's largest recruiters of Nigerian students. We have developed a good understanding of the Nigerian education system and also the interests of Nigerian students.
Aberdeen is now home to a large community
of Nigerian students who enjoy the location, culture and university life.
Subject areas which are popular with our Nigerian students include courses at the Energy Centre, Aberdeen Business School and also our Schools of Computing and Pharmacy & Life Sciences.
Entry Requirements
The following information is for guidance only and should be used together with the University's general entrance requirements and any specific degree programme requirements.
Applications are considered on an individual basis and other qualifications / work experience may be taken into consideration.
Post Graduate Courses
- A Bachelor's degree from a recognised university at 2.2 or higher* Please note that exceptions can be made for some of our Energy Centre Courses.*
- WAEC Senior School certificate with most recent English grade. The English result should be a C6 or above, or an additional English language qualification such as IELTS or TOEFL will be required.
Undergraduate Courses
Students with qualifications from any international high school are expected to have results comparable to students from UK institutions.
Entry requirements for undergraduate courses are listed on the course information pages under Areas of Study.
Representatives in Nigeria
Download a list of our university approved agents in Nigeria. In addition to our Admissions Office they are available to help you with any enquiries and also to help you with the submission of any application should you be interested in studying at Robert Gordon University.
- List of agents - Nigeria (pdf)
Visits to Nigeria
Forthcoming visits can be found on the International Visits page.
Alumni
We are very proud of our Nigerian graduates and many are equally proud to belong to the Robert Gordon community, after they complete their studies.
A number of our Nigerian graduates have gone on to have great success in their chosen careers, either at home in India or in the UK.
We believe that our Nigerian alumnus can be a great research resource for Nigerian students who want to know more about what it is really like to study here at Robert Gordon University. If you would like to contact one of our Nigerian graduates, find out more from our Nigerian Ambassador Scheme.