A Scottish university has beaten off competition from institutions such as Oxford, Cambridge and Yale to be ranked as the second-best in the world for the experience of its overseas students.
Glasgow Caledonian University was rated the country's top international experience in the latest International Student Barometer survey, which also placed Caledonian the best in Scotland for the second time in a row.
The survey, by London-based research company i-graduate.org, measures international students' satisfaction with every aspect of their university experience.
Glasgow Caledonian was rated top in Scotland in every category - learning, living, support and arrival - and was rated significantly better than the Scotland, UK, and worldwide averages in every category.
Professor Graham Galbraith, the university's vice-chancellor with responsibility for international affairs, said: "This is an outstanding result. We had some excellent feedback on university and campus facilities, and most importantly on the quality of our people, courses, teaching and research. We are delighted with this result and really value the feedback of our students which will help us to continue to improve."
More than 80 universities were covered in the survey, and, for the first time, the competition included institutions from the US and Europe. The first-place winner has yet to be announced.
Glasgow Caledonian was ranked second worldwide within a field of institutions which included Glasgow, Edinburgh, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Queens University Belfast and Yale.
One-third of the university's international student population took part in the survey. They told researchers: "It's excellent in every aspect, GCU is a truly remarkable and rich experience" and "This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience that won't soon be forgotten".
Student satisfaction with life in Glasgow and Scotland was also high, with 92% saying Glasgow is a good place to be, with the Scottish people friendly and welcoming.
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