Steve Weston International Scholarships 2023 : University of Dundee (UK)
Closes: 31 May 2023
Two members of the illustrious Baxter family, who built their fortune from the city’s jute mills, Miss Mary Ann Baxter and her cousin John Boyd Baxter, gave £140,000 to the establishment of a college in Dundee in 1881. The University of Dundee had just started.
It was an institution that stuck out right away. Bright young people who understood that Great Britain needed to increase its technology production in order to compete in the modern world were hired in place of professors with ivory tower backgrounds. At the young age of 26, William Peterson, a Latinist and scholar, was appointed as the school’s first principal in 1882. Patrick Geddes, a professor of botany and one of the greatest thinkers in history, was untrained.
“Promoting the education of persons of both sexes, and the study of science, literature, and the fine arts” was a key component of the institution’s foundation act.
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The Royal Commission Report of 1952, which was presided over by Lord Tedder, sought to put the issues to rest. The commissioners thought that a single university with two colleges should exist, and that the medical school should be included into the Dundee college.
Dundee would place a focus on social sciences within the faculty of arts, and new chairs in economics, philosophy, and history would be created. It was suggested that Dundee become the site of education instruction and that a faculty of law be formed. Dundee would host the majority of the pre-clinical teaching for both the medical and dental fields.
The University of St. Andrews bill was approved by the king in 1953. The Tedder designs were carried out, and Queen’s College was established. The number of disciplines, buildings, and students all increased in the 1950s. At this time, a new School of Social Studies, a new chair of Education, a part-time chair of conveyancing to support the Law Faculty, and a distinct Faculty of Applied Science were also created.
Queen’s College was developing and making strides, but it was not inescapably moving in that direction. The Robbins Report of 1963, which said that “all who are qualified to pursue full-time education should have the opportunity to do so,” was what caused the situation to alter.
Sir Malcolm Knox, the principal, predicted that eliminating the non-duplication policy with St Andrews would result in a stunning 6,000 more students. He suggested that Queen’s College become an autonomous university in 1964. The royal charter was given and the University of Dundee was formally founded on August 1st, 1967. The Queen Mother was appointed as the University’s first Chancellor, enhancing its reputation and expressing support for the young school.
| Sponsors | Steve Weston and Trust |
| Host Nation | UK |
| Official Website | https://www.dundee.ac.uk/ |
| Closing Date | 31 May 2023 |
| Eligible Candidates | International Students |
Requirements
Candidates who wish to be considered for this scholarship must:
- Possess an honors degree at the second class upper level or higher in finance, law, economics, geology, petroleum, or mining engineering.
- Additionally, candidates from various academic backgrounds who can articulate their reasons for pursuing the pertinent LLM and list any relevant legal professional experience will be given consideration.
- Hold an offer for an LLM in International Oil and Gas Law and Policy or International Mineral Law and Policy for September 2023.
- show that you meet the University of Dundee’s English entry standards.
- Demonstrate your capacity for leadership and intellectual prowess.
- possess a track record of success and the ability to advance to influential positions.
- Ideally, they should be licensed attorneys with some post-graduate job experience in the development of natural resources or energy in the public, private, or academic sectors.
- proceed to earn the degree in a year. At the conclusion of the study period, international students are required to return to their home country.
