Brian Dickson, Director of the new School, said: "The School will build on more than 200 years of expertise at Scotland's largest faculty of engineering.

"We believe it's vital to the health of the UK's engineering industries that graduates are given the opportunity to develop their skills, and receive training underpinned by world-class research.

"Our series of advanced courses were designed after extensive consultation with the engineering industries to help companies maintain their competitive edge in the global market, and recruit the best staff. We're delighted to be continuing our proud tradition of working with industry."

The new series of courses will range from short, continuous professional development programmes to MSc level. The series includes an MSc in Advanced Engineering, which allows staff to study part-time or remotely to complete their studies on a cross-disciplinary basis.

The news follows an announcement that global energy firm Doosan Babcock has committed to a £1 million Masters training scheme with the University in the highly specialized field of Power Plant Engineering. The course - Scotland's first dedicated programme in the field - will allow students the option of completing a full MSc, postrgraduate diploma, certificate or stand-alone individual modules.

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