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Scotland's Universities Produce More Successful Graduates than the Rest of the UK

Submitted by: Hanzala Malik, Glasgow, Scottish Labour.
Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2015
Motion reference: S4M-13911

That the Parliament acknowledges the Higher Education Statistics Agency study suggesting that 90% of graduates from Scotland’s 19 universities were likely to find themselves in a positive destination in relation to work or further study, compared with 88.8% in the rest of the UK; understands that, at £22,500, the average starting salary for Scotland's graduates is £1,000 more than in the rest of the UK and that the number of graduate-level jobs recorded was 4% higher, and congratulates the universities on this success.

Supported by: Kenneth Gibson, Adam Ingram, John Mason, Mark McDonald, Anne McTaggart, Gil Paterson, Kevin Stewart, David Torrance

Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S4M-13911.1

Scotland's Universities Produce More Successful Graduates than the Rest of the UK - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Michael Russell, Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Supported by: Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Roderick Campbell, Bruce Crawford, Rob Gibson, Christine Grahame, Adam Ingram, Colin Keir, Richard Lyle, Mike MacKenzie, John Mason, Joan McAlpine, Mark McDonald, Christina McKelvie, Gil Paterson, Dennis Robertson, Kevin Stewart, David Torrance, Sandra White