Student engagement and attendance monitoring
Information related to engagement and attendance monitoring for all students and additional information for students on a Tier 4 visa
The School of PPLS wishes to ensure that all of our students engage with their academic programme of study and so a series of checks are made during the year to monitor the situation. Information on the School Student Engagement and Attendance Monitoring Plan is available below.
Email: Undergraduate student queries
Email: Postgraduate student queries
Tier 4 students
Our responsibilities
As a Tier 4 student, the University of Edinburgh is the sponsor of your UK visa. The University has a number of legal responsibilities, including monitoring your attendance on your programme and reporting to the Home Office where:
- you suspend your studies, transfer or withdraw from a course, or complete your studies significantly early;
- you fail to register/enrol at the start of your course or at the two additional registration sessions each year and there is no explanation;
- you are repeatedly absent or are absent for an extended period and are excluded from the programme due to non-attendance. The University must maintain a record of your attendance and the Home Office can ask to see this or request information about it at any time.
What you need to do
As a student with a Tier 4 visa sponsored by the University of Edinburgh, the terms of your visa require you to, (amongst others):
- Ensure you have a correct and valid visa for studying at the University of Edinburgh, which, if a Tier 4 visa, requires that it is a visa sponsored by the University of Edinburgh;
- Attend all of your University classes, lectures, tutorials, etc where required. This includes participating in the requirements of your course including submitting assignments, attending meetings with tutors and attending examinations. If you cannot attend due to illness, for example, you must inform your School.
- Make sure that your contact details, including your address and contact numbers are up to date in your student record.
- Make satisfactory progress on your chosen programme of studies.
- Observe the general conditions of a Tier 4 General student visa in the UK, including studying on the programme for which your visa was issued, not overstaying the validity of your visa and complying with the work restrictions of the visa.
Please note that any email relating to your Tier 4 sponsorship will be sent to your University email address - you should therefore check this regularly.
Further information
Further details about your rights, responsibilities and restrictions
Information or advice about your Tier 4 immigration status can be obtained by contacting the International Student Advisory Service, located at the Edinburgh Global Office, 33 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9JS.
Email: immigration@ed.ac.uk