Scotland can lead an international field

WHEN you mention Scotland to people around the world, what do they think of? Whisky, golf and glens undoubtedly, but to the 62,000 international students in Scotland's colleges and universities, and to the millions of alumni around the world, the answer is education.

Perhaps for us Scots, the answer should be education too. The value of education and training exports to the UK economy is estimated at over £12.5 billion. North of the Border, the latest data from Universities Scotland shows that the income of our h...