Heriot-Watt University is a public university, not a private institution. Founded in 1821, it is one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities with campuses in Scotland, Dubai, and Malaysia. As a public university, it receives funding from the government and adheres to national higher education standards.
The Erasmus Mundus Masters programs offered by Heriot-Watt are prestigious, EU-funded initiatives, but the university’s status as a public institution remains unchanged. The ‘commission not paid’ note likely refers to specific funding or administrative arrangements for these programs, not the university’s classification.
