Former US President Bill Clinton to appear at Edinburgh student conference

Former US President Clinton will appear at the conference next year

FORMER US president Bill Clinton is to host a gathering of more than 600 students at the University of Edinburgh as part of a new 'student leadership' programme, it has been announced.

The Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) aims to "engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world" and will host its annual conference outside the United States for the first time when it arrives in the Capital next April.

Clinton, who will be accompanied by daughter Chelsea as part of the visit, will deliver a speech at the two-day event - which encourages students to participate in "Commitments to Action" that address pressing social, economic and environmental challenges.

Mr Clinton said: “For twelve years, students from across the world have been working to change their communities and change the world through CGI U.”