…s want to have the opportunity to undertake in-work placements and to contribute to the UK economy. Graduates should be allowed to stay long enough to put their new skills to use and give back to the UK. That can be achieved with one simple fix: reintroduce two-year post-study work visas for all graduates from trusted UK universities. This would enable the UK economy to benefit from their skills, without adding to the burden of long-term migration…
…gs like policies involving postgraduate numbers, and I also got to have one-to-ones with the majority of staff. It was particularly interesting to see how the University Alliance operates and how their projects are organised. I concluded my visit by helping out with the setup of their Design& project launch, which had a great turnout with people attending from a variety of different sectors. I felt that the staff did a great job at organising the…
…r HEPI, Andy Westwood, GuildHE’s Chief Executive, worried aloud that sector-owned ‘self-regulation’ via organisations like the QAA (which has just published a thinkpiece by Professor Roger King about regulation in a changing and uncertain HE system), UCAS, HESA – even the sector’s role in organisations like HEFCE and the OIA – is increasingly in question. Westwood warns, “we may be sleepwalking into a position where we give up sector ownership and…
…versity Alliance report – ‘The way we’ll work’ University Alliance is a non-partisan, non-political organisation working to promote, safeguard and sustain the public benefit delivered by universities together with our members. Our members are Bournemouth University, University of Bradford, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Coventry University, De Montfort University, Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Greenwich, University of Hertfordshir…
…boration – many of the areas touched on in this report. “We look forward to working closely with BIS, and our international partners, to champion UK HE and ensure it remains strong in an ever competitive world.”…
…ek). However, proposals to reward universities or courses that lead to high-earning careers risk reinforcing recruitment to City-based firms when we need to build a more dynamic economy such as in the creative and digital industries. A study last week found the UK digital economy was 40% bigger than estimated, with at least 270,000 digital companies. We should be looking to create a diverse university sector that provides firms with the capacity t…
…Dhaliwal, CEO of NACUE, who spoke passionately about the importance of peer-to-peer support and the role of enterprise societies in catalysing entrepreneurship on campus. To truly capture the important role graduate entrepreneurs are playing two individuals, who have benefited from university and NACUE support, came to the stage to give their thoughts. Neomi Bennett, of Neo-Innovations UK, believes she could not have set up her business without th…
…ployer based in the region, such as BarclaysWealth, Santander or Enterprise-Rent-Car. Three prizes are awarded based on employer feedback and the winners receive a cash prize and a short internship with the employer. The projects and internships are an excellent way of improving students’ employability and adding value to their CV. We also understand that in order to produce graduates with long term employability, we must encourage our students to…
…enowned for many of its highly advanced facilities. It has some of the best-equipped, fully serviced workshops and studios in Europe, having opened a new City Centre campus in 2011 to compliment its 100 year old, traditional campus in the idyllic rural setting of nearby Caerleon. Excellent reputation for part-time professional study, including industry standard qualifications, like ACCA, CIMA, CIM and CIPD. Strong links with industry and commerce…
…es. Voices across the university and business sector have joined this critical debate in the last few weeks calling for a sensible approach to net migration figures in line with our international competitors. “We would ask the Government to work with the sector on this important issue to explore ways of ensuring the UK remains open to international students.”…
