The CIHE response to HEFCE on the proposed withdrawal of funding for Equivalent or Lower Qualifications (ELQs) was submitted following a meeting of the CIHE Trustees where this issue was discussed.
The submission, Withdrawal of funding for Equivalent or Lower Qualifications (ELQs) can be downloaded from our Knowledge Bank.
CIHE launches Using Public Procurement to Stimulate Innovation, November 2007. This report takes forward the proposal from the Government and the Opposition that public procurement in the UK could usefully build on the US experience to drive the innnovation process, including in small businesses.
The report can be downloaded from our Knowledge Bank.
CIHE’s Chief Executive, Richard Brown, gives his views on the use (and misuse) of league tables.
Pity poor Ian Watmore the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills (DIUS). He made a not unreasonable joke at a recent meeting of the Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE) about his Department only having been around for a few months yet already there were four universities in the top ten. But he was then immediately savaged by a pack of Vice-Chancellors and business leaders. Why? Click below to read on…
Research undertaken for our report on Global Horizons for UK Students and Global Horizons for UK Universities suggests that UK students do not value their getting a multicultural experience as much as they should or employers would like.
The report, How important is a multicultural learning environment for international students compared with domestic students? can be found in the Employability and Skills section of our Key Themes.
You can also download the report directly here
Other research also shows that international graduates consider that the UK offers a high quality learning experience with good quality lecturers and support. But they consider overseas students are not sufficiently integrated on campus and that their employability is not as enhanced as much as it could be.
Does the UK lead the world in international education? can be found in our Policy Areas, under Business of Higher Education.
You can also download the report directly here.
Our report on Global Horizons for UK Universities addresses the first issue. A future project will address the second and consider the roles of businesses in supporting universities as they internationalise
The reported was launched at our CIHE Council Meeting on 14th November 2007 and can be purchased from our Knowledge Bank.
A free summary of the report Global Horizons for UK Universities is also available from our Knowledge Bank.
Our conference on International Competitiveness, held in London and Manchester, saw in-depth discussion of CIHE’s International Competitiveness report, Competitiveness and the role of Universities, published April 2007.
This report is available to download free of charge and can be found in the Publications section of our Knowledge Bank.
Lord Sainsbury publishes report ‘Race to the top’ a review of the UK science and innovation system. CIHE welcomes this timely report.
The review can be downloaded in full from HM Treasury website.
The Higher Education Academy recently detailed its work programme and key activities on Employer Engagement.
The information can be downloaded below.
Support for Employer Engagement
The CIHE responded in February 2007 to HEFCE’s consultation on employer engagement in higher education in England.
The response can be downloaded from our Knowledge Bank.
On 23rd November 2006, the DfES invited the views of a range of organisations on a proposal that further education colleges (FECs) be accorded powers to award foundation degrees. CIHE responded in January 2007.
The response can be downloaded from our Knowledge Bank.
This review, produced in association with LogicaCMG, focuses on these strategically important subjects. The review examines the actions taken to implement previous Government commissioned reports on increasing the supply of STEM graduates and what further steps might be taken.
Download the full report and press release from our Knowledge Bank.
Read the Telegraph’s front page article.
This speech by Geoffrey Copland given on 22 March at Neil Stewart Associates’ 4th International Student Conference at the Barbican, entitled Staying Competitive in the Global Market, discusses the requirements for maintaining the UKs competitive edge in an international market of fast rising standards. Accepting the cultural and historical benefits many UK institutions have “enjoyed” in the past, Dr Copland calls for UK Higher Education Institutions to avoid complacency and ensure the UK provides world-leading integrated higher education to students from anywhere in the world.
The speech, in full, can be downloaded below
