The Business of Higher Education
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Publications
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Global Horizons: how international graduates can help businesses
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Global Horizons: recruiting international students and graduates from UK universities
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Revenue Diversification and Sustainability in Higher Education
Our latest report is a comparison of trends in public higher education in the UK and US. Both sectors face similar issues and both can be better informed as a result of this report undertaken for us by the Performance Evaluation Services Division of Standard and Poor in New York.
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The UK Education System: a summary input to the Canada UK Colloquia
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Higher Education and Colleges: A comparison between England and the USA
Our report with the American Association of Community Colleges compares the roles of the English Further Education Colleges and the US Community Colleges in developing learners to acquire higher-level skills, and how the experiences of the US Colleges might help inform the evolution of our (English) College sector.
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Leadership in an age of Supercomplexity: challenges for 21st century universities and businesses
This summary from our St George's House consultation in partnership with SRHE reports on the challenges facing 21st century businesses and universities as they consider management, leadership and corporate governance and opportunities for cross-learning between business, universities and the charity sector.
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Current Issues affecting UK Higher Education and Business
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Global Horizons for UK Universities
Offers guidance for universities on the issues they face as they internationalise with a range of examples on current good practice.
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Using Public Procurement to Stimulate Innovation
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.
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League tables and other lies...
A personal comment on university league tables
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Global Horizons for UK students: A guide for universities
Identifies the barriers and solutions to encouraging more students to study abroad.
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International Competitiveness: Competitiveness & the Role of Universities
Notes the importance that graduates and research play in underpinning the knowledge-intensive businesses that drive the UK's international competitiveness.
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Internationalising Higher Education: A financial or moral imperative?
Report of a consultation at St George's House, Windsor Castle, Thursday 25th January to Friday 26th January 2007. This summarises the presentations and discussion on the values that should underpin universities as they internationalise.
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Proposals to enable the Privy Council to grant Foundation Degree awarding powers to Further Education Colleges: a response to the DfES
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Current Issues in links between UK Higher Education and Industry
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Reform of Higher Education Research Assessment and Funding
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Higher Education: Meeting International Business Demand
An interim report on our major review of the competitiveness of UK Higher Education, focusing on Research and Development issues in the international market.
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International Competitiveness: Setting the Scene
Introductory paper to the CIHE's project seeking business views on the international competitiveness of UK higher education. This report summaries the May 2005 Council meeting that launched this project.
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The Value of Higher Education: For Students
An alternative focus of the argument, here highlighting the importance of higher education for prospective students. Also available from the UCAS website.
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Higher Education: More Than a Degree
This consultation at St George's House in January 2005 on the student experience of higher education follows our consultation in March 2004 on higher education as both a public and private good.
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Higher Education: Leadership and Fundraising
With the expansion of higher education fundraising will become an increasing priority of HE institutions. This document sets out the discussion held during CIHE's Council meeting on 13th May to which John Glier, President and CEO of Grenzenbach Glier and Associates, was invited.
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Higher Education and the Public Good
This is a summary of a consultation held at St George's House, Windsor Castle in March 2004. The consultation addressed the university's role in terms of public good as well as the broader terms of engagement for universities both individually and collectively in the current age.
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Universities of Applied Sciences: The German Experience
Dr Helga Meyer notes how the German Universities of Applied Science's graduate employment rates are higher, their non-completion rates lower and the cost per student lower than in traditional German universities. As a result they are expanding in terms of numbers of institutions and students admitted.
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Invest In Our Future
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The Value of Higher Education
The demand for graduates could exceed supply over the coming years unless the Government, employers and graduates provide the funds to ensure an expansion of high quality higher education
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Diversity and Co-operation in Higher Education
This publication offers suggestions on how partnerships might improve both the effectiveness and efficiency of HE institutions focusing on what they do best whilst at the same time preserving and even enhancing diversity and customer choice.
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Community Colleges: The United States Experience
By Augustine P Gallego. Community Colleges in the United States are one of the success stories of American higher education. Their experience of how they go about their tasks and the issues they still face should be relevant to all of us.
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Higher Education in Further Education Colleges: The Scottish Experience
By Jim Gallacher. Scotland has developed a system of advanced vocational learning that is influenced by employer needs. Is there something that can be learned from their experience?
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Doctoral Futures: Career Destinations of Arts and Humanities Research Students
The first ever survey to consider the career destinations of research students in the arts and humanities. The report raises some key questions for consideration and recommendations for action.
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Leadership and Management in Higher Education
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Financial Returns to Undergraduates and Tuition Fees
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The Financial Returns to HNC/HNDs
Dr Gavan Conlon notes that there are positive financial returns to people with HNC/HNDs. This report suggests that this message needs to be broadcast to encourage more students to follow the advanced vocational route through higher education.
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Tution Fees: The US Experience
Richard A Brown notes how pricing trends by 4-year private HEIs present serious problems for low and moderate income families.
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Employers in the New Graduate Labour Market: recruiting from a wider spectrum of graduates
Full report of a project commissioned by HEFCE as part of the Innovations in Higher Education Programme, conducted by Kate Purcell of the Employment Studies Research Unit at the University of the West of England in partnership with CIHE.
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Recruiting from a Wider Spectrum of Graduates
By Kate Purcell, Marie Morley and Gill Rowley. Report for Employers. It identifies good employer practice in recruiting graduates from non-traditional backgrounds (lower social groups and older ages). It includes Guidelines for good practice which have been developed with the EOC and other organisations.
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Financial Returns to Undergraduates: a summary of recent evidence
By Dr Gavan Conlon and Dr Arnaud Chevalier of the Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE. This report analyses the financial returns that are associated with degree level qualifications from different institutions, subjects studied and the social background of the student. It notes the differences in the employment outcomes and the rate of postgraduate study depending on the undergraduate degree subject.
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Work Related Learning Report
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CIHE Review 2001
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Striving for Excellence: Some thoughts for the journey
CIHE has drawn together examples of the tools some HE institutions, schools, organisations and Government Departments are using in their drive for continuous improvement.
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Funding Widening Participation in Higher Education: a discussion paper
By Wendy Piatt (IPPR) and Richard A Brown. This report offers a framework for change that proposes a further transfer of available public funds from relatively well off students and institutions towards those for whom a lack of finance is a real deterrent to participation.
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Funding by Mission: An Exploration of the Public Funding of Higher Education Institutions on the Basis of Business Plans
By Nigel Brown. This Report develops some practical proposals on how the funding system might move from the current regime towards one that gives greater support to individual missions, institutional diversity and the pursuit of excellence.
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Diversity and Excellence: A Contribution to the Debate
By Lady Perry of Southwark President, Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge
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Funding by Institutional Missions
By Professor Gareth Williams and Richard Brown. This presents the case for block funding of institutions based on their distinct mission and strategic plans.
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Partnerships for Excellence: A Confederacy Model for HE/FE Partnerships
CIHE, Derby and Middlesex partnerships for CIHE, HEFCE and FEFC
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Higher Education and Regional & Local Economic Development
By Professor Mike Campbell. (Leeds Metropolitan University) for CIHE, DfEE, HEFCE and CVCP
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Graduate Opportunities, Social Class and Age
By Kate Purcell and Terence Hogarth. There are clear indications from this research that people from lower social groups are disadvantaged in entering and succeeding in higher education and employment. The message for universities and employers is that there is a common interest in recognising this and in working together to ensure there are more even opportunities for everyone. Individual potential wherever it exists needs to be developed for the good of society and the economic future of the country, as well as for the benefit of individuals and organisations. Best practice needs to be disseminated and harnessed and messages on the value of all individuals spread throughout the learning and employment chain.
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Speech to the Annual Conference of the Forum for the Advancement of Continuing Education
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The Regional Challenge
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SMEs and Higher Education: Their Role in European Union Wealth and Job Creation
Prepared for the European Commission by Université-Entreprise Europe EEIG June 1998
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Talk given in Hungary: Developing Work Readiness
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Training for Leadership in France and the UK
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Change and Diversity: the challenges facing chemistry higher education
By Geoff Mason of NIESR. Participation in higher education has doubled in the past twenty years bringing with it increased diversity of intake and diversity of course provision. The world of work has also changed considerably and continues to change at an accelerating pace. How can higher education prepare its graduates to cater for an unpredictable and rapidly changing world of work and continuous learning? The Royal Society of Chemistry and The Council for Industry and Higher Education have commissioned an enquiry addressing this issue with respect to chemistry higher education. The outcomes from this enquiry provide challenges to improve dialogue and interaction between higher education institutions and employers. Although focused on chemistry, many of the issues addressed are wide-ranging and encompass the needs and requirements of most science and technology graduates.
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Work Experience: Expanding opportunities for undergraduates
By Lee Harvey, Vicki Geall and Sue Moon of The University of Central England with CIHE. The current emphasis on work experience is symptomatic of the ever-more rapidly changing world of work. Work experience is increasingly sought by employers during recruitment and a range of relevant experiences will better equip graduates for the flexible workplace of the future.This report explores what can be done to increase the opportunities for undergraduates to gain work experience and how the learning from these experiences can be maximised.
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Humanities Graduates and the World of Work
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Corporate Universities
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Class and Higher Education: The participation of young people from lower social groups
By Hilary Metcalf of Policy Studies Institute (PSI) with CIHE. This report is a systematic attempt to pull together and analyse information on the participation in higher education of young people from lower social groups. It reveals the wide disparities by social groups that currently exist and hence the waste of individual potential. This in turn reduces the competitiveness, wealth and job creating potential of the United Kingdom and also threatens social cohesion. As such it is an issue which must be owned and addressed by all of us - the Government, employers, employer organisations, and further and higher education.
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Small and Medium Enterprises and Higher Education: A Framework for Future Policy
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Widening Participation in Lifelong Learning: A Progress Report
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Annual Report and Accounts 1996
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Resources for Higher Education in OECD Countries
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A Learning Nation
The Council's policy document and submission to The National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education.November 1996, ISBN 1 874223 06 8
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Executive Briefing: Post-18 Education growth, change, prospect
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CIHE Summary of Activities in 1993
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Training Minds for Tomorrow - a shared responsibilty
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Executive Briefing: Changing Colleges Further Education in the Market Place
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Changing Colleges Further Education in the Market Place
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Submissions
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How can Universities help the economy weather the recession?
Our submission made to Ministers explores how universities can help the economy counter the effects of the downturn.
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US and UK Competitiveness and the Role of Universities
Our submission to the Denham debate on US and UK competitiveness and the role of universities, compares the roles of universities in underpinning the international competitiveness of the US and UK economies. It seeks to inform the debate on the future of higher education that the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) launched earlier this year.
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Education Select Committee Report
This submitted report follows the appearance before the Education and Skills Committee of Richard Brown, Richard Greehalgh and Professor Tim Wilson on 21 March 2007.
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Proposals to enable the Privy Council to grant Foundation Degree awarding powers to Further Education Colleges
The CIHE's response to the DfES.
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An input to the Review of Higher Education by The Education and Skills Select Committee
The CIHE's input to a general inquiry into UK Higher Education by the Education and Skills Select Committee.
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Input into the Comprehensive Spending Review
The CIHE's input into the future funding of UK Higher Education.
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Response to HEFCE Consultation 2006
An input by the CIHE into HEFCE's review of the teaching funding method.
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Response to UUK/SCOP Consultation; National Credit Arrangements
The CIHE's response to UUK and SCOP's consultation paper on National Credit Arrangements.
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Response to UUK/SCOP Consultation; Degree Classifications
The CIHE's response to UUK and SCOP's consultation paper on degree classifications.
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Response to HEFCE Consultation 2005
CIHE's response to HEFCE's consultation paper on the HEIF3.
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Response to Foster Review
An input into the review "The Future Role of Further Edcation Colleges" by Sir Andrew Foster.
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Overseas student visas
A submission to the Home Secretary against a proposed increase in overseas student visa costs.
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Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill
Submission urging Government to reconsider abolishing the right of appeal for international students who are refused visas
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The Higher Education Academy
CIHE's input into the development of the recently formed HE Academy.
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Financing Higher Education in Wales
CIHE's submission to the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.
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Invest in our Future; A CIHE Submission
CIHE's submission to the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review 2004
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An Assessment of the Lambert Review
CIHE's response to the Lambert Review of Business-University Collaboration.
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Towards a Unified e-Learning Strategy
CIHE's response to the DfES Consultation document.
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Proposed Criteria for Degree-Awarding Powers and University Title
CIHE's response to the Government's consultation paper.
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Fair Admissions to Higher Education
CIHE's response to the Admissions to Higher Education Review.
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Developing the Funding Method for Teaching from 2004-5
Response to the consultation document from HEFCE (2003/04)
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Higher Education Innovation Fund Round 2
CIHE's response to the OST & HEFCE Consultation Document on higher education
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The Future of Higher Education
CIHE's response to the Government's White Paper on the Future of Higher Education in England
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The Strategic Review of Higher Education
CIHE's input to the Government's Strategic Review of Higher Education.
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Partnerships for Progression
A response to the joint consultation document from HEFCE and the Learning + Skills Council.
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The Funding of UK Higher Education
CIHE submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review.
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Quality and Performance: an input to the debate
CIHE's input to HEFCE's Consultation document 01/46 on proposals for a new approach to quality assurance.
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Developing a strategic view of higher education over the next 10 years
The major changes in the services higher education will be expected to deliver.
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Foundation Degrees
CIHE's response to the DfES Consultation Document
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Being World Class
Paper to CVCP Longterm Strategy Group
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Newsletters
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CIHE Newsletter 2009
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CIHE Newsletter 2008, 2nd Review
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CIHE Newsletter 2008
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CIHE Newsletter 2007
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CIHE Newsletter 2006, 2nd Review
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CIHE Newsletter 2006
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CIHE Newsletter 2005
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CIHE Newsletter January 2,004
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CIHE Newsletter January 2,002
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Additional Resources
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Rebuilding Britain: the Role of Universities
CIHE Council Meeting notes
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Financial Returns to Undergraduates and Tuition Fees ... Influencing Policy
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Valuing Higher Education
SRHE Annual Conference 2008 call for papers
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Further Education Colleges and Higher Level Skills and Qualifications
Background paper for CIHE report with the American College of Community Colleges. "Higher Education and Colleges: A comparison between England and the USA", June 2008
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The Response of the Mixed Economy Group of Colleges: an Introduction
Background paper for CIHE report with the American College of Community Colleges. "Higher Education and Colleges: A comparison between England and the USA", June 2008
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MARKETING COMMUNITY COLLEGES: REACHING HARD TO REACH POPULATIONS
Background paper for CIHE report with the American College of Community Colleges. "Higher Education and Colleges: A comparison between England and the USA", June 2008
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Integrating Disadvantaged Students Academically and Socially into the Community College
Background paper for CIHE report with the American College of Community Colleges. "Higher Education and Colleges: A comparison between England and the USA", June 2008
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THE TRANSFER FUNCTION IN AMERICAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES: EVOLVING TO MEET CONSTITUENT NEEDS
Background paper for CIHE report with the American College of Community Colleges. "Higher Education and Colleges: A comparison between England and the USA", June 2008
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Workforce Development in the American Community College: A Practical and Pragmatic Response to Local and National Needs
Background paper for CIHE report with the American College of Community Colleges. "Higher Education and Colleges: A comparison between England and the USA", June 2008
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Leadership in an Age of Supercomplexity; Flyer
Flyer
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Leadership in an Age of Supercomplexity; Background Paper
Background Paper for St George’s House, Windsor Castle
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Leadership in an Age of Supercomplexity; Provocation Note
Provocation Note for St George’s House, Windsor Castle
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New Statesman Higher Education & Skills
New Statesman publication
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A Good Practice Guide on Student Mobility
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Public Procurement as a Spur to Innovation Preparation of an Introduction Plan for an SBIR/STTR Program by the CIHE
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Staying Competitive in the Global Market
Speech transcript by G Copland, University of Westminster
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Does the UK lead the world in international education?
CIHE commissioned i-graduate report
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International Competitveness: Business Working with UK Universities; Summary and Recommendations
Summary of main publication on International Competitiveness
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Internationalising Higher Education; A study by the CIHE
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A Brief Introduction to UK Higher Education
Notes for NMS Mentors From Outside the HE Sector
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The Competitiveness of UK Higher Education: An analysis being conducted with a range of multinational companies
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Tuition Fees The US Experience ... Influencing Policy
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