We want our HE system to remain world class over the next 10-15 years: what are the key things we need to do to ensure this?
See some of the points and issues raised at the 24 February HE Debate conference in the presentation below at the following link HE Debate conference output.
“It is not clear that our publicly funded degrees offer the range and balance of qualifications which students and the wider economy require. Increasing numbers of young and older people will reach the threshold of university education through almost exclusively vocational routes. It’s fair to ask whether these students have sufficient chance to gain higher levels of skills and qualifications in our education system.”
Do you agree that the current range of courses could be improved, to meet the needs of all students?
“Long term trends suggest that part-time study will continue to rise, and it’s difficult to see how we can increase the supply of graduates as we must without an increase in part time study”
How can we best support flexible methods of study, and what are the key barriers to them?
“It has been brought home that we lack clear public policy in taught and research postgraduate studies.”
What areas of postgraduate study should public policy address?
“I have expressed the view that current levels of research concentration are about right.”
Do you think there should be more or less concentration of research across different institutions?
“Universities will need to explicitly recognise their wider responsibilities to local, regional, national and international communities.”
What, in your view, is the role of a university, and how can or should a university play a role in communities?
