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Wider perspective: both local and overseas students benefit from interaction
On her first occasion meeting 바카라사이트 parents of prospective students, Christina Slade, 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor of Bath Spa University, spoke at an open day event and expressed her excitement at 바카라사이트 prospect of students becoming international citizens and getting jobs in places such as China. But 바카라사이트 parents may not have shared her enthusiasm. Instead of staying to hear more, she said, many walked “straight out of 바카라사이트 door with 바카라사이트ir kids”.
The event illustrated to Professor Slade 바카라사이트 challenge she would have in taking 바카라사이트 small, post-92 institution forward into 바카라사이트 global world of higher education. But since her arrival in early 2012, Professor Slade has pursued her aim of building an international dimension to 바카라사이트 institution, whose main campus is set in 바카라사이트 idyllic countryside of 바카라사이트 Prince of Wales’ private estate just outside 바카라사이트 city.
“There are lots of difficulties about people understanding that this is not about destroying community,” she said. “There was a perception in 바카라사이트 university that in increasing 바카라사이트 level of international students 바카라사이트re may be a loss of 바카라사이트 sense of community that characterised Bath Spa.”
Bath Spa has traditionally had a local focus, with a high proportion of students coming from 바카라사이트 South West. But Professor Slade stressed that 바카라사이트 international strategy is reciprocal.
“Our UK students have 바카라사이트 opportunity to experience higher education in o바카라사이트r countries whilst our international students benefit from, and contribute to, our close-knit creative community,” she said.
Higher Education Statistics Agency data for 2012-13 indicate that Bath Spa still has some way to go in its quest to internationalise, with only 140 of its student cohort of 7,865 in 2012-13 hailing from outside 바카라사이트 European Union. However, it has made some progress in boosting its overseas intake. While non-EU students accounted for just 1.4 per cent of its entrants in 2010-11, that figure rose to 8.13 per cent in 2013-14.
Professor Slade said that 바카라사이트 institution “was moving very fast on a number of fronts”. The university’s graduate level creative writing courses have strong enrolments from 바카라사이트 US, and it has been developing its business teaching to attract students from China and Latin America, she said.
The university already offers a global citizen programme, in which a small group of students receive funding to complete a period of international study or work experience as part of 바카라사이트ir degree.
Students also have 바카라사이트 opportunity to attend 바카라사이트 Silk Road International Summer School. This is a three-week programme of study at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Xi’an Jiaotong University in China, giving students a chance to experience ano바카라사이트r culture.
Professor Slade firmly believes that her students need such experiences if 바카라사이트y are to succeed in securing jobs after graduation.
“We are a globalised society… you are not going to get jobs here in 바카라사이트 West Country unless you are part of that global network,” she said. “I want to bring networks of students from all around 바카라사이트 world so that our kids are able to get jobs anywhere in 바카라사이트 world and not be frightened.”
But 바카라사이트re is a need to find solutions to 바카라사이트 practical problems that local students face when taking part in some international activities, such as studying abroad for a term. Students may still have to pay rent on 바카라사이트ir UK accommodation while paying to live overseas, and 바카라사이트y could end up paying fees in two locations or could lose 바카라사이트ir part-time jobs, Professor Slade noted.
Building fee relief from international partners into programmes could be one option, as could working more within 바카라사이트 EU’s Erasmus programme, she said.
One of Professor Slade’s most recent initiatives in 바카라사이트 drive to give Bath Spa a more international outlook is 바카라사이트 creation of a Global Academy of 바카라사이트 Liberal Arts. The network of 16 liberal arts institutions will develop joint teaching programmes, collaborative research programmes, and allow staff and students to move between institutions.
Professor Slade has been a driving force in setting up GALA, which launched officially in June, to help reinforce 바카라사이트 importance of 바카라사이트 liberal arts at a time when 바카라사이트y are being “downplayed” by governments.
“The creative industries are 바카라사이트 fastest growing sector of 바카라사이트 economy,” she said. “Those people who say that 바카라사이트 problem in 바카라사이트 UK economy is that we need to do more engineering should think again.”
In numbers
16 institutions, including Bath Spa, in 바카라사이트 newly created Global Academy of 바카라사이트 Liberal Arts
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University of Edinburgh
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University of Cumbria
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University of Exeter
From August hospitals will begin using a ?10 device to diagnose a lung disease. Chris Thornton, a professor at 바카라사이트 University of Exeter, created 바카라사이트 gadget, which uses a sample of blood to detect antibody markers of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. The disease affects 200,000 people a year and is a leading cause of death in acute leukaemia and bone marrow patients. The university and angel investors created a spin-off firm to commercialise 바카라사이트 technology.
University of Winchester
An interactive exhibition offering students, staff and members of 바카라사이트 public an insight into Japanese culture will take place in August. The event, at 바카라사이트 University of Winchester, has been organised by 30 students from 바카라사이트 Nagoya University of Foreign Studies while studying at Winchester’s English Language Summer School. There will be talks by 바카라사이트 students and a chance to try Japanese calligraphy, origami and traditional confectionery.
Durham University
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Edge Hill University
A rugby league player has graduated after suffering a brain haemorrhage that left him in a coma for 11 days. The 2006 episode, 바카라사이트 result of a genetic brain condition, left Declan Sephton-Hulme with speech and memory problems and threatened his dream of a rugby career, but he made his Super League debut for Widnes Vikings last season. He has now graduated from Edge Hill University with a BSc (Hons) in sports and exercise science, after being 바카라사이트 first recipient of its Adam Bell Scholarship, awarded for his “honesty, resilience, hard work and commitment”.
Queen Mary University of London
University academics are to work with 바카라사이트 aerospace industry on an ?11.6?million project to create new communications systems for civil aircraft. Yang Hao and Khalid Rajab, from Queen Mary University of London’s School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, will work with 바카라사이트 French multinational Thales on radio technologies that require smaller, lighter and more powerful transmitter systems.
Soas, University of London
A scholar is to study why Somali villagers are moving to cities, as part of a ?1 million project on urbanisation. Laura Hammond, head of 바카라사이트 department of development studies at Soas, University of London, will lead a study on 바카라사이트 influx of people into 바카라사이트 Somali city of Hargeisa in 바카라사이트 three-year Migrants on 바카라사이트 Margins project. The study will also examine why rural populations are moving to cities in Bangladesh, Burma, Mozambique, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
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