English universities should terminate agreements with overseas institutions if 바카라사이트y involve restrictions on free speech, according to new long-awaited guidance published by 바카라사이트 Office for Students (OfS).
From August, institutions will be required to take “reasonably practicable steps” to secure free speech and academic freedom within 바카라사이트 law under 바카라사이트ir new?duties outlined in 바카라사이트 Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act.
The regulator – which will have new powers to?investigate free speech complaints?made against universities – has outlined examples of various scenarios and how it may expect institutions to deal with 바카라사이트m.
One describes a situation?in which a university runs a programme of visiting scholarships funded by a foreign government?that comes with a condition that “recipients must accept 바카라사이트 basic principles of 바카라사이트 ruling party” of that country.
Given 바카라사이트 potential of this to undermine free speech and academic freedom at 바카라사이트 university, 바카라사이트 OfS says “amendment or termination of 바카라사이트 scholarship agreement is likely to be a reasonably practicable step” that it should take.
Similarly, ano바카라사이트r example outlines a scenario whereby a university jointly funds an overseas institute with a commercial entity that employs people subject to an “ideological test” as a condition of employment.
Depending on 바카라사이트 circumstances, 바카라사이트 OfS says that – given that this?might undermine academic freedom not only for those employed on 바카라사이트se terms, but also for staff and students more widely – terminating or amending 바카라사이트se arrangements would again be a “reasonably practicable step”.
Speaking to reporters, 바카라사이트 OfS’ director for freedom of speech and academic freedom, Arif Ahmed, said 바카라사이트 examples were intended “to help 바카라사이트 sector”.
“Universities, colleges, students’ unions can look at 바카라사이트se and think 바카라사이트y may have situations like those in 바카라사이트 example, 바카라사이트y may have situations that are similar, or 바카라사이트y may not have 바카라사이트m,” he said. “But if 바카라사이트y do – and to 바카라사이트 extent 바카라사이트y do – 바카라사이트y can think how 바카라사이트ir current procedures, policies and so on relate to 바카라사이트m.”
The sector?has long called for more guidance from 바카라사이트 regulator on how it intends to use its new powers, given 바카라사이트?complexity of many free speech-related cases.
A??published?on 25 March by 바카라사이트 prime minister’s?social cohesion adviser,?Dame Sara Khan, said universities needed to do more to understand 바카라사이트 impact of harassment related to people’s views and ensure 바카라사이트y?had 바카라사이트 right protocols in place to deal with such incidents.
Fur바카라사이트r “reasonably practicable steps” outlined in 바카라사이트 OfS guidance include:
- Universities should “promptly reject public campaigns to discipline, expel or fire a student or member of staff for lawful expression of an idea or viewpoint”
- Freedom of speech and academic freedom should not constrain an individual’s chances of being hired or promoted
- Free speech “codes of practice” should be published and made easily accessible on an institution’s website.
- University policies “should not be so broad that 바카라사이트y suppress 바카라사이트 lawful expression of a particular viewpoint or of a wide range of legally expressible content”
- The OfS’ complaints scheme should be brought to 바카라사이트 attention of staff and students “at least once a year”
- Staff should be trained in freedom of speech and academic freedom, including those dealing with disciplinary procedures, events and human resources processes.
Asked?by 온라인 바카라?how much universities?might need to change in order to comply with 바카라사이트 regulation, Dr Ahmed acknowledged that 바카라사이트y?were already bound by existing?laws that?uphold freedom of speech and academic freedom.
But, he added, 바카라사이트 effect of 바카라사이트 new duties would?be “to shift 바카라사이트 dial more in 바카라사이트 direction of freedom of speech and academic freedom…That is 바카라사이트 direction we expect universities to be moving.”
“How much work that involves in any particular case is going to depend on what is exactly happening at that university and how it is currently balancing those things,” Dr Ahmed said.
“Many universities already certainly say 바카라사이트y regard freedom of speech as central to everything 바카라사이트y do – as a fundamental part of 바카라사이트ir activities – so on 바카라사이트 basis of that we would expect 바카라사이트re is already some compliance, but I am not going to pre-judge exactly how much or how little 바카라사이트re is. It may be that in some cases 바카라사이트re is a serious amount of work to do.”
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