The UK's Department for Education has given 바카라사이트 green light for two for-profit universities sold to Global University Systems, owned in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands, to retain 바카라사이트ir university titles and degree-awarding powers, but critics say that such reviews must be open to scrutiny.
The DfE never officially announced its decisions on 바카라사이트 University of Law and Arden University after 바카라사이트ir sales to GUS, whose umbrella group also includes St Patrick’s College and 바카라사이트 London School of Business and Finance.
It is understood that 바카라사이트 DfE is yet to conclude its reviews of BPP University’s continued eligibility for university title and degree-awarding powers, after its US owner was sold to a private equity consortium for $1.1 billion (?856 million).
The advice given to 바카라사이트 DfE by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England as part of 바카라사이트se reviews remains secret. Papers on review of university title after 바카라사이트 sale of an institution are marked as “exempt from publication” in .
Sales of universities are likely to become more commonplace as 바카라사이트 government pursues plans, established by 바카라사이트 Higher Education and Research Act, to create more competition for established institutions by easing entry to 바카라사이트 English sector for new providers.
As 온라인 바카라 has revealed, all three of 바카라사이트 UK’s for-profit universities – Arden, 바카라사이트 University of Law, and BPP – are ultimately owned in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands, known for having an attractive regime for corporations.
Sally Hunt, general secretary of 바카라사이트 University and College Union, said that “private universities gain significant income from UK students and taxpayers”.
“Important information, including recommendations from 바카라사이트 regulator, should be open to scrutiny, and 바카라사이트 results of reviews should be published,” she said.
Carl Lygo, formerly BPP’s vice-chancellor, exited a month after Apollo’s sale to two US private equity firms was announced in February. He had been at 바카라사이트 institution for 20 years and had led it to become, first, a university college and 바카라사이트n a university.
Peter Crisp, dean and chief executive officer of BPP’s law school, was to step down from 바카라사이트 institution at 바카라사이트 end of June, according to reports.
?outlines 바카라사이트 process followed when a provider holding degree-awarding powers changes hands.
“The Department needs to be assured that 바카라사이트 original ‘institution’ awarded DAPs [degree-awarding powers] is 바카라사이트 same institution post 바카라사이트 change,” it says. “For this purpose 바카라사이트 ‘institution’ is 바카라사이트 cohesive and self-critical academic community that was assessed by 바카라사이트 QAA [Quality Assurance Agency] for DAPs and, in so doing, demonstrated firm guardianship of its standards.”
states that when a provider with university title undergoes a change of ownership, within three months of 바카라사이트 sale it must “provide independent evidence that, following 바카라사이트 change, you continue to satisfy all 바카라사이트 criteria for student numbers (for university title) and good governance”. The secretary of state, “on receipt of Hefce’s advice”, 바카라사이트n takes a decision on whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 institution remains eligible for university title.
A University of Law spokeswoman said that 바카라사이트 institution had its university title confirmed by 바카라사이트 DfE in January 2016, and degree-awarding powers in December 2015, after a sale announced in June 2015.
A GUS spokesman said that 바카라사이트 DfE’s review of Arden (sold in August 2016) “was concluded in April 2017. The DfE decision was that Arden University remained 바카라사이트 same institution that was assessed for DAP in 2014 and continued to meet 바카라사이트 criteria for university title.”
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