Ian Lucas, who represents Wrexham, said such a proposal would be “entirely unacceptable to me and 바카라사이트 people I represent棰.
In a letter to 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, 바카라사이트 Labour MP said he was “very disturbed” to hear from a “number of sources” that 바카라사이트 organisation was “pursuing an agenda of merging Glyndwr University with Bangor University棰.
Glyndwr has faced an uncertain future after details of serious financial difficulties emerged, with a deficit of nearly ?4 million being run up in 2012-13. In March this year, vice-chancellor Michael Scott suffered a unanimous vote of no confidence from 바카라사이트 local University and College Union branch after announcing plans to make almost one in 10 staff redundant.
Glyndwr’s highly trusted status for sponsoring 바카라사이트 visas of non-European Union students was suspended in June and this embargo is yet to be lifted – putting a significant source of income at risk.
But Mr Lucas said he would do everything in his power to retain Glyndwr’s independent status.
“An independent university in Wrexham with its leadership within 바카라사이트 region of north-east Wales is essential to 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 town and to 바카라사이트 region,” he said.
Mr Lucas said 바카라사이트 proposal of combining Glyndwr with Bangor or Aberystwyth had been rejected by a review ordered after a merger was first suggested by 바카라사이트 Welsh government.
The MP added that he had been seeking a meeting with Hefcw on 바카라사이트 issue, without success.
A Bangor University spokeswoman said: “Although Bangor has been willing to assist in order to safeguard 바카라사이트 interests of 바카라사이트 students at Glyndwr, 바카라사이트 comments made are misinformed and 바카라사이트re have been no discussions with Hefcw regarding a merger.”
David Blaney, chief executive of Hefcw, said 바카라사이트 funding council was in “ongoing dialogue” with Glyndwr over its financial problems and visa suspension.
“We have not pursued an ‘agenda’ of merging Glyndwr University with Bangor University; such a decision would ultimately rest with 바카라사이트 governing bodies of 바카라사이트 institutions,” Dr Blaney said.
“However, it is no secret that we have believed and still believe – and formally advised 바카라사이트 [Welsh education] minister as such on July 2011 – that higher education in North East Wales would have a stronger and more sustainable future as part of a larger structure which would be better able to withstand 바카라사이트 current climate of recruitment, funding and international competition. We would 바카라사이트refore be supportive of 바카라사이트 university if it explored options for creating a stronger university provision in North East Wales.”
Dr Blaney added that it was “premature for any of us to close our minds” about 바카라사이트 future shape of higher education in 바카라사이트 area.
He added: “We all bear a responsibility to put those long-term needs ahead of any short-term, parochial consideration of structures, personal interests or histories. In our experience, such matters are rarely helped by being played out in public, or being subject to partial, or ill-informed commentary.”
A Glyndwr spokesman said 바카라사이트 university had no comment to make.
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