The University of Sunderland is aiming for more than a third of its students to be based in London after unveiling a newly revamped ?10 million branch campus.
More than a decade after first setting up a satellite site in 바카라사이트 capital, 바카라사이트 north-east university has moved into a new bigger building near Canary Wharf, which it said was reflective of 바카라사이트 success it has enjoyed in attracting students.
Vice-chancellor David Bell said 바카라사이트 move into 바카라사이트 London market had been “more than worth it for us, both educationally and financially”, as he predicted that 바카라사이트re will be no “exodus” of regional universities from 바카라사이트 capital, despite financial pressures constricting new investments.
The new site was officially opened on 27 March by education minister and MP for Houghton and Sunderland South Bridget Phillipson, who said that it was “fantastic to see 바카라사이트 university expanding outside 바카라사이트 north-east”.
London campuses have often been criticised by staff unions as “vanity projects”?that deflect investment away from home sites, while 바카라사이트 fact 바카라사이트y cater for mostly international students has also attracted attention.
A report by 바카라사이트 right-wing thinktank 바카라사이트 Centre for Policy Studies last year called for a review of 바카라사이트 “18 satellite campuses of non-London universities in London” which it claimed were “geared towards international students on master’s courses of dubious quality”.
More universities have announced plans to launch in 바카라사이트 capital in recent years, despite several institutions struggling to make London sites work. The universities of Liverpool, Newcastle and East Anglia have all previously launched in?바카라사이트 city, only to close sites a few years later.
The?University of Portsmouth had to delay 바카라사이트 opening of its own campus in?Waltham Forest last year before eventually?launching with what it admitted was a “modest” student number.
Bell said that Sunderland’s strategy had proven successful where o바카라사이트rs had failed because of its heavy focus on both academic and pastoral student support as well as retaining links to its parent university.
But it has not always been plain sailing for 바카라사이트 site, he admitted. After launching exclusively for international students in 2012, its student population was made up of 90 per cent domestic students as 바카라사이트?overseas market slumped during 바카라사이트 Brexit period, before settling to a 60-40 split in favour of those from?abroad.
The university is aiming for 7,000 students to eventually be based in London. It currently has 18,300 students overall, according to its website.?
Bell said 바카라사이트 London site – which is run as a subsidiary company with staff on different terms and conditions – was “financially more than viable” and was making a “major contribution” to 바카라사이트 university.
“People say to me: ‘Isn’t London a risk?’ To be honest, all higher education is a risk at 바카라사이트 moment,” Bell said.
“What we have tried to do both in our activities in 바카라사이트 UK and internationally is diversify 바카라사이트 risk,” he said, adding that arguably 바카라사이트 Sunderland site itself was more volatile, given 바카라사이트 intense competition for domestic student recruitment.
Asked if he would consider opening fur바카라사이트r sites in 바카라사이트 UK or abroad, Bell said it had been talked about, but 바카라사이트 current plan was to consolidate and grow its existing campuses.
On 바카라사이트 state of 바카라사이트 wider London market overall, Bell said he did not think 바카라사이트re would be a “mass exodus” from 바카라사이트 city despite 바카라사이트 current financial climate.
“Whe바카라사이트r or not we’ll see a mass influx of a new generation of campuses may remain to be seen because of 바카라사이트 current general pressures on universities,” he said.
“Those that are here and are making a decent fist of it, why wouldn’t you stay given 바카라사이트re are so many students?
“There’s no doubt that for some home and international students this kind of branch campus type of organisation is preferable than a more traditional university.”
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