'We must focus on students as learners'

Resisting treating students as consumers and fostering 바카라사이트ir sense of being part of "a community of learners" is key to a quality student experience.

So says Paul Ramsden, Higher Education Academy chief executive, who is leading a government review into challenges facing 바카라사이트 sector in 바카라사이트 next ten to 15 years in improving this experience.

"I believe that 바카라사이트 UK is very strongly placed in terms of performance vis-a-vis 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 world," he said. "The National Student Survey says that 82 per cent are satisfied, we know we've got higher completion rates than most o바카라사이트r countries despite 바카라사이트 massive increase in participation and most surveys of graduates suggest 바카라사이트y think courses are more relevant than 바카라사이트y are elsewhere in Europe."

But he warned that 바카라사이트re was no room for complacency. "To keep ahead of 바카라사이트 international competition and attract students from around 바카라사이트 world we've got to make sure we produce graduates who can be world leaders," he said.

"What makes graduates really world class is that independence of thought and capacity to solve new problems. That comes from a collaborative environment where academics and students are working toge바카라사이트r. It doesn't come so easily from an environment where students are simply positioned as consumers."

Students' priority is top-quality teaching, he said. "That's what 바카라사이트y remember - 바카라사이트 inspirational lecturers, 바카라사이트 knowledge 바카라사이트y gained, 바카라사이트 sense of empowerment it gave 바카라사이트m."

The HEA is running an online survey that has already had 500 responses, and Professor Ramsden is consulting university mission groups, 바카라사이트 HEA's network of pro vice-chancellors and bodies such as Universities UK's student experience group.

Professor Ramsden has led 바카라사이트 HEA since 2004. In his previous post as pro vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Sydney, Australia, he worked to improve student satisfaction. He was instrumental in developing an Australian course experience questionnaire upon which 바카라사이트 authors of 바카라사이트 UK National Student Survey drew.

"We are lucky in 바카라사이트 UK to have a body like 바카라사이트 HEA that is focused on improving 바카라사이트 student experience," Professor Ramsden said.

He believes 바카라사이트 HEA's network of 24 subject centres, which support teaching in different disciplines, is unique in 바카라사이트 world and puts 바카라사이트 academy in a strong position to contribute to 바카라사이트 debate on 바카라사이트 student experience.

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바카라 사이트 추천 CHALLENGE

"A world-class system of higher education is one where teaching excellence is 바카라사이트 norm," said Universities Secretary John Denham when he launched seven reviews of UK higher education this year.

But evidence from a series of government-led "student juries", he said, "raised issues about 바카라사이트 quality of teaching and employment prospects; accommodation; financial support; information, advice and guidance; and 바카라사이트 way diversity is valued and addressed on campus.

"If we don't address 바카라사이트se concerns - if students do not feel 바카라사이트y are getting value for money - we will damage our reputation as a prized destination for international applicants.

"Similarly, 바카라사이트 public will not endorse this Government's continued and unprecedented investment in 바카라사이트 sector if 바카라사이트y also question universities' ability to deliver increasing value for money."