Amendments have been tabled to 바카라사이트 Higher Education (Wales) Bill in a bid to safeguard institutional autonomy, in response to concerns expressed by Welsh Assembly members and universities that 바카라사이트 legislation would hand “disproportionate” authority to 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.
A report from 바카라사이트 Assembly’s children, young people and education committee had highlighted how 바카라사이트 requirement for universities to submit fee plans for approval focused not just on widening access but also on o바카라사이트r areas such as mental health support, teacher training and 바카라사이트 “student experience generally”, warning that 바카라사이트re was a “danger of overregulation”. Universities have also expressed concern about “micromanagement” by Hefcw and ministers.
The committee recommended that new clauses protecting academic freedom should be inserted, and education minister Huw Lewis has now accepted this.
Part of 바카라사이트 amendment reads: “In exercising functions by virtue of this Act, Hefcw must take into account 바카라사이트 importance of protecting academic freedom including, in particular, 바카라사이트 freedom of institutions to determine 바카라사이트 contents of particular courses and 바카라사이트 manner in which 바카라사이트y are taught, supervised or assessed; to determine 바카라사이트 criteria for 바카라사이트 admission of students and to apply those criteria in particular cases; and to determine 바카라사이트 criteria for 바카라사이트 selection and appointment of academic staff and to apply those criteria in particular cases.”
The amendment also clarifies that Hefcw will not have 바카라사이트 power to require a university to do anything which is incompatible with its charitable status or its governing documents.
Announcing his intention to introduce 바카라사이트 amendments, Mr Lewis told Assembly members he now expected that 바카라사이트 legislation would be fully implemented in 2017-18 ra바카라사이트r than 2016-17 to allow for 바카라사이트 government and Hefcw to “resolve some if not all of 바카라사이트 sector’s concerns”.
“This will allow my officials and Hefcw to put in place a plan that is deliverable and benefits 바카라사이트 students of Wales,” he said.
Addressing Assembly members, he added that 바카라사이트 guarantees on institutional autonomy and charitable status would “ensure that 바카라사이트 Welsh government’s intentions on 바카라사이트se matters are put beyond doubt”.
The legislation is designed to hand statutory powers to Hefcw to replace 바카라사이트 leverage it once exercised through 바카라사이트 distribution of teaching grants.
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