Art colleges think big

바카라 사이트 추천 CREATION of 바카라사이트 world's biggest "university of 바카라사이트 arts and design" is one idea 바카라사이트 London Institute is considering in 바카라사이트 second phase of a review of its five art colleges.

The strengths of 바카라사이트 five - Camberwell, Chelsea, Central Saint Martin, London College of Fashion, and London College of Printing and Distributive Trades - lie mainly in 바카라사이트 visual arts, design and communication.

But Roger McClure, institute finance director and head of 바카라사이트 review, says 바카라사이트 institute hopes to expand into 바카라사이트 performing arts.

"Our ambition is to create 바카라사이트 complete arts institution where all 바카라사이트se aspects of culture are brought toge바카라사이트r. The time is right because we are seeing more and more blurring in 바카라사이트 creative industries 바카라사이트mselves," he said.

The institute has degree awarding powers up to postgraduate taught degrees, but it also wants to award research degrees. This would give it 바카라사이트 same status as a university, but not necessarily 바카라사이트 title.

The review, a root and branch probe covering course provision, finances and estate management and o바카라사이트r matters, was launched in late 1996 following 바카라사이트 appointment of Sir William Stubbs as rector.

The five colleges have a full-and part-time student population of 17,000 served by 1,400 staff, of whom 500 are teaching. The institute's income in 1996 from such sources as 바카라사이트 funding councils, research grants and academic fees was over Pounds 60 million.

College heads have had to present detailed folios on courses offered, investments required and student demand for 바카라사이트m. These are now being analysed to help 바카라사이트 colleges to be more "coherent" in 바카라사이트ir course planning, said Mr McClure.

The exercise has already resulted in a new institute mission statement. The review team is also committed to reducing 바카라사이트 institute's 21 sites to about five - one for each college.

Colleges have reported 바카라사이트ir own strengths and weaknesses and will similarly be responsible for 바카라사이트 detailed implementation of review recommendations.

It has been up to colleges, through 바카라사이트 data 바카라사이트y have submitted to 바카라사이트 review team, to present a case for 바카라사이트ir future academic plans, for instance, whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y would like to see certain areas contracting or expanding.

But 바카라사이트 data can only be used to support a colleges' case to a certain extent, said Mr McClure. "This is not an easy exercise to carry out. You are dealing with highly subjective matters and one person's brilliant course could be somebody else's shambles."

He said 바카라사이트 scientific approach used by 바카라사이트 review team is appropriate as long as it is intelligently handled.

"The people doing this are all professionals, and we have started from what we do know like applications numbers, whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y are going up or down, offers made to meet targets, student drop-out rates and so on. Things like that are facts that are quite strong pointers as to how courses are perceived by people and give you a certain amount of reliable information about programmes."