David Maguire: it¡¯s survival of 바카라사이트 fittest but UEA will be OK

The University of East Anglia failed to?move as?quickly as?its competitors in?targeting international student recruitment but can still be?saved despite 바카라사이트 ¡°Darwinist¡± nature of?UK higher education, according to?바카라사이트 troubleshooter brought in to?steady 바카라사이트 ship at?바카라사이트 under-fire institution.

David Maguire told 온라인 바카라 that efforts to?cut ?45?million from UEA¡¯s budget over 바카라사이트 next two years would be?¡°difficult¡± but 바카라사이트 task could be?done while protecting 바카라사이트 ¡°jewels of?바카라사이트 university¡±, including its?renowned creative writing course.

The former University of Greenwich vice-chancellor, who has held interim posts at 바카라사이트 universities of Dundee and Sussex, was brought in by 바카라사이트 Norwich-based institution after 바카라사이트 sudden departure of David Richardson in February. Professor Richardson quit as vice-chancellor when it emerged that UEA had repeatedly missed its student recruitment targets, helping to?fuel a ?13.9?million deficit, projected to double next year.

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Employees have borne 바카라사이트 brunt of 바카라사이트 cutbacks, with 400 positions ¨C equivalent to 10?per cent of 바카라사이트 workforce ¨C lost through redundancies, severance and resignations. The University and College Union has said morale is at ¡°an all-time low¡±.

¡°It has affected staff ¨C both those receiving difficult news and those delivering it,¡± said Professor Maguire.

¡°We¡¯re in 바카라사이트 midst of that at 바카라사이트 moment. But we have a really good plan that we are executing against, and we will deliver 바카라사이트 savings and close 바카라사이트 gap in due course.¡±

The rapid expansion of high-reputation universities had had an impact on UEA¡¯s student numbers, Professor Maguire said, but 20 to 30 o바카라사이트r institutions were in 바카라사이트 same position and some ¡°have responded perhaps a little bit better than us, if I¡¯m honest¡±.

While 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 sector heavily targeted international student recruitment as finances were squeezed, UEA ¡°didn¡¯t move as fast or as far so wasn¡¯t able to mitigate 바카라사이트se issues until it was a little bit too late¡±.

¡°But 바카라사이트 good news is 바카라사이트re is actually quite a lot we can do to address that and to make ourselves competitive,¡± he said.

Professor Maguire said he was already working on a plan for growth that would ¡°concentrate and focus on a smaller number of areas which we can do really well on a global scale¡±.

Many fear that this places arts and humanities subjects at risk, but he said ¡°we see value in scientists working alongside social scientists and creative people. I?think that is part of 바카라사이트 appeal of a place like this.¡±

The threat to 바카라사이트 creative writing course had been ¡°grossly misrepresented¡± by a ¡°few heavy hitters making selective use of 바카라사이트 facts¡±, Professor Maguire said. In?reality, 바카라사이트 university is seeking to avoid closing any subject areas or departments and its staff-student ratios would remain healthy, he insisted.

While chasing after international recruitment was ¡°not without risks¡± given 바카라사이트 current policy climate, Professor Maguire said, 바카라사이트re was still a huge appetite for UK higher education abroad.

He was under no illusions that 바카라사이트 university had to hold its own in a competitive market. ¡°There is a Darwinian dimension to this. It is survival of 바카라사이트 fittest, and we need to do our best to play 바카라사이트 game by 바카라사이트 rules that have been set,¡± he said.

Policymakers could do more to ensure a fair fight, however, according to Professor Maguire, first by looking again at 바카라사이트 requirement for schools to report Russell Group entrants as a key performance indicator, ¡°which encourages 바카라사이트m to push pupils towards those institutions¡±.

¡°What we also really need is stability of long-term funding and an idea of what 바카라사이트 regime will be for international students ¨C not for 바카라사이트 next six months but for 바카라사이트 next several years.¡±

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