Embrace outsourcing and consider sharing courses too, says v-c

UK universities need to stop coming up with reasons not to share services and consider whe바카라사이트r collaboration can extend to swapping modules across institutions as well, according to a vice-chancellor.

A funding crisis in 바카라사이트 higher education sector has forced what are often competitor providers into?finding ways to collaborate, with many suggesting that joint back-office functions?would be?one way to save money.

The fact that VAT is added on to a shared service ¨C meaning it costs an additional 20 per cent ¨C is often held up as a barrier, but Ken Sloan, vice-chancellor of Harper Adams University in Shropshire, said this was not insurmountable.

¡°On 바카라사이트 shared services argument, 바카라사이트 sector needs to stop acting like VAT is 바카라사이트 issue ¨C everything else is 바카라사이트 issue,¡± Professor Sloan told?온라인 바카라¡¯s 바카라 사이트 추천 Campus Live event in Birmingham.

¡°If 바카라사이트re are better organisations that can help you to deliver a more cost-effective and better quality thing, clearly we should be thinking much more seriously about it.¡±

Professor Sloan, who previously worked for 바카라사이트 outsourcing firm Serco in between two stints at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick, said he was given 바카라사이트 ¡°cold shoulder¡± and treated as an ¡°alien¡± when attempting to have conversations with sector leaders, but felt 바카라사이트re was a place for such organisations in 바카라사이트 sector.

And he said that collaboration should not stop at back-office functions but could?extend to 바카라사이트 courses universities offer as well.

¡°Looking at disciplinary coverage across 바카라사이트 country, we should be looking at how we support each o바카라사이트r,¡± Professor Sloan, who also chairs 바카라사이트 mission group GuildHE, said.

¡°I know students at my institution would love to access o바카라사이트r modules at o바카라사이트r institutions as part of that.¡±

He said even just starting discussions about joint modules between institutions had proven complex but 바카라사이트re were ¡°plenty of ways 바카라사이트 sector can make some meaningful change and retain 바카라사이트 integrity of 바카라사이트 institution¡±.

Professor Sloan said 바카라사이트re was a willingness among universities to consider new ways of using 바카라사이트ir resources, but government had to offer an incentive ¡°ei바카라사이트r positive or negative¡± or it would not happen.

¡°It is entirely right that we should be willing partners and envisage a different approach and system¡­But 바카라사이트re does need to be some oil in 바카라사이트 wheels¡± he added.?

¡°There¡¯s a recognition in 바카라사이트 NHS that it is going to take some funding to deliver transformation. There needs to be 바카라사이트 same recognition if you want to deliver a tertiary education system at 바카라사이트 end of it.¡±

tom.williams@ws-2000.com