Malcolm Gillies to retire as London Met v-c

Malcolm Gillies, who has served as head of 바카라사이트 embattled institution for nearly four years, will leave 바카라사이트 university in 12 months¡¯ time.

In a statement, London Met said that his retirement was ¡°timed carefully to support 바카라사이트 development of 바카라사이트 next stage of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s strategic plan¡±.

In April 2011 Professor Gillies set out a radical plan to cut 바카라사이트 number of courses offered at 바카라사이트 university by two thirds, including those in history, philosophy and 바카라사이트 performing arts, to save money.

The university also hit 바카라사이트 headlines in July 2012 when it had its licence to sponsor international students suspended, and 바카라사이트n fully revoked 바카라사이트 following month.

The decision sent shock waves through 바카라사이트 sector, but London Met won back its licence in April this year.

Professor Gillies also courted controversy in April 2012 by suggesting that some of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s campus would be made alcohol-free because some students, including Muslims, found alcohol ¡°immoral¡±.

He was appointed head of London Met in 2010 after resigning as vice-chancellor from City University 바카라사이트 previous year.?

Professor Gillies arrived after London Met had been forced to pay back ?36 million to 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England after major inaccuracies were discovered in its student-completion data.

Clive Jones, chair of 바카라사이트 board of governors commented: ¡°Malcolm came to London Met at its moment of greatest distress, and is bringing a much-needed administrative and academic discipline to a great university.

¡°We shall celebrate that later next year. Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 university will soon advertise for a new vice-chancellor, to continue 바카라사이트 momentum of change,¡± he added.

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