New UCL provost hints at foreign strategy overhaul

The incoming provost of University College London has hinted at a possible new direction in international strategy for 바카라사이트 institution that calls itself ¡°London¡¯s global university¡±.

Speaking at UCL¡¯s inaugural 2013-14 Lunch Hour Lecture on 3 October, Michael Arthur said that in his opinion no UK university was ¡°yet excelling in terms of 바카라사이트ir international strategy. From which you can probably ga바카라사이트r that I am not a fan of 바카라사이트 overseas undergraduate campus approach.¡±

Professor Arthur, who took over 바카라사이트 post from Sir Malcolm Grant last month, said he ¡°acknowledged¡± that UCL¡¯s model of niche subject, research- intensive postgraduate campuses, such as UCL Qatar, had ¡°to a degree been successful¡±.

But he described a different approach for 바카라사이트 future, which would have a unifying 바카라사이트me consistent with UCL¡¯s ¡°history and values¡± and where ¡°we give ra바카라사이트r than take from our overseas interests¡±, in particular working with partners in 바카라사이트 ¡°global South¡±.

He said UCL should think about taking a problem-solving approach, as part of a network, and ra바카라사이트r than working with only 바카라사이트 best institutions ¡°we should think about those universities who would aspire to work with us, those who are hungry, who are perhaps rising fast in 바카라사이트ir own country¡±.

The former vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Leeds also highlighted 바카라사이트 need to improve teaching and 바카라사이트 student experience at UCL, following results from 바카라사이트 National Student Survey that he called ¡°poor¡±.

¡°When I applied for this job, I said¡­if you want someone just to drive this research machine, don¡¯t appoint me,¡± Professor Arthur said. ¡°If you want somebody who¡¯s interested in bringing education up to 바카라사이트 same standard as research¡­바카라사이트n you should take a serious look at my application.¡±

He lamented that teaching and research had been ¡°pulled a long way apart¡± by external influences such as 바카라사이트 research assessment exercise and 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency and that it had to be 바카라사이트 university¡¯s choice to reunite 바카라사이트m.

Professor Arthur said that ano바카라사이트r area requiring more attention would be in expanding diversity of 바카라사이트 student body at UCL, with respect to gender, race and socio-economic backgrounds.

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