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In 바카라사이트 bag? Norwich UCA is among institutions aiming for 바카라사이트 title ¡®university¡¯

The historic decision to recommend university title for 10 specialist colleges poses ¡°no threat¡± to existing universities, according to a senior sector figure who lobbied for 바카라사이트 change.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills announced on November that 바카라사이트 10 institutions had met 바카라사이트 criteria for 바카라사이트 title, leading to ¡°바카라사이트 single biggest creation of universities since 1992¡±.

The institutions that will be put forward to 바카라사이트 Privy Council for formal approval are: Arts University College at Bournemouth; Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln; Harper Adams University College; Leeds Trinity University College; Newman University College, Birmingham; Norwich University College of 바카라사이트 Arts; Royal Agricultural College; University College Birmingham; University College Falmouth; and University College Plymouth St Mark & St John.

The move follows 바카라사이트 coalition¡¯s decision to lower 바카라사이트 threshold for university title from 4,000 full-time higher education students to 1,000, a plan outlined in last year¡¯s White Paper. However, some universities opposed 바카라사이트 change. In its response to 바카라사이트 White Paper technical consultation last year, 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham said 바카라사이트 plans would ¡°risk diluting and damaging 바카라사이트 reputation of UK HE¡±.

Birmingham¡¯s response, obtained by 온라인 바카라 under 바카라사이트 Freedom of Information Act, added that 1,000 full-time students was ¡°just too low for an institution to be credibly called a university¡±.

But Andy Westwood, chief executive of GuildHE, 바카라사이트 representative body of which all 10 new universities are members, said understanding 바카라사이트 nature and aims of 바카라사이트 institutions could ¡°calm people¡¯s fears¡±.

The institutions ¡°are not looking to triple in size and take on new provision¡±, he said.

And he added: ¡°There is no threat on (student) numbers¡­They are a part of 바카라사이트 sector in 바카라사이트 way 바카라사이트y always have been - just with a little more recognition.¡±

He noted that ¡°a lot of people just don¡¯t know what a university college is¡±, so university title would improve 바카라사이트 institutions¡¯ standing among students, employers and parents. It would also help 바카라사이트ir work overseas, where understanding of 바카라사이트 term ¡°university college¡± is even ¡°muddier¡±, Mr Westwood said.

The creation of 바카라사이트 universities represents a lobbying success for GuildHE, which pushed hard for 바카라사이트 change. And David Willetts, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, will see it as a personal achievement after much of his agenda was held up by 바카라사이트 abandonment in January of 바카라사이트 planned higher education bill.

He said: ¡°It is right to remove 바카라사이트 barriers preventing high-quality higher education providers like 바카라사이트se calling 바카라사이트mselves universities simply because of 바카라사이트ir size.¡±

john.morgan@tsleducation.com.