Staffordshire University vice-chancellor announces retirement

Michael Gunn, 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor of Staffordshire University, has announced his decision to retire at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 next academic year.?

Professor Gunn, who is also 바카라사이트 current chair of 바카라사이트 Million+ group of universities, has worked in 바카라사이트 sector for nearly four decades. He has held positions at numerous Midlands universities including Derby, Nottingham, De Montfort and Nottingham Trent. He has also worked at 바카라사이트 University of Westminster.

When he took up 바카라사이트 vice-chancellorship of Staffordshire in 2011, he said that it would be his final role in higher education.

¡°Despite always knowing this would be my last significant role in HE, deciding 바카라사이트 date on when I should retire has been more difficult than I imagined,¡± he said. ¡°Staffordshire University is such a friendly, ambitious and exciting place in which to work, and 바카라사이트 tireless dedication that everyone has in ensuring 바카라사이트 student is always at 바카라사이트 heart is something that I will miss tremendously.¡±

In 2012, Professor Gunn introduced ¡°The Staffordshire Graduate¡±, a set of work-ready attributes embedded into every undergraduate award, to ensure that everyone studying at 바카라사이트 university would be skilled beyond an academic qualification.

¡°I will also certainly miss many of my colleagues, who have done so much to transform 바카라사이트 university,¡± he added. ¡°The university has a great future ahead.¡±

Steve Burgin, chair of Staffordshire¡¯s board of governors, said that Professor Gunn¡¯s retirement was ¡°well-earned¡±.

¡°The HE sector has undergone rapid and significant change since 2012, which has meant that Michael has had to relook and reshape many aspects of 바카라사이트 organisation in a relatively short time frame, but he has done this diligently, thoughtfully and innovatively ¨C always remembering that delivering 바카라사이트 very best student experience is paramount,¡± he said.

David Gage, who takes up 바카라사이트 chair of 바카라사이트 board of governors next month, added: ¡°Michael has shown enormous energy and commitment towards delivering our strategic intent to create a vibrant, modern, relevant, vocationally and professionally inspired university.¡±

Staffordshire hopes to announce Professor Gunn¡¯s successor in early 2016.

john.elmes@tesglobal.com