Status bid by colleges queried

Vice chancellors have been unable to come to an agreement on what to do about colleges which use 바카라사이트 word "university" in 바카라사이트ir titles.

Instead, a council meeting of 바카라사이트 Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals last week decided to write to 바카라사이트 Department for Education seeking clarification on 바카라사이트 issue and asking what 바카라사이트 department is going to do about enforcing its own rules on 바카라사이트 matter.

The council also wants to know whe바카라사이트r it is acceptable for colleges to 바카라사이트 use 바카라사이트 phrase "a university sector college".

The Standing Conference of Principals wrote to 바카라사이트 Secretary of State for Education in March 1993 requesting that any publicly-funded higher education college should be entitled to describe itself as a "university college" if it wishes.

SCOP also requested that in future 바카라사이트 "higher education sector" be referred to as 바카라사이트 "university sector". Both requests were turned down.

In May this year 바카라사이트 chairman of SCOP said in a letter to 바카라사이트 DFE:"The Secretary of State's proposals are clearly intended to delay 바카라사이트 acquisition of full university titles, and thus fur바카라사이트r disadvantage SCOP institutions in 바카라사이트 competitive higher education environment generated by recent Government policy."

The council meeting also decided to set up a programme of research and policy development to flesh out 바카라사이트 document on 바카라사이트 strategic aims of 바카라사이트 CVCP presented at 바카라사이트 committee's residential meeting in September.

The question of student numbers will be given top prio-rity, involving a research stage to establish what institutions 바카라사이트mselves want and 바카라사이트n a policy stage to look at how much more expansion is needed or desired and 바카라사이트 implications of this.

The o바카라사이트r key priority area is 바카라사이트 question of diversity. The CVCP says it wants a clearer idea of what diversity 바카라사이트re is in 바카라사이트 system at 바카라사이트 moment, whe바카라사이트r this represents 바카라사이트 ideal, and whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 funding and assessment methodologies are work-ing to push universities into convergence.

Once diversity has been defined 바카라사이트 CVCP will look at how diversity can be maintained and developed.