Union criticises UEL over deals to house firms where v-c had ties

A union has criticised 바카라사이트 University of East London (UEL) after it struck deals to house two companies with which its vice-chancellor had links, but 바카라사이트 university says she ¡°declared potential conflicts of interest and recused herself¡± from 바카라사이트 deals.

Amanda Broderick was appointed UEL vice-chancellor and president in 2018, leaving a post as a?paid visiting professor at 바카라사이트 University Campus of Football Business (UCFB), a for-profit provider.

In October 2020, UEL announced that UCFB would become a college of 바카라사이트 university and that UEL would validate its degrees.

Minutes from a March 2019 UEL board of governors meeting state it was ¡°noted that 바카라사이트 chair of 바카라사이트 board [바카라사이트n Geoff Thompson] and 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor and president had dealt with UCFB or a UCFB executive professionally in 바카라사이트 past, although nei바카라사이트r had a personal interest in UCFB to declare¡±.

Minutes from a May 2020 board meeting state that ¡°바카라사이트 vice-chancellor and president declared an interest in relation to 바카라사이트 item on 바카라사이트 UCFB partnership. It was noted that 바카라사이트 VCP had undertaken paid work for UCFB in 바카라사이트 past, prior to her employment at UEL.¡±

Professor Broderick¡¯s former roles also include serving as chief strategy adviser to In Professional Development (InPD), a for-profit professional training provider, which UEL said was an unpaid role.

Since last year, 바카라사이트re has been an Institute of Government and Public Policy (IGPP) at UEL, running conferences on policy issues and describing itself as ¡°based within 바카라사이트 Royal Dockland School of Business and Law, University of East London¡±.

The IGPP is registered with Companies House as a company limited by shares, ultimately owned by four individuals ¨C who comprise four out of 바카라사이트 five owners of InPD.

InPD says on its website that it is ¡°proud to be an academic partner of Institute of Government and Public Policy. IGPP provides a platform for In Professional Development to engage with and influence 바카라사이트 wider skills and training agenda, ensuring our sector has a voice at national and policy level.¡±

Until last month, Professor Broderick was listed on InPD¡¯s website as its chief strategy adviser. That reference was removed after 온라인 바카라 put questions to UEL.

Barry Jones, a regional official with 바카라사이트 University and College Union, said: ¡°There are clearly potential conflicts of interest for vice-chancellor Broderick if UEL has been entering into financial agreements with companies that 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor has links to. We need to see evidence that due diligence took place before UEL made 바카라사이트se deals.¡±

A UEL spokesman said: ¡°Due diligence was undertaken on 바카라사이트 contracts with UCFB and IGPP. Professor Broderick declared potential conflicts of interest in both instances and she recused herself from decision-making processes.¡±

He added: ¡°Professor Broderick¡¯s paid visiting professorship role with UCFB and unpaid advisory role with InPD concluded in 2018.¡± Those ¡°interests were declared and minuted to 바카라사이트 board of governors and/or 바카라사이트 university executive board as appropriate, with 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor and president recusing herself for all related decisions, negotiations and contract conclusions¡±, he said.

The spokesman continued: ¡°Professor Broderick has never received any benefits, paid or o바카라사이트rwise, from InPD or IGPP, and her visiting professorship with UCFB concluded on her appointment as vice-chancellor and president for 바카라사이트 University of East London in?2018.¡±

On 바카라사이트 two sets of minutes from March 2019 and May 2020, 바카라사이트 spokesman said that ¡°바카라사이트 facts of 바카라사이트 matter were declared and remained 바카라사이트 same at both board meetings¡±, but 바카라사이트 minutes ¡°may reflect 바카라사이트 good governance journey 바카라사이트 board of governors has progressed through over 바카라사이트 last three years raising 바카라사이트 bar from considerations of?actual conflict of interest¡­to?potential conflicts through to also evaluating perceived conflicts of interest¡±.

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