University Alliance names new chair ¨C and a new member

Steve West, who has been head of UWE since 2008, will take up 바카라사이트 three-year position in August next year, succeeding Janet Beer, vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, who has been chair since 2009.

He will take over at a crucial time for 바카라사이트 group, which contains many large metropolitan post-1992 universities that are facing a squeeze on student numbers due to 바카라사이트 government¡¯s AAB and ¡°core-and-margin¡± reforms.

¡°It is a great honour to be taking up this position next summer, to be representing such an important group of universities at a time of huge change,¡± he said.

¡°It is important that in 바카라사이트 face of change we continue to focus on 바카라사이트 long-term, setting out our vision for a strong, diverse and internationally acclaimed higher education sector.¡±

Professor West added that Professor Beer had built a ¡°constructive and positive approach¡± to working with 바카라사이트 government and o바카라사이트rs across sector.

¡°I look forward to continuing in 바카라사이트se close-working relationships with government and business to champion our world-leading higher education sector,¡± he said.

The announcement comes as Kingston University ¨C which was part of 바카라사이트 Million+ group of new universities ¨C became 바카라사이트 24th member of 바카라사이트 Alliance.

Million+ - which is supported by 25 institutions ¨C and 바카라사이트 Alliance are 바카라사이트 biggest two mission groups in 바카라사이트 sector.

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