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Linda Stewart Head of European Development UHI Millennium Institute – creating the University of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland. Population of the Highlands & Islands. Structure of UHI. Twelve partners Further education colleges Specialist colleges Research institutions - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Linda Stewart
Head of European Development
UHI Millennium Institute – creating the University of the
Highlands & Islands of Scotland
Population of the Highlands & Islands
Structure of UHI
Twelve partners
Further education colleges
Specialist colleges
Research institutions
Over 100 outreach learning centres
Using technology to help people learn with and from each other
Creating the University of the Highlands and Islands
Development of UHI
1992 Project established
1996 Millennium Commission funding
2001 Higher education institution status
2002 Research funding
2004 Parity of funding for teaching
2005 Universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh & Strathclyde agree to support university title application
2008 Taught degree awarding powers
University title thereafterCreating the University of the Highlands and Islands
UHI mission
To be a distinctive and innovative regional university of national and international significance; a university with a pivotal role in the educational, economic, social, cultural and environmental infrastructure of its region and which
reaches out to the people of the Highlands and Islands and the rest of the world through its research and teaching.
Creating the University of the Highlands and Islands
Why UHI?
Meet the needs of employers for a skilled workforce
Provide local access to higher education for mature (non-geographically mobile) students and a local study option for school leavers
Attract young and mature students to the region to study and undertake research
Undertake research of regional and international significance in niche areas based on the geography, environment, industries, culture and social needs of the region
Create high-value jobs, through both direct employment and through commercialisation of research and spin-out businessesCreating the University of the Highlands and Islands
The UHI difference
A distinctive ‘new generation’ lifelong learning university
A seamless combination of further (craft and skills) and higher (university-level) education
Research-based but with an applied and vocational focus
Distributed partnership model – sustaining and enhancing local communities throughout the region
Addressing local and regional needs, but outward looking and of international significance
Creating the University of the Highlands and Islands
Scottish Association for Marine Science UHI, Dunstaffnage
Lochaber College UHI, Fort William
Lews Castle College UHI, Stornoway
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI, Isle of Skye
NAFC Marine Centre UHI, Scalloway
Highland Theological College UHI, Dingwall
Profile
Over 7500 students on university-level courses
60% of students over 25 years of age and 62% studying part-time
Over 1600 undergraduate and postgraduate degree awards
A developing research portfolio of international standing
Independently assessed quality standards equivalent to long established universities
Creating the University of the Highlands and Islands
Route to University Title
1999 Act – Route via Quality Assurance Agency
taught Degree Awarding Powers (tDAP) … 2008
research Degree Awarding Powers (rDAP)
(Replaced by sponsorship model: Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Strathclyde Universities)
University Title … 20??
Creating the University of the Highlands and Islands
Blended learning
Face-to-face
Video-conferencing / audio conferencing
Electronic communications (e-mail, chat, discussion boards)
On-line (Virtual Learning Environment)
Printed materials
Local or on-line study support
Dedicated student advisor
Creating the University of the Highlands and Islands
Regional Development
Creating the University of the Highlands and Islands
Regional Development‘Great economies are built on great universities’
Bill Joy, former CEO of Sun Systems
Smart, Successful Highlands and Islands, Highlands and Islands Enterprise:
‘Priority for Action:Harnessing the University of the Highlands and Islands
as a “global magnet”, enriching the region’s academic, cultural and creative mix and providing a driver for knowledge
transfer and commercialisation’
The message
Creating the University of the Highlands and Islands
Meeting the needs of lifelong learners with high quality programmes and support
Addressing skills gaps and employer demand
Building a knowledge economy
Overcoming geographic barriers
Engaged with employers and the wider community
Making best use of resources through networking and shared services
Delivering the government’s priorities and objectives
University of the Highlands and Islands
‘Embracing the opportunity of geography.’
‘Helping make the Highlands and Islands wealthier and fairer, smarter, healthier, safer and stronger, and greener’
Creating the University of the Highlands and Islands