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History: Development of UHI

Regional Arctic cooperation in practice A local example - the University of the Highlands & Islands in UArctic Linda Stewart Director of European & International Devt UHI. History: Development of UHI. 1992 University Project established 1996 Millennium Commission funding

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History: Development of UHI

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  1. Regional Arctic cooperation in practiceA local example - the University of the Highlands & Islands in UArcticLinda StewartDirector of European & International DevtUHI

  2. History: Development of UHI • 1992University Project established • 1996 Millennium Commission funding • 2001 Higher Education Institution (HEI) status (Teaching Funding) • 2002 Research Assessment Exercise 2001 (Research Funding) • 2008 Taught degree awarding powers • 2010 Application for University Title • 2011 The University of the Highlands & Islands • - member of UArctic throughout!

  3. Academic Partnership • 13 partners • Further Education colleges • Specialist colleges • Research institutions • Over 100 outreach learning centres • Linked by technology

  4. Shetland College UHI, Lerwick

  5. Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI, Isle of Skye

  6. Scottish Association for Marine Science UHI, Dunstaffnage

  7. A new University model • Tertiary: a seamless combination of further (craft and skills) and higher (university-level) education • Lifelong Learning and access • Research-based but with an applied and vocational focus • Distributed partnership model – sustaining and enhancing local communities throughout the region • Delivering a university curriculum for the region across campuses • Research and knowledge transfer

  8. Blended Learning A considered approach that selects from a range of e-learning technologies and traditional face-to-face methods to facilitate student engagement, develop independent learners and enhance the learning experience.

  9. Never more than 30 miles from... • Single site specialisms • 20 degrees (regional core) • 10 Masters programmes • Vocationally focussed HNCs • Work-based learning / CPD • FE and links to schools • Gateway campus concept

  10. Research Niches (1) • Marine science – oceans, climate, biodiversity, resources, policy, geochemistry, fisheries • Environmental science – biodiversity, impact assessments • Mountain studies • Interpretation studies 3D acoustic map. Mingulay coral reefs

  11. Research Niches (2) • Social sciences – rural child, rural studies, rural policy • Renewable energy • Marine kinetic • Marine biomass • Micro-renewables, • Hydrogen economy • Low carbon buildings • Diabetes and cardiovascular science • Rural health/well being

  12. Research Niches (3) • Archaeology – world heritage • Agronomy, natural products (sweet gale, bere) • Sustainability • Culture and language • Gaelic, Nordic • Highlands history • Humanities and arts – theology, fine art, music

  13. The Economic Impact

  14. European development • Links with other European HEIs and networks • Links with European institutions – regional, national and EU • EU funding programmes – INTERREG, Research, Education & Culture • Wider international development

  15. European development – Structural Funds • Objective 1 1994 – 1999 • HISTP 2000 – 2006 • ERDF & ESF Convergence Programmes 2007 – 2013 • New 2014-20 Programmes?

  16. Future Arctic cooperation? • Build on collaboration to date • EU 2020 context • New role for UArctic?

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