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An eventful year? Ruth Thompson Director General, Higher Education

MAJOR HE DEVELOPMENTS IN ENGLAND :. An eventful year? Ruth Thompson Director General, Higher Education Department for Innovation. Universities and Skills Sydney, December 2008. An eventful year: students. Acceptances up from England in 2007 by 6% compared to 2006

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An eventful year? Ruth Thompson Director General, Higher Education

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  1. MAJOR HE DEVELOPMENTS IN ENGLAND: • An eventful year? • Ruth Thompson • Director General, Higher Education • Department for Innovation. Universities and Skills • Sydney, December 2008

  2. An eventful year: students • Acceptances up from England in 2007 by 6% compared to 2006 • Applications up (English domiciled) so far for 2009 by 5% • Young entrants …down 2 % points, or 12,000 (latest figures for 2006) • HE qualifications among adults of working age up to 31% (1% point up on last year) • Reforms to student support affecting both 2008 and 2009 entrants

  3. An eventful year: institutions • Since DIUS formed in June 2007… • Seven institutions newly granted taught degree awarding powers – two private sector • Four institutions newly granted university title • Four newly granted research degree awarding powers • Three have been given both taught and research DAPs • Three mergers – one as part of new university and … • … one new Act …

  4. An eventful year: government • New Department, overseeing all aspects of higher education policy – research, teaching and learning, student support, widening access… • New emphasis on role of business and students as principal “users” of HE system • Six new Ministers in 18 months • A Debate on nature of HE and - in prospect - a Framework for future vision of HE and a Commission on impact of 2006 fee reforms

  5. Policy development • Student finance – grants • National Student Forum • New University Challenge • The Research Excellence Framework • Sale of Student Loans Act 2008 • Voluntary giving • The “Group of Eleven” • Facing the recession

  6. The debate • Contributors • Users • The highlights • - part time - research careers • - student experience - internationalism • - demographics - e-developments • - TTOs, PG education - performance • - HE and policy makers • …see www.dius.gov.uk

  7. Emerging themes • a world class system for students (including teaching, part-time, credits, implications for funding) • a world class system for business and research (including IP, business engagement, research capacity, research careers, government and academe) • HE and the world (international issues, performance measurement, HE in the community) • the HE landscape (universities in the education system, specialisation, diversity, partnerships)

  8. Next steps • Absorb web and other consultation • Engage stakeholders – widely defined, to include users etc • Produce framework vision for HE for next 10-15 years • …and move on to consider how best to fund it

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