British Higher Education and City University London

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British Higher Education andCity University
London

• Malcolm Gillies
• President, City University London
• Malcolm.gillies_at_city.ac.uk
• Sheriff of Mumbais Delegation, 19 May 2008

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• British Higher Education 1
• Around 110 universities, 2M students
• Around 50 other HEIs
• Small-medium size (300-50,000 students)
• Education (80) and research (20) budgets
• 80 undergraduates
• 15 international students

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• British Higher Education 2
• Nearly all universities are public but autonomous
  (one private Buckingham)
• State contribution for EU undergraduates EU
  student contribution 3K international
  undergraduates 5K-15K p.a.
• Most taught postgraduates pay fees 3K to 30K
  p.a.
• EU Research postgraduates minimal fee
• Various living allowances, scholarships.

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• British Higher Education 3
• Four mission groups
• Russell Group research elite
• 1994 Group research active
• Million (Campaign for Mainstream Universities)
  post-1992 universities
• Alliance various, strong regional interest
• About ten independents, including City.

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London HEIs
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London HEIs 1

• 43 HEIs, with 400,000 students
• 19 colleges of University of London
• 24 others small colleges to universities
• 700M pa in research grants
• 90,000 international students, majority
  postgraduate 60,000 non-EU
• International students contribute 750M pa to
  Londons economy

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City University London 1

• Established in 1966 the other university
• Seven Schools
• Three 19th century origins Law, Health,
  Engineering
• Four mid-20th century origins Arts, Social
  Sciences, Informatics, Business
• Famous alumni Gandhi, Nehru, Jinnah,
  Thatcher, Blair.

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City University London 2

• Strategic priorities (2008-12)
• Quality of education student satisfaction
• Impact of research and knowledge transfer
  demonstrating institutional value
• Key development area Law
• Key operational priorities International and
  graduate (to 50 non-UK students)

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City University London 3

• Special areas of interest to Indian students
• Cass Business School
• City Law School -- barrister and solicitor
  training
• Creative Industries developments
• Engineering and Informatics
• Social Sciences (Economics)