Alumni Reunion

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Alumni Reunion

• Malcolm Gillies
• Vice-Chancellor, City University London
• Malcolm.gillies_at_city.ac.uk
• Saturday 7 June 2008

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What is the University?

• The University is a forward-looking,
  cosmopolitan community of students, staff and
  alumni.
• (City University London Strategy to 2012)

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London HEIs
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Strategy Overview 1

• Vision to 2012
• To lead London in education, research and
  knowledge transfer for business and the
  professions
• Mission to 2012
• To provide students, the professions and
  business with the knowledge and skills essential
  to the success of London as a world city

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Strategy Overview 2

• Educational Priorities to 2012
• The University will offer its students
• A Quality education relevant to at least one
  business or professional area
• A high standard of curricular content, developing
  both knowledge and skills
• An understanding of wider societal and
  environmental issues

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Strategy Overview 3

• Opportunities for work-placement learning and
  research project work
• An international learning environment with an
  approximate balance in undergraduate and
  postgraduate students numbers and a diverse body
  of staff and students
• A supportive student experience in formal
  learning and in social opportunities.

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Strategy Overview 4

• Research and Knowledge Transfer to 2012
• City University London will ensure its staff and
  postgraduate students
• Have skills in a range of research and knowledge
  transfer activities such as gaining grants and
  contracts, pursuing commercialization as well as
  personal/institutional consultancy

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Strategy Overview 5

• Have a profile of reward, appropriate to their
  discipline and the potential opportunities in
  research and knowledge transfer
• Contribute to the institutional purpose through
  their research and knowledge transfer

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Strategy Overview 6

• Priority Initiatives to 2012
• International focus
• Development focus
• Interdisciplinary focus
• Focus on diversity the plural university

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Masterplan
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• Existing Buildings

• Northampton Square entrance is poor
• Stigmatisation of those with disabilities
• No ground floor connectivity between buildings
• Drab poorly used yard spaces
• Drab public facades with inappropriate uses
  behind
• Poor quality public right of way
• Missed opportunity to make strong statements on
  key approach corners

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The Problem Circulation
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Summary
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