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| Higher education in Scotland has received significant coverage over recent months with universities facing a perfect storm of a funding squeeze and a VAT rise from January 2011. It is clear that looking to the years ahead the higher education sector faces a period of severe public sector restraint, rising student expectations and a more competitive international market. Critically, the private sector will be increasingly looking to universities for an improved offer to business and industry. These pressures necessitate decisive financial and policy choices by universities on their vision of the future. |
Over the last 6 months there has been a huge amount of activity looking into the impact of the above on the higher education sector and what can be done to weather the predicted storm. Earlier this year, the the Scottish Funding Council produced the Review of higher education institutions’ financial forecasts returns 2008-9 to 2011-12, a report that painted an unsettling picture of the impact of the economic downturn on the university sector and its future financial prospects but in June the Scottish Parliament made its voice heard by voting against a return to tuition fees. Read more... |
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Keynote speakers
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, The Scottish Government
Incoming Convener, Universities Scotland
Chief Executive, Scottish Funding Council
Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of Glasgow
Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of St. Andrews
Chair, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education