A WORLD-CLASS BRITISH UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE IN CYPRUS

John QuirkDirector of

International Affairs

The University of Central LancashireUCLan UK

A history of almost 200 years

• 1992 University of Central Lancashire

• 1984 Lancashire Polytechnic

• 1973 Preston Polytechnic

• 1956 Harris College

• 1882 Harris Institute

• 1828 Institute for the Diffusion of Knowledge

A WORLD-CLASS BRITISH UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE IN CYPRUS

The University of Central LancashireStrategic Priorities

UCLan’s Medium Term Strategy – key tenets

• Sustainability

• Employability

• Research and Innovation

• Internationalisation

A WORLD-CLASS BRITISH UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE IN CYPRUS

The University of Central LancashireInnovative thinking for the real world

Curriculum underpinned by world-leading research• Over 70 Professors• Over 600 research/knowledge-transfer active staff• Over 500 research students• Significant research projects with major international collaborators

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Quality teachingTop 25% nationally (source: 2012 UK National Student Survey):•Pharmacy (2nd out of 31)•Physical Geography & Environmental Sciences (4th out of 59)•Business (5th out of 92) & Management (8th out of 71)•Subjects Allied to Medicine (6th out of 67)•Tourism, Transport & Travel (11th out of 46)•Sports Science (12th out of 71)

Law School ranked in world top 200 (source: QS World University Rankings)

The University of Central LancashireInnovative thinking for the real world

Partnering NASA to study the sun

• A recent example of our international research standing• The main UK partner in NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory project,

receiving data and images from NASA’s satellite

• Working with Stanford and Harvard Universities in the USA

“I am delighted to be working with UCLan as part of an international collaboration to share the data from this unique

mission with the scientific community in the UK and across Europe”.

Dr Dean Pesnell, NASA

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The University of Central LancashireGlobal links

International pedigree

• 5,000 international students enrolled – both within the UK and across the partnership network

• 1st modern university in the UK to be listed in the QS World Rankings, in 2010

• 4 out of a maximum of 5 STARS in the QS Stars Development Road Map, in 2012:

‘Highly international, demonstrating excellence in both research and teaching, providing excellent environment for students and faculty’.

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Patterns of student demandGlobal Links

Predicted demand for UK HE qualifications

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Study in own country Study in UK

The University of Central LancashireGlobal links

Student number growth – international enrolments

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  2000/01 2011/12 2016/17

On campus 921 1,763 2,500

Off campus (TNE) 782 3,200 5,000

Total 1,703 4,963 7,500

The University of Central LancashireBroadening perspectives

Internationalisation Strategy

• Student focussed

• Designing academic programmes

• Internationalizing ‘Research Informed Teaching’

• Extra-curricular international opportunities

• Confident, globally-aware graduates

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• Internationalising the curriculum – 800 British students per year travel. Aiming for 2,000.

• Developing international research and knowledge transfer partnerships – SZVUP work

• Increasing access to UCLan qualifications worldwide – delivering our qualifications to 3,000 students in their home countries

• 2,000 international students on the Preston campus

Internationalisation

 

 

Confidence to succeed

WHATELSE?

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Alumni Profiles - OverviewWe currently hold 166 'Recently Updated' alumni profiles. All other alumni in our database have had an updated profile requested in the past month.

The number of profiles we have from each school and their quality varies wildly.

For example 40% of our profiles come from two schools - JDC and LBS, whilst ofthe 40 profiles we deem 'good', eight come from postgraduate broadcast journalism.

We are working to rectify this and showcase the range of success stories schools produce.

A WORLD-CLASS BRITISH UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE IN CYPRUS

PurposeMain title to be placed hereSub title to be placed here

Alumni Profiles - OverviewWe currently hold 166 'Recently Updated' alumni profiles. All other alumni in our database have had an updated profile requested in the past month.

The number of profiles we have from each school and their quality varies wildly.

For example 40% of our profiles come from two schools - JDC and LBS, whilst ofthe 40 profiles we deem 'good', eight come from postgraduate broadcast journalism.

We are working to rectify this and showcase the range of success stories schools produce.

A WORLD-CLASS BRITISH UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE IN CYPRUS

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