Transcript Higher Education Funding Council of England (Sir

Unlocking Talent: linking widening
participation, university growth and
regional development
Dr. Ian Tunbridge OBE
Executive Director, CUC
CUC EXPLAINED
WHAT IS CUC?
WHAT IS CUC?
• An economic regeneration project based on HE as the driver
• A partnership of HE and FE providers serving Cornwall
• An innovative, regionally distributed model
CORNWALL 2001
• No broadband coverage
• < 2,500 higher education places
• Young people leaving the county
• Foot & Mouth disease hits agriculture
• GDP 66.7% of EU average
Cornwall’s Brain Drain (1989 – 2000)
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Net Migration 15-29 Age Group
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THE CUC VISION
• To create a university infrastructure for Cornwall
• To stem the brain drain
• To help raise the game of business in Cornwall
• To bring well paid jobs
• To bring opportunities to people and businesses county wide
THE CUC PARTNERSHIP
Knowledge Spa
Cornwall College
Zoology Centre
Newquay
Duchy College
Stoke Climsland
Cornwall
College
Saltash
Cornwall
College
Camborne
Duchy College
Rosewarne
Truro
College
Cornwall College
St. Austell
Tremough Campus
Penwith College
Falmouth Marine School
University College Falmouth – Woodlane Campus
CUC PHASE 1
• 8 HE centres built on time & budget
(£65 m)
• 2000 additional HE students
• 71 Ph.D. and post-doctoral posts
filled
• £7.7 million Research Fund created over £6 million allocated
• 147 graduates placed in Cornish
companies
CUC PHASE 2
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Over 2,000 new jobs by 2025
Hub campus expansion
Rim – 8 centres around Cornwall
£52 million ‘levered’ development’
£5.7 million graduate placement and
Postgraduate programmes
• Further business support and R&D
CORNWALL 2008
• 100% broadband coverage
• 6000+ higher education students
• Young people coming into the county
• Agri-Food innovation centre
• GDP 75.8% of EU average
CORNWALL’S BRAIN DRAIN REVERSED?
Net Migration 15-29 Age Group
JOBS
• 640+ jobs created so far, mostly at graduate level
• c.530 people directly employed by CUC partners*
• 4000+ jobs will be created by 2025
• 220 Unlocking Cornish Potential graduate placements
*excludes further education staff at colleges.
HE IN CORNWALL
A PARTNERSHIP TO MEET NEEDS
• Research (Exeter, Medical School)
• Vocational HE (Plymouth, Falmouth)
• Local delivery and widening particpation (Cornwall and Truro
Colleges)
EMERGING AREAS OF WORLD CLASS EXPERTISE
Environmental
and
Earth Sciences
• Biology: Ecology and Conservation
• Contaminated Land
• Renewables: Bio Fuels, Wave / tidal
• Materials Characterisation
• Climate Change
Creative
• Digital TV and Film Production
• 3D / 2D design
Health
• Medical Humanities
• Medical Ethics
• Care of the elderly
Agri- Food
• Adding value to primary and
processed food production
CUC Engaging with Wave Hub
Maximising Knowledge exchange locally and regionally:
 Consortium of regional research
 Collaborations with Scotland and elsewhere
Contributing to economic development:
 Skills development
 Applied research
 Supply chain
 Use of Innovation Parks
Showcase resources / capabilities
HE IN FE IN CORNWALL
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Most HE in FE students live within 20 miles of their College
Many have previously taken a Level 3 FE qualification at the
College
85% come from families where neither parent has an HE
qualification
40 % of provision is part-time
Many courses have 50%+ mature students
UNLOCKING CORNISH POTENTIAL
• 220 graduates placed with employers since 2004
• 70%+ retained at the end of their placement
• Average starting salary £17,500+
• Average impact on turnover c.£250,000
UNLOCKING CORNISH POTENTIAL
“After my education it was my impression that it
was difficult to find employment within Cornwall
that would fully utilise the skills I had gained and
allow them to grow”
“But, thanks to PTT and UCP, I am now at the
forefront of a major software development project
that is to be used by international business; while
also gaining knowledge about the fast moving elearning industry.”
• Graduate Recruited under UCP
• R&D Funded by CUC Cornwall Research Fund
• Expert mentor provided by University of Plymouth
A NEW VISION
WHAT IS CUC?
WORKING WITH OTHER AGENCIES’ AGENDAS
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Europe – Lisbon Agenda, Convergence funding
DIUS – HE to support employment
RDA – developing a high wage economy
County Economic Forum – transforming Cornwall’s fortunes
Business Link- business simplification
Learning Partnership – progression, best start for young
people
• Aim Higher – raising aspirations
• Lifelong Learning Network – progression and work based
learning
• HELPING CORNWALL PUNCH ABOVE ITS WEIGHT CUC will create centres
of excellence in research and innovation which will give Cornwall international
recognition for its areas of expertise.
• WORKING TOGETHER FOR CORNWALL CUC partners will work
collaboratively to provide the people and businesses of Cornwall with a greater
range of opportunities than any one institution could offer alone.
• SUPPORTING BUSINESS CUC will use its expertise to help businesses to prosper
in Cornwall. We will work with other agencies to achieve this goal wherever
appropriate.
• MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE PEOPLE CUC will support the development
of vibrant communities across Cornwall by providing young people and those
already in employment with greater opportunities to access and benefit from
higher education.
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT CUC
“A model that can be commended to other parts of the UK”
Higher Education Funding Council of England (Sir Howard Newby, Chief Executive,
2002)
“The Combined Universities in Cornwall project is vitally important for
producing the seeds of sustainable success. It is not a quick-fix solution but
an investment in your collective future. It responds to the demand for a
major higher educational institution that will not only stem the 'brain drain'
but will even attract talent and knowledge into the region from outside,
becoming an economic hub that will generate practical and commercial spinoffs as it grows and develops”
Danuta Hübner, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, June, 2006
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