In an opinion piece for the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) published on 23rd March 2020, Sir Anthony Seldon vice-chancellor of the University of Buckingham, says: “Universities will be changed forever by the coronavirus crisis and its aftermath"
There is an opportunity to emerge with 'moral authority' and 'popular respect”. Also added that the crisis will evaluate their universities and their leadership to the hilt.
Here are five proposals for the UK university sector over the next year given by Sir Anthony Seldon, vice-chancellor of the University of Buckingham.
- Universities will be required to lay competition aside and support each other through the crisis. Partnerships between challenged and strong universities should now be developed.
- An unexpected consequence of the emergency is that universities could come out with their public reputation restored. Vice-chancellors have a responsibility to rally around universities of UK’s lead, to support their actions in public and private as well to ensure that they have enough resources to coordinate sector-wide efforts.
- Universities can set the agenda to uphold that education goes far beyond income earning potential. They need to go further and embrace positive psychology, which builds the capacity of students and staff to bloom and to come through adversity on top.
- Universities in the UK need to build on the opportunities that the crisis has provided to show that every university is a Civic University.
- Finally, An agreement to freeze pay increases for the next two years might be a start for vice-chancellor. It is written not because of any personal issues but to heal the present situation
The crisis will test the universities and their leadership to the hilt. They should not let go of this opportunity. The prize is coming out of it with more moral authority, popular respect and national leadership than ever before.
Submitted March 26, 2020 at 10:31PM by Jeduka https://ift.tt/3ayFTSR
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