The British Accreditation Council has appointed Mr Tony Evans as its Chief Executive, in succession to Dr Gina Hobson. Tony was formerly Director of Language Programmes for INTO University Partnerships, Principal of St Giles London Central, and is a long-serving member of English UK’s Accreditation and Professional Services Board. He has over 20 years’ experience [...]
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee held its first evidence session in light of the drop over the past two years in overseas students (especially from India and China) studying STEM (science, technology, engineering or maths) subjects in the UK. Questions to be raised: · Have STEM student numbers dropped since the introduction [...]
The University of Sheffield’s Students’ Union President and International Officer went to Parliament on the 30th January to make a case for international students in light of the Immigration Bill proposal and the decline in students from India and China. In an article published on The University of Sheffield website, they stated, "Our deep concern [...]
UKCISA raises concerns over the proposed Immigration Bill and its effect on international Tier 4 students 31/01/14 Between 2012-13 we saw a drop in the number of non EU HE students, and now, there is a drop of 25% for students from India, and of 19% for students from Pakistan, according to HESA. More worrying [...]
Standards below par for awarding bodies offering Tier 4 qualifications – what does this mean for your colleges? Ofqual published a full report on Tuesday 21 January on their recent investigation of awarding bodies offering Tier 4 qualifications in the UK, after receiving complaints over postgraduate level tier 4 course standards. Two thirds of the [...]
Welcome to what will be my final blog as Chief Executive of BAC, including updates on plans for regulating HE. Having been at BAC since September 2005 and in the Chief Executive position since March 2009, it’s with sadness that I announce I have accepted a job offer with the Education and Training Foundation and will be [...]
Welcome to my December blog, where I update on recent and planned activities at BAC. Firstly, I was invited to attend and present at the recent Higher Education Leadership Forum conference held in Dubai and organised by the Center for Learning Innovations and Customized Knowledge Solutions (CLICKS). The conference considered the challenges and opportunities associated with [...]
On 29 October 2013, in the presence of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Crown Prince, HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the Rt Hon Baroness Warsi, Minister of State for Faith and Communities, Dominic Scott, BAC’s Deputy Chairman, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bahrain’s Minister for Education, Dr Majid Bin [...]
Welcome to my October blog, which has a distinctly international feel to it. Firstly, BAC has been providing expert consultancy support to institutions, awarding bodies and governments. Over the past year we have been in discussion with the Higher Education Council, part of Bahrain’s Ministry of Education, regarding providing support in setting up an accreditation [...]
Current Vacancy BAC seeking student representative - 16th October BAC is looking for a student representative to join its Council and Accreditation Committee. The individual will be a full member of both committees and assist in the governing and decision making of the charity. We are looking for someone with recent student and/or student representative [...]