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Our world is full of new challenges and new opportunities. Change is now part of everyday university life.
So, we looked at the latest higher education and wider global trends that will make a big impact on our university over the next 15 years. We built them into our UEA2030 Vision to future-proof our strategy and make sure nothing knocks us off course.
Higher education trends
We’re very proud of what we’ve achieved together over the last five decades. Our students and colleagues have done remarkable things from winning Nobel Prizes to tackling climate change. But before we could start shaping our vision and future learning and research experience, we needed to take a closer look at the changing higher education landscape.
Here are just a few of the education trends that we think will make a big impact over the next 15 years:
Global trends
We started our vision by looking into the future. Before we could create a clear, competitive advantage, we needed to fully understand the key global trends and drivers that are set to transform our world. But what are these drivers? What is the best way to develop the skills of students in these areas? How can our research impact the issues that really matter? These are the questions we needed to answer before shaping our future direction.
Here are just a few of the drivers that we think will make a big impact over the next 15 years:
Trends UEA will capitalise upon
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New technologies. New funding. New ways of doing things. The world of higher education is changing faster than ever before. Doing ‘more of the same’ is not an option. We must innovate, adapt and meet constantly changing needs.
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“Sustainability is not about surviving or standing still, which allows competitors to overtake and students to become disenchanted. A sustainable sector will need agile and responsive leadership from the whole university and management who are comfortable working with a more commercial, higher-risk, and higher-investment model of the university, while still respecting core academic values. This will require creativity and innovation, and probably some rethinking of the ways that Higher Education has been delivered in the past.” – Higher Education Funding Council for England, Financial Sustainability Strategy Group, The Sustainability of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education in England, March 2015.
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Internationally renowned for delivering an exceptional student experience, we’re proud of our strengths, such as the Norwich Research Park, the Sainsbury Centre, and expertise in sectors like the environment, food and health, and the arts and humanities.
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