The INSPIRE Leadership Programme, in partnership with the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, will build the leadership capacity of senior administrators in universities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan and Pakistan.
Working with Ministries, Vice Chancellors and senior university academics, the Leadership Programme will design tailor-made training programmes, and commission reports on leadership in participating countries.
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increase international cooperation between the UK and universities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan and Pakistan |
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to contribute to the continuing evolution of universities in participating countries |
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an increased understanding of HE in the UK including policy agendas, the relationship between government and institutions, and the governance and management of HEIs |
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identification of key issues in the management and development of universities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan and Pakistan |
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development of action plans to be implemented in country |
In the first year of the Leadership Programme 26 Vice-Chancellors and 2 members of the Higher Education Commission took part in Leadership Programmes in the UK.
As well as attending a series of presentations and discussions, and visits to UK HEIs, each Vice-Chancellor took part in a working group focusing on issues of relevance to HEIs in Pakistan and the wider HE system in Pakistan.
The Vice Chancellors then developed individual action plans for implementation on their return to Pakistan, which are already having a significant impact:
‘I was impressed by the ethos of life long learning in the UK that when I came back I decided to lift arbitrary age barriers for degree courses in my university, allowing anyone with the will to study an opportunity’ Dr. Mohammad Nizamuddin, University of Gujrat
For more information on the Leadership Programme please contact us
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