September 2011
In this issue:
Vision, Mission and Values
London Higher's Business Strategy for 2011-2014 defines how we would like London's higher education (HE) landscape to look by 2014. Our corporate statements have been changed to reflect the new strategy and are as follows:
- Vision: Higher Education working together for excellence and efficiency;
- Mission: To extend the reach, influence and capacity of members and partners by supporting HE institutions to work together;
- Values: Competition is a given, collaboration adds value.
More information about London Higher can be found by clicking on this link.
Investors in People award
Investors in People is the UK's leading business improvement standard. Following an audit in earlier this year, we are delighted that London Higher was awarded the Investors in People mark in July 2011.
Key Facts: Destinations of Leavers
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) annually collects employment and study data from graduates six months after they have completed their studies.
The latest figures for graduates from publicly-funded higher education institutions in London show that:
- 64% were working while 22% were carrying out further studies or combining work and further study, and 7% were assumed to be unemployed.
- 71% of working graduates were employed in the capital and 19% were employed in the East of England or the South East;
Further details and regional comparisons can be found in the Destinations of Leavers Key Factsheet (PDF: 0.3 MB).
Comments on the Factsheet should be sent to Paresh Shah. All media enquiries should be addressed to HESA and not London Higher.
Green ICT dissemination and publicity
Recent publicity for the Green ICT project funded by JISC includes:
(1) part of a special feature in Times Higher Education on 12 May 2011 under Green goals;
(2) SusteIT newlsetter for August 2011 under ICT energy use in London HEIs;
(3) online on 17 August 2011 at Greenbiz.com under Lessons in Green IT from London Schools;
(4) a quote in the SusteIT briefing paper for September 2011 on powering down personal computers, and
(5) a presentation during the evening discussion on Sustainable ICT - A Bird's Eye View on September 14 organised by Net Impact London Professional.
Case studies and presentations from project meetings can be downloaded from www.londonhigher.ac.uk/grilh.html. For more information please contact Paresh Shah.
London Workforce Development
Two recent articles posted on the London Workforce Development blog highlighted emotional intelligence as a necessary asset for successful leaders which needs to nurtured in graduates during their further or higher education studies.
See Emotional intelligence: the roles of business and higher education and What are the best ways to help graduates into employment?
Podium: FE and HE events
Young Games Maker briefing with presentations from LOCOG and Sport England particularly aimed at FE colleges.
The event is free to attend and will be held on September 26th from 1.30 to 3.30pm in the Chancellor's Hall, Senate House, University of London, WC1E 7HU.
AccessHE – social mobility through HE in London
London Higher’s new Division AccessHE, headed by Dr Graeme Atherton, aims to build on the best practices of both Aimhigher and London Higher’s School-HE Links in London (SHELL) project by supporting access to HE for learners in London from disadvantaged backgrounds.
AccessHE is working with over 25 higher education institutions inside and outside of London, and has been identified by the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) as an exemplar of best practice. Find out more at www.AccessHE.ac.uk.
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