The document outlines plans to create a new world-class, not-for-profit and independent university in Herefordshire. It envisions establishing four schools focused on STEM fields to initially enroll 2,500-5,000 students from the UK and abroad. The university aims to deliver globally employable graduates through mandatory work and life skills modules coupled with work experience. It plans an initial fundraising target of £2-3 million in seed funding with £35-50 million sought over 3-4 years. Next steps include establishing foundations, hiring leadership, developing facilities, and enrolling the first students planned for 2016.

1. Creating a World-Class,
not-for-profit,
independent University
in Herefordshire
Delivering globally employable graduates
prepared for 21st Century enterprises

2. Introduction & Welcome
Richard Heatly
Principal, Hereford College of Arts

3. Good Ideas from all parts
of our community
Karen Usher
Leader, The New University
Development Team

4. Creating a
World-Class University
in Herefordshire

5. Creating a
World-Class University
in Herefordshire

6. We have begun a journey . . .
 To develop and deliver globally employable
undergraduates
 To support the economic needs of
Herefordshire for the remainder of the 21st
century
 To build a new type of university that blends
the best traditions of teaching and learning
with the power of technology – fit for the 21st
century

7. Like all good journeys . . .
 We’ve begun at home –
‒ Listening to the voices of the next generation
‒ Speaking to over 100 Herefordians
• Business
• Education
• Government
• Potential Partners
‒Learning from experts in higher education

8. Asking . . .
 What is the history of H.E. in Herefordshire?
 How could a university contribute?
 What would it bring?
 Who could help and how?
 Would this be good for Herefordshire?
 What is the right way forward?
 How do we get started?

9. We’ve learned a lot . . .
 H.E. technology and innovations are exploding
 The H.E. world has been shaken
 Herefordshire is disproportionately ready
 There is universal agreement on the value and
potential impact of an additional, well-
designed, unique higher education institution
offering world class instruction, based in
Herefordshire – and built from scratch

10. What we envision . . .
 Building on a platform consisting of:
• Close collaboration with the existing £30+million
further and higher education economy of the
county
• Close relationships with the county’s existing
businesses, Enterprise Zone & LEP
• Purposeful, win/win integration with the broader
economic development of the county
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11. What we envision . . .
 Creation of a niche “liberal sciences” university
 An eventual student body of 2,500 – 5,000
 Pupils from UK and abroad
 All age groups
 Initially, as a university college, awarding degrees
from a “Russell Group” or globally equivalent
institution(s) and seeking Royal Charter degree
awarding status in three to seven years
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12. What we envision . . .
 An initially small, but internationally
recognized Board of Trustees
 Surrounded by a broad, highly diverse
advisory group with specialties supporting the
project
 The group to initially head a non-profit entity
with a 2-3 year mandate of retaining the initial
executive leadership team, completing the
design, and funding the university
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13. What we envision . . .
• Four schools of undergraduate education in:
Applied Mathematics
Civil & Mechanical Engineering
Information Technology
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Natural Sciences

14. What we envision . . .
• Four schools of undergraduate education in:
Applied Mathematics
Civil & Mechanical Engineering
Information Technology
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Natural Sciences
Sciences Technology Engineering Mathematics
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Earth Sciences
Computing
Electronics
Telecoms
New Media
Artificial Intelligence
Aerospace
Biomechanical
Environmental
Water & Coastal
Structural
Materials
Manufacturing
Nanotechnology
Robotics
Transportation
For:
Engineering
Science
Business
Computing
Modelling

15. What we envision . . .
 Course content building on and integrating
with the local and regional economy
 Lines of study linked globally, yet individually
customizable (in terms of time-line and
content) – student by student – through the
use of new educational technology (MOOCs)
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16. What we envision . . .
 A mandatory work preparedness
“cross-curriculum”
• Modern languages (Chinese, coding, etc.)
• Communicating effectively
• Managing yourself
• Working in teams
• Working in organizations
 Coupled with significant, tailored work
experience in local or national businesses and
institutions
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17. The basis of
global
employability . .
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Life &
Work
Skills
Work
Experience
Placements
Four
Academic
Schools

18. What we envision . . .
 Resident & visiting faculty recruited globally
 Functioning as curators – harvesting and
blending the best of traditional teaching,
practical experience, and new educational
technology
 With strong emphasis on teaching and
learning
 Rewarded for teaching using concepts from
the John Lewis model of co-ownership
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19. What we envision . . .
 Facilities focusing on the local economy
throughout the County
– Classrooms: Primarily repurposing existing city,
market town and county infrastructure
– Library: A public/private project
– Student Accommodation: Inward investment
– Administration: Existing infrastructure and asset
transfer
– Research: In collaboration with industry
sponsorship
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20. What we envision . . .
 Funding
– £2-£3 million seed corn funding in 2014
– £35-£50 million in financing over 3-4 years
– Integrating resources from social capital market,
private individual investment, public sector asset
transfers, and industry sponsorship
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21. A World-Class,
not-for-profit, independent
University in
Herefordshire

22. Global Employability
Gaynor Lewis
Deputy CEO
The Leadership Trust

23. About the Leadership Trust...
An independent charity, that provides impactful leadership development
for individuals and across all levels within organisations through:
• Coaching
• Organisation Specific
• Accredited Open Courses
• Leadership Reviews
• Board and Team Facilitation
• Personal 360 Leadership Audit
Working with over 47,000 people from 60 countries

24. Positive
Thinking
Self
Management
Team Working
Problem solvingCommunication
Business &
Customer
Awareness
Source: CBI 2011
Global Employability is:

25. Key modules for
global
employability
Module 2:
Working in
Teams
Module 3:
Working in
Organisations
Module 1:
Managing
Yourself
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26. Key modules for
global
employability Module 1:
Managing
Yourself
Students begin to have a
much clearer understanding
of themselves, how they are
perceived by others, their
values and needs, and their
direction of travel into the
world of work.
Learning Outcomes:
Greater awareness of themselves,
impact on others, values and needs.
Direction of travel into the world of work
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27. Key modules for
global
employability Module 2:
Working in
teams
Learning outcomes:
Students have clearer
Understanding of teams and their
dynamics, and are more able to become
an effective team member and leader
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28. Key modules for
global
employability Module 3:
Working in
organisations
Learning Outcomes:
Students gain deeper understanding
of the world of work and organisations:
Learn to become an effective and
successful organisational citizen.
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29. What will a university do for
Herefordshire?
Panel chaired by Richard Heatly with:
Jonathan Godfrey, Principal, Hereford Vith Form College
Ian Peake, Principal Herefordshire College of Technology
Sheila Tallon, Principal RNCB
Gaynor Lewis; Karen Usher.

30. Cllr Tony Johnson
Leader Herefordshire Council
Bill Jackson
Chairman
Herefordshire Enterprise Zone
https://vimeo.com/69843485

31. Ange Grunsell,
Lecturer in Education for Sustainability,
London South Bank University
reports on her conversations with many of
Herefordshire’s secondary school heads
https://vimeo.com/69847050

32. Views from three
High Tech Herefordshire
Businesses
https://vimeo.com/69843486

33. Next steps...
Karen Usher
Leader, The New University
Development Team

34. Next Steps…
 Rest of 2013
• Form as a charity the New University Foundation, identify chair & trustees,
• Raise first tranche of seed capital,
• Develop and release full university plan
• Announce details of 2014 pre-U summer school
 2014
• Open University office in Hereford
• Secure £1-£3 m seed capital, start to raise £30-40m for University Foundation
• Conduct search for Vice Chancellor
• Form as a charity the New University Teaching Trust, identify chair & trustees,
• Hold first pre-U summer school
 2015
• Recruit senior faculty & staff, establish initial university facilities,
• Determine year for teaching to begin,
• Marketing to attract first students - if September 2016,
• Hold second pre-U summer school

35. Next Steps…
 2014
• Open University office in Hereford
• Secure £1-£3 m seed capital, start to raise £30-40m for University Foundation
• Conduct search for Vice Chancellor
• Form as a charity the New University Teaching Trust, identify chair & trustees,
• Hold first pre-U summer school
 2015
• Recruit senior faculty & staff, establish initial university facilities,
• Determine year for teaching to begin,
• Marketing to attract first students - if September 2016,
• Hold second pre-U summer school
 2016
• Recruit additional faculty & staff, complete university facilities,
• Complete fundraising
• Admit first students in September 2016,
• Hold third pre-U summer school

36. Jesse Norman MP
https://vimeo.com/69849156

37. Waves of change are now
hitting the Universities.
What are the models for survival?
Professor Terence Kealey
Vice Chancellor,
University of Buckingham.

38. Questions & Closing Summary
Richard Heatly
Principal, Hereford College of Arts

39. NOW.....
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40. Creating a World-Class,
not-for-profit,
independent University
in Herefordshire
Delivering globally employable graduates
prepared for 21st Century enterprises