The Directorate of International Development (DID) has changed its name to the Global Engagement Directorate (GED) to reflect the University’s ambition to be globally engaged and the Directorate’s leadership responsibilities for the delivery of the Global Engagement plan.
The team will support Professor Roger Eccleston, PVC (Global Engagement) and the wider University community; and will continue to lead the University’s global student recruitment activity as well as taking a more proactive role in the management of our global academic partnerships, including Transnational Education (TNE), and the coordination of our global mobility offer. The broader remit of the Directorate will begin to take shape over the coming months and as part of Richard Calvert’s Chief Operating Officer’s Group, will reflect any further changes arising from the review of the Professional Services operating model.
GED UK staff are based at Bryan Nicholson and together with teams in offices in China, Malaysia, Nigeria, India and Pakistan they lead on the University’s international business development. Whether that is by co-ordinating incoming and outgoing students on the Erasmus+ Exchange Programme, managing the University’s international scholarship portfolio, organising pre-departure briefing sessions in a student’s home country or supporting our partnerships with more than 100 institutions across the globe.
Our University benefits hugely from the financial and cultural contribution of our international and EU students and the Global Engagement Directorate will see some ambitious new initiatives to expand the global opportunities available to students and staff across the University.