Some of the UK’s top Universities have taken a defensive stance against intensive, longer
term-time business degrees aimed at appealing to employees and employers.
By running 48 week courses and bringing down course durations from three to two years the government aims to give business what it wants.
However, most unis are set to resist this innovation, most vocal being Oxford, Cambridge and Bristol who claim the concept goes against the grain of tradition for students and staff who need out-time to research.
Currently these educational giants gain the lion’s share of public funding to maintain
their research ability [and status].
Some of the newer, ex-polytechnic universities are taking a more holistic and, dare it be said, business-like approach and are embracing the idea of responding to customer demand.
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1 Adrian Mills // Nov 11, 2010 at 10:43 am
MidKent College works very closely with local Kent businesses and values its input and ideas for change. If business is looking at different ways to offer education then it is only right for universities and colleges to remain open minded to change. The Business Development Unit is MidKent College’s dedicated training consultancy, providing a professional service that is responsive to the needs of local companies in Medway, Maidstone and other localities in Kent. See http://www.midkent.ac.uk/employer-zone