BATH SPA UNIVERSITY VISION AND STRATEGY TO 2015 - CE TO DEVELOP
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Bath Spa
University
Vision and
Strategy
to 2015
CE TO Develop
Foreword In 2015 Bath Spa University will
celebrate over 160 years as an
Our Vision for 2015 is underpinned by
principles derived from our long history and
proven strengths. It is inspired by our idyllic
educational institution and ten location in the world heritage city of
years as a university. Our Vision Bath in which work and play, science and
and Strategy for 2015 show how fiction, technological development and
we will expand our educational environmental awareness converge to
offerings and develop research stimulate creativity and innovation.
in our areas of key strength; notably This new Strategic Plan sets out clear goals
creativity, culture and enterprise. for the Student Experience, Research and
Building on our distinctive Internationalisation. These are supported
reputation, we will internationalise by essential enabling strategies for our
People, our Estate and our long-term
the University, introducing global financial future.
perspectives to our curriculum
and opening our programmes Professor Christina Slade
to an increasingly international Vice-Chancellor
student body.
Bath Spa University Vision and Strategy to 2015 1
Our vision To be a leading educational
institution in creativity,
for 2015 culture and enterprise.
Through innovative teaching
and research, the University
will provide a high quality
student experience.
Based in a world heritage city
and connected to a network
of international partners,
Bath Spa University will ensure
that its graduates are socially
engaged global citizens.
Bath Spa University Vision and Strategy to 2015 3
Our focus is on the We are academically led:
Principles student experience which
underpinning is internationalised and
– we value excellence in research,
scholarship and teaching and learning
socially engaged:
our vision – we promote creativity and
interdisciplinarity
– our student body includes those – we embrace new technologies to enhance
from different regions and countries our academic practice
– our students are flexible, self-reliant – we value the contribution of our
and enterprising professional service departments in
– our students develop as global citizens enhancing the overall experience of our
– our students are prepared for regional students.
and international employment.
We behave ethically:
– we are committed to sustainability
and environmental improvement
– we play our part in the wider economic
and cultural well-being of the region
– we expect tolerance and mutual respect
among staff and students and
embrace diversity.
Bath Spa University Vision and Strategy to 2015 5
Building on Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
opening Bath College of Domestic
Science in 1960
Bath Spa University is built on
a long and distinguished history.
our history In 1852 Bath School of Art was
founded and has been nurturing
the talent of artists ever since. It
relocated to Corsham Court after
the Second World War and was
renamed Bath Academy of Art.
Newton Park became home to Bath Teacher
Training College in the 1940s and merged
with Bath College of Domestic Science in
the 1970s to form Bath College of Education.
Newton Park was built for Joseph Langton
from 1762-65 and is set in Capability Brown
gardens. It is Grade 1 listed and leased from
the Duchy of Cornwall.
In the early 1980s Bath Academy of Art
became part of Bath College of Higher
Education and in 1992 the College was
granted degree-awarding powers. In 1997
we became Bath Spa University College
and in 2005 Bath Spa University when
we were granted full university status.
Bath Spa University Vision and Strategy to 2015 7
A distinctive Student
Life
Student
Learning
Student
Voice
student experience We will foster vibrant, We will deliver world- We will learn from
creative student class student learning our students.
communities. opportunities.
Our student experience strategy builds on strong We will continue to improve We will continue to maintain We will enhance how we
our facilities by modernising and enhance teaching engage with our students,
foundations of quality and distinctiveness and is
student accommodation, quality, developing our listening to their concerns
aligned with our goals for internationalisation investing in high-quality curriculum and student and responding to their
and research. Our location in the world academic and social learning learning opportunities to needs from application to
heritage city of Bath provides the backdrop for space and working with maximise student success graduation and beyond. We
delivery of outstanding academic programmes student representatives and graduate employability. will celebrate the diversity of
to enhance services for We will embed global our student body, meeting
in creativity, culture, enterprise and education.
students. We will actively perspectives and the needs of students and
Our practitioner-focussed approach features promote widening environmental awareness applicants of all nationalities
studio and small group teaching, supported participation and successful in student learning and backgrounds. We will
by the latest developments in e-learning. student outcomes through opportunities, equipping work with the Students’
We work in partnership with the cultural and fair admissions policies, graduates with skills in Union to engage students
aspiration-raising in schools enterprise, communication as active partners in policy
creative industries as well as regional, national
and support for student and digital literacy. and decision making. We
and international education partners to welfare and career will celebrate graduate
produce employment-ready graduates who development. talent and the achievements
are socially engaged global citizens. of our alumni.
Bath Spa University Vision and Strategy to 2015 9
Engaged research Research quality
and reputation
Postgraduate
research and
Public
Engagement
with impact teaching
We will deliver We will provide a We will foster a spirit
excellence in research. vibrant postgraduate of innovation and
community. inquiry.
Our research focus is on creativity, culture
and enterprise with established strengths We will invest in key areas We will develop and We will engage the public
of strength which attract promote our practice-based in our research, working with
in Art and Design, Music and Performing
external funding and deliver postgraduate research community networks and
Arts, Humanities and Creative Writing and high-quality research pathways, forging links established partnerships
Education. We will develop these priority outputs with impact. with practitioners and across the creative and
areas and enhance our reputation by increasing We will develop strategic across the creative and cultural industries. We will
external funding, growing postgraduate partnerships with national cultural industries. We will develop new initiatives in
and international research foster a spirit of innovation dialogue with stakeholders
research and teaching activity, enhancing
collaborators and users. in all graduate learning to maximise the benefits
international partnerships and maximising We will be a vibrant and opportunities and we will of public engagement and
impact and engagement. well-connected centre for grow our postgraduate knowledge exchange. We
new ideas with no internal student numbers. will draw on our research
boundaries and an strengths to enhance the
international profile for quality of our taught
creativity, culture and provision.
enterprise in research.
Bath Spa University Vision and Strategy to 2015 11
A world Establishing
our profile
Developing
our Global
Growing
our overseas
university curriculum student body
We will establish the We will develop We will increase
profile of Bath Spa as graduates who are our overseas
a World University. socially engaged student numbers.
Our strategy for internationalisation will global citizens.
transform our international profile, embed
We will raise our profile We will embed international We will increase
global perspectives into our curriculum and
through networks of perspectives into the international student
grow international student recruitment. international partners, undergraduate and recruitment through
employers, staff, students postgraduate curriculum and targeted marketing activities
and alumni. We will forge we will enhance students’ and the development of
strong links with leading global awareness through Trans-National Education,
Liberal Arts institutions. programme pathways, aligning provision to meet
We will maximise the international placements the needs of prospective
reputational benefits of and study abroad international students and
existing European and opportunities. We will employers. We will enhance
International activities enhance training student support to meet
and networks. opportunities, student the needs of our evolving
support, information student body and ensure
and resources to enable regulatory compliance.
students and staff to
meet the challenges of
internationalisation.
Bath Spa University Vision and Strategy to 2015 13
An inspirational Our campuses are beautiful and
steeped in history. Our modern
setting facilities blend sympathetically
with the older buildings, boasting a
wealth of cutting edge technology
behind the classic architecture.
Staff and students work and learn in a secure
and well-maintained environment, where
investment in infrastructure reflects modern
teaching styles and anticipates future needs.
By 2015, a major redevelopment of the
Newton Park Campus will provide world-
class facilities for students, designed to be
in-keeping with the stunning surroundings.
The development will meet stringent
standards of environmental performance
reflecting the University’s green credentials.
Bath Spa University Vision and Strategy to 2015 15
Working Sustaining
together our future
We are committed to providing a Our approach to finance and
supportive and rewarding working investment reflects the need
environment for all staff. for creative responses to the
increasingly challenging
Our culture is one of commitment,
inclusivity, collaboration and reward, in economic climate.
which the endeavours of academic and We will work hard to optimise how income
professional service staff are equally from student fees is used to improve and
respected and mutually sustaining. Through enhance the student experience. We will
our People Strategy, we will promote a build on past successes and learn from the
winning culture of maximum performance experience of our colleagues and partners
and recognition. We will develop people to to maximise the effective use of resources.
enable them to adapt and deliver at a time We will seek to diversify our income streams
of unprecedented change in the Higher embarking on new ventures and mutually
Education environment. beneficial collaborations to ensure financial
stability for the long term.
Bath Spa University Vision and Strategy to 2015 17Newton Park Sion Hill Corsham Court Newton St Loe Lansdown Corsham Bath BA2 9BN Bath BA1 5SF Wiltshire SN13 0BZ T: +44 (0)1225 875875 T: +44 (0)1225 875875 T: +44 (0)1225 876383 www.bathspa.ac.uk F: +44 (0)1225 875444 F: +44 (0)1225 875666 F: +44 (0)1249 714293 enquiries@bathspa.ac.uk
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