Council for Industry and Higher Education
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The Council for Industry and Higher Education, known as CIHE, aims to be "a strategic leadership network of business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
es and higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
executives promoting a system of higher learning that leads to greater market competitiveness and social well-being".
The CIHE was founded in 1986, as a non-governmental organisation in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and since 1997, has been a company limited by guarantee
Company limited by guarantee
In British and Irish company law, a private company limited by guarantee is an alternative type of corporation used primarily for non-profit organisations that require legal personality. A guarantee company does not usually have a share capital or shareholders, but instead has members who act as...
and a registered charity
Charitable trust
A charitable trust is an irrevocable trust established for charitable purposes, and is a more specific term than "charitable organization".-United States:...
.
History
The Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE) was founded in 1986 by Jim Prior (then a Cabinet memberCabinet of the United Kingdom
The Cabinet of the United Kingdom is the collective decision-making body of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, composed of the Prime Minister and some 22 Cabinet Ministers, the most senior of the government ministers....
and the new chairman of GEC), John Cassels and Pauline Perry
Pauline Perry, Baroness Perry of Southwark
Pauline Perry, Baroness Perry of Southwark is an educationalist, a Conservative politician and a member of the British House of Lords. She was Chief Inspector of Schools in England....
(then Chief Inspector of Schools at the Department for Education). Jim Prior agreed to invite the heads of a range of businesses and universities to initial discussions to find a common cause that might be addressed through collaboration.
Policies and Mission
CIHE works with business, universities and Government across the UK and believes that the UK requires ongoing financial investment in its research and education system to maintain its level of excellence, particularly in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEMSTEM fields
STEM fields is a US Government acronym for the fields of study in the categories of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The acronym is in use regarding access to work visas for immigrants who are skilled in these fields. Maintaining a citizenry that is well versed in the STEM fields...
). They identify collaboration between businesses and universities as a key method of adding value to this investment, and producing globally aware graduates to meet the needs of international businesses.
The mission of CIHE is therefore:
- To develop and promote an agreed agenda on the higher education talent and research issues that affect the UK’s global competitiveness and social well being as well as individual development.
- To build and publish an evidence base so that policy and behavior changes can be better based on fact.
- To change policy and behavior to reflect strategic educational and research needs.
- To create strategic task forces on issues of national significance where business and university collaboration can effect real strategic change.
CIHE aims to meet these objectives by conducting reviews of current economic and social issues, lobbying Government for policy change, piloting projects to produce case studies (undertaken by individual members) and media involvement.
Particular areas of ongoing research and policy focus are:
- Employability, Skills and Workforce Development
- University-Business Research Collaboration
- Future demand for STEM skills
- Role of higher education in meeting the UK’s competitive needs.
Funding
The Council is funded by its member organisations and by external organisations. The funding sources include universitiesUniversity
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
, other organisations and companies. Each member organisation appoints one person to the Council, and seven of those people are currently Trustees.
Trustees
As of July 2009, the TrusteeTrustee
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
s of the Council are:
- Richard Greenhalgh, CIHE Chair
- Sir Robert Margetts CBE FEng, Chairman, Legal & GeneralLegal & GeneralLegal & General Group Plc , commonly known as Legal & General, is a multinational financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Its products include life insurance, general insurance, pensions and investments. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Egypt, France, Germany,...
- Dr Martin Read, Former Group Chief Executive, Logica CMG
- James Ross, Former Deputy Chairmain, National Grid plcNational Grid plcNational Grid plc is a multinational electricity and gas utility company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Its principal activities are in the United Kingdom and northeastern United States and it is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world.National Grid is listed on...
- ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Eric Thomas, Vice-Chancellor, University of BristolUniversity of BristolThe University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Dianne WillcocksDianne WillcocksDianne Marie Willcocks CBE was the Vice-Chancellor of York St John University until retirement in April 2010 and is a former Deputy Principal of Sheffield Hallam University....
, Principal, York St John UniversityYork St John UniversityYork St John University York St John University York St John University (formerly known variously as York St John University College (2004), York St John College (2001), Ripon and York St John: a College of the University of Leeds (c. 1996), University College of Ripon and York St John... - ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Tim Wilson, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive, University of HertfordshireUniversity of HertfordshireThe University of Hertfordshire is a new university based largely in Hatfield, in the county of Hertfordshire, England, from which the university takes its name. It has more than 27,500 students, over 2500 staff, with a turnover of over £181m...