University Of Southampton To Establish Three New Branch Campuses By 2030

To expand its global presence, University Of Southampton in the UK has announced to set up three branch campuses by 2030.

The University Of Southampton has announced to establish three new branch campuses by 2030. Among these three campuses, India will be hosting the first one. The university has yet to decide on the location of the other two campuses.

This plan was revealed by Andrew Atherton, the university’s vice president (international and engagement). While speaking at the QS Reimagine Education conference in London he said, “A key part of our strategy as a university is to establish three new campuses by 2030. We genuinely feel global at the heart of our DNA as an institution. One of the key drivers for us about setting up and effectively having five countries that we will be engaged in is to build a multi-modal institution," as reported by The Pie News.

“That will drive culture change, it will drive change in terms of values. Staff will work in and across those campuses. Students, if they choose to, will be mobile across those campuses,” added Atherton.

“When you start thinking about this in terms of organisational processes, in terms of organisational value, in terms of understanding and awareness right the way through the institution… What it means is it permeates – if we’re successful – an ethos or a DNA of understanding or seeing something from multiple perspectives. That’s what a multi-modal institution can do which is hugely rich for research and hugely rich for insight for education and learning for students," Atherton further added.

Winter Graduation Kicks Off At University Of Southampton

A total of seven ceremonies are being held which 2,000 students are attending to graduate. Among the newly qualified graduates are musician Mary-Jannet Leith and cardiac nurse Jasmine Grant.

Jasmine Grant got inspired to choose this field after she lost her father through cardiac arrest. She said, “Continuing my degree following my dad's sudden passing was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. But I know my dad would have wanted me to achieve my goals and so I've tried my best to turn a truly tragic situation into something that motivates and inspires me to help others live healthy and fulfilling lives. I now feel honoured to call myself a cardiac nurse and I hope to make him proud every day.”

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