Gwen van der Velden was until recently deputy pro vice chancellor for education at the University of Warwick. She is currently on sabbatical, co-leading the Leadership for Educational Transformation programme for 40 educational leaders from Ukraine. The programme is a collaboration by Warwick, the Ministry of Education and Sciences in Ukraine and the Ukrainian Leadership Academy.
She was a member of HEFCE’s HE Public Information Steering Group that reviewed the NSS and was chair of the NSS subgroup of the Student Information Advisory Group, but here she writes in a personal capacity.
5 pieces
Newest first, since September 2017
· Comment
The UK-Ukraine 100 year partnership and its commitment to educational leadership
The recent 100-year partnership agreement between the UK and Ukraine sets out an agenda for continued cooperation between the two countries, including in education, science and innovation
With Bo Kelestyn and Ivanna Kurtyk
· Comment
UK universities can go further to support the resilience of Ukrainian higher education
Gwen van der Velden and Bo Kelestyn paint a picture of the challenges faced by Ukraine universities, and introduce a new series of articles exploring how the UK can continue to offer help
With Bo Kelestyn
· Comment
This is no way to review the National Student Survey
A shortened review, done in difficult times, and without proper representation on the review panel will not improve the National Student Survey, says Gwen Van der Velden.
· Comment
What if we were serious about students at the heart of the system?
It was the title of a 2011 white paper, but can students ever really be at the heart of the system? Gwen van der Velden examines how far we have come and what remains to be done.
· Comment
Halving the NSS diminishes the student voice in TEF
‘Halving the NSS weighting’ may have been a statement designed to pacify objections from within the sector, but underestimating the student voice can ultimately come at a cost. Gwen van der Velden highlights a major chan