Welcome to the live stream of the Managing Post COVID-19 Financial Stress in Higher Education online seminar.
LIVE STREAM AVAILABLE FROM 09:45, THURSDAY 18TH JUNE 2O2O:
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Live Stream Schedule:
09.45 Chair’s introduction
Neil Stewart, Editorial Director, The Education Studio
10.00 Facing up to the university challenge
Rt Hon Charles Clarke, Co-author, The University Challenge; former Education Secretary
10.20 Signs of Stress
Julie Mercer, Partner, Cairneagle Associates, LLP
- What to watch out for and act on
- Who is watching – reporting requirements?
- The history of failures and miscalculations
- Defining sustainability
10.40 Preparations for restructuring
Glynne Stanfield, Partner and Head of Governance, International Education Practice, Eversheds Sutherland
- Having student dispersal plans in order
- Order of creditors – students and debentures first?
- Staff and suppliers – TUPE and staff issues
- What is protected in law and legislation?
- Executive accountability
11.00 Panel discussion
11.15 Comfort and Refreshment break
11.30 Panel discussion: Restructuring, mergers, avoiding failure, online futures
Rt Hon Charles Clarke, Co-author, The University Challenge; former Education Secretary
Lord Roger Liddle, Chair of Council, Lancaster University
Professor Andy Westwood, Vice Dean, University of Manchester
Glynne Stanfield, Partner and Head of Governance, International Education Practice, Eversheds Sutherland
Julie Mercer, Partner, Cairneagle Associates, LLP
- Anatomy of failure
- Where it starts and how it might start
- The trigger
- How to avoid failure
- How decision-making changes are taken
- Who is in charge?
- What roles come into play?
12.00 Panel discussion: Accountability
- Hindsight on strategy
- What preparation protects students?
- Preserving sector value and reputation
- Responses to government incentives and policy
- Meeting expectations of financial management
- Meeting expectations of university leadership
- Meeting expectation of local and regional impact
- Understanding personal liabilities and risk
- Comprehending market failure or management failure
12.30 Close of conference
