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IHE Annual Conference 2022

Tuesday 18 October 2022

No.11 Cavendish Square
London W1G 0AN

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The Independent Higher Education Annual Conference is the UK’s flagship event for leaders in the independent HE sector, and the only conference specifically tailored to their needs. The 2022 conference will be followed be a reception and networking.

With over 40 speakers covering a diverse range of topics – student mental health, widening access, the cost of delivery and the role of enterprise architecture, international students and the civic role of independent providers – this conference agenda provides the opportunity for you to investigate and debate current sector themes and issues.

Plenary sessions will cover the role of specialist education providers in levelling up; the evolving role of regulation as demand for higher education reaches a new peak; and the importance of collaboration to a successful international strategy.

Speakers include:

Susan Lapworth, Chief Executive, Office for Students
Jonn Elledge, Writer and Journalist
Alastair Delaney, Deputy Chief Executive, QAA
Eve Roodhouse, Chief Officer, Economy and Culture, Leeds City Council
Dr Diana Beech, Chief Executive, London Higher
Jacqui Jenkins, Global Programme Lead for International Student Mobility, British Council
Jonathan Simons, Head of Education, Public First
Rachel Hewitt, Chief Executive, Million Plus
Dr Omar Khan, Director, TASO
David Kernohan, Acting Editor, Wonkhe

Click here to view a gallery of photos from 2021.

Our sponsors and exhibitors:

Supporting sponsors

Higher education is our only focus at Ellucian and our people are equipped to support the growth and requirements of the independent provider community. We design a leading student information system – Ellucian Quercus; a SaaS solution that meets the needs of independent providers and is designed to be out-of-the-box so you can see a rapid return on investment.

Our rapidly growing independent provider community is represented by a flourishing mix of providers including: Christie’s Education, MetFilm School, London Institute of Business and Finance, London School of Theology and many more. We look forward to having a conversation with you at the IHE Annual Conference. Contact us at E2AP@Ellucian.com if you’d like to get in touch.

Skills for English: SELT is a UKVI-approved English test for visa and immigration applications. Through PSI’s UK office, we work closely with the Home Office and the Department for International Trade (DIT), supporting their missions of developing closer collaboration and forging new economic and educational ties with strategic partner countries. One of the recent successes is the opening of a Skills for English Test Centre in Libya, the first new SELT test centre in many years.

Skills for English: Global offers the same level-specific content and external validation as our SELT tests and is available online ‘at home’ through PSI’s highly secure, proprietary software as well as in test centres, allowing candidates access to high-stakes tests no matter where they are located.

Both Skills for English: SELT and Skills for English: Global are approved by the Irish Government for study visa purposes.

These robust and secure tests are created and validated by experienced experts and are delivered using top tier platforms and facilities.

Our dedicated team of language assessment experts and psychometricians ensure our tests fully align to the CEFR, train content developers, and oversee an ongoing rigorous process for item development and review, test assembly based on specifications, and setting pass marks based on performance level expectations and requirements.

Awards and drinks sponsor:

Working with education institutions of all sizes the firm delivers a broad range of specialist legal services across the education sector.

The firm’s purpose is clear; to unlock potential, and its ambitions are unlimited; aiming to become one of the most admired top 30 legal & professional services groups by 2025.

Shakespeare Martineau has been listed in Best Companies 2021 as an outstanding company to work for, including as a top 10 law firm, a top 100 Midlands best company and top 75 large London company to work for.

With more than 900 people, Shakespeare Martineau has offices in Sheffield, Lincoln, Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham, London, Milton Keynes, Stratford-upon-Avon, Solihull and Glasgow.

Award sponsors

Our award-winning Universities & Higher Education group includes over 150 lawyers based in our offices in the UK, Middle East and Asia Pacific. We draw on the full resources of Pinsent Masons to cover the range of legal disciplines.

We advise both UK and international institutions – whether publicly funded or private, charitable or for-profit. Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market.

Brand & Reputation is a specialist consultancy firm focusing on high-level brand, marketing and communications audit, review and strategy development in the education, public and cultural sectors. With a range of high profile national and international clients, Brand & Reputation offers senior consultant experience and expertise which delivers exceptional results and value for money.

Communications Management is a communications and reputation consultancy for the higher education sector. The company has worked with more than 120 universities, business schools and specialist colleges during its 30 year history and its Chief Higher Education Consultant, Justin Shaw, is a former in-house head of media and communications for the University of Hertfordshire. Communications Management carries out: perceptions and reputation research; reviews of communications teams, channels and performance/impact; media coverage and social media analysis; student engagement and student communications research; internal communications assessments; community relations and public engagement reviews. It also devises and delivers PR and media coverage campaigns – and works with ExpertFile (a Toronto-based channel) to generate international awareness and to stimulate demand for academics and the application of their expertise for commercial income.

Eversheds Sutherland is an international law firm with 74 offices in 35 countries. According to Legal 500, we are “widely considered the market leader in the higher education field”.

We know that providers need legal advisers who fully understand the HE sector and the unique challenges it faces. Our dedicated team of specialist education lawyers advise private and publicly funded HE providers, both in the UK and overseas, across a full range of domestic and international legal, HE governance and regulatory matters. Issues on which we are currently supporting providers include equality, diversity and inclusion (including combatting sexual harassment), registration and regulatory issues, student and staff immigration, student accommodation, consumer law and the CMA, establishment of overseas operations, and joint ventures and collaborations.

Tribal Group plc is a pioneering world-leader of education software and services. Its portfolio includes Student Information Systems and app technology; a broad range of education services covering quality assurance, peer review, benchmarking and improvement; and student surveys. Working with Higher Education, Further and Tertiary Education, schools, Government and State bodies, training providers and employers, in over 55 countries; Tribal Group’s mission is to empower the world of education with products and services that underpin student success.

UCAS connects people to University, post Uni studies including teacher training, apprenticeships & internships. Find all the information for your next step.

Our services support young people making post-18 choices, as well as mature learners, by providing information, advice, and guidance to inspire and facilitate educational progression to university, college, or a degree apprenticeship.

We also provide a wide range of research, consultancy and advisory services to schools, colleges, careers services, professional bodies, and employers, including apprenticeships.

We’re a successful and fast-growing organisation, which helps hundreds of thousands of people every year. We’re committed to delivering a first-class service to all our customers — they’re at the heart of everything we do.

Exhibitors

Jiscis a not-for-profit organisation providing world-class digital solutions for education and research. For over 30 years, Jisc has pushed boundaries, encouraging organisations to adopt and use cutting-edge digital technologies. Our cloud, cyber security and connectivity services enable you to enhance the digital experience of your staff, whilst more importantly, allowing you to focus on the learner experience. As an impartial provider, Jisc reinvests profit to support the public good, providing services, advice and support, always putting our customer’s needs first.

CELCAT is a market-leading software house with over 30 years’ experience working in the education sector.

We offer the most comprehensive and easy-to-integrate products on the market, specifically designed to encourage engagement with the timetable and enhance student and staff experience.

We are the architects of the popular Timetabler product used by hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide. We provide intuitive, feature-rich solutions for creating and publishing timetables, monitoring student attendance, managing room bookings, generating pay claims, reporting and much more.

A specialist recruitment partner for the non-profit and public sector, TPP has developed an excellent track record in recruiting permanent and temporary professionals for the higher education sector. We source professional and academic candidates for a wide variety of universities across the UK offering a consultative and tailored service, giving insight and expert advice on job seekers motivations and how to attract the best talent inclusively.

We develop trusted, long-term relationships, supporting people with their careers and helping organisations achieve their purpose. We also proudly provide a wide range of free value-added services, that educate and inform.

At Protocol, the last 26 years have seen us provide thousands of lecturers, managers, coaches, assessors and other non-academic staff to training providers, colleges and universities across the UK.

We have a deep understanding of the challenges faced by universities. Because of our experience and longevity, we can help you to source candidates quickly and effectively, not only in teaching but also professional, support and research roles.

We’ve helped clients recruit candidates in all areas of further and higher education in temporary, permanent and interim roles.

Whether you need a candidate with extensive academic experience, or someone who can bring practical industry experience to your organisation; we’ll take the time to understand exactly what you’re looking for.

Working with over 40 Education Institutions, Intersol Global deliver Training and Investigation Services.

We train and qualify Education staff to conduct low-risk volume inquiries and support institutions with impartial external investigation advice, conducting the more complex, high-risk, and serious inquiries with and for them.

Delivering a full range of impartial investigation services from reporting an issue to resolution on a retained service or ‘pay as you go’ basis, we have trained hundreds of delegates and conducted many serious or complex investigations. We are increasingly called upon to support institutions with environmental and cultural reviews, often driven by concerns about bullying, harassment, and racism.

We look forward to attending Independent Higher Education’s annual conference and to share our expertise with attendees at the event, we are always open for discussions, and advise is always free.

Generation Marketing is a youthful, innovative and ultra-modern company that uses a cutting-edge approach to generate high quality leads. We use the most sophisticated methods to help you connect live and in real time with your leads.

Generation Marketing developed an interactive personality assessment (PA) software designed to improve lead conversion rates by enhancing lead engagement through self-reflection and charting of career paths. We build high performing websites and landing pages for lead generation focused clients, we manage client’s google campaigns, and offer outsourced development services.

Making decisions relating to your local economy is hard if you don’t have confidence in the insight you’re basing those decisions on. Our aim is to give you both certainty and peace of mind that the decisions your organisation takes to fulfil your mission are based on the best and most appropriately detailed local Labour Market Insight available.

Better alignment of courses with industry needs and achieving better employment outcomes for students have not traditionally been issues at the top of the agenda for most universities. But as you are increasingly being challenged on these issues, how can you tackle them?

The key to solving both challenges lies in better use of local insight to understand employer demand. At Lightcast we are working with universities across the country and internationally to help them solve these issues in their portfolio planning, student engagement, degree apprenticeships, and impact assessment.

Lanyard sponsor

Our student-first undergraduate and postgraduate brands connect universities with a community of actively reaching, engaged UK students enabling institutions to match with high-quality applicants. With one of the largest UK datasets of 23m annual prospective UK students, institutions can use our real-time data to inform strategy.

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Independent HE Annual Conference 2022 Opportunities

If you would like to discuss sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please email conference@independentHE.com or call +44 20 3929 3370.

Independent Higher Education Annual Conference 2022

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Our sponsors and exhibitors: