Bournemouth University

About the University

Corporate Plan 2006 - 2012:
A Statement of Strategic Intent

BU's Sir Michael Cobham Library

Bournemouth University 2012

Our student-centred learning environment emphasises both intellectual achievement and employability

In 2012 our University will be 20 years old; potential UK undergraduate numbers will be falling; core government funding for research will be much more open to us; full economic costing of teaching will be well established; the cap on undergraduate fees will, in all probability, have been raised or removed; student expectations will have increased markedly; our HEFCE grant will provide under a third of our income and we will be in an extremely competitive environment for all of our activities.

In 2012 we envisage a larger University that we will describe as follows:

Bournemouth University is a youthful and innovative international institution offering a range of high-quality academic programmes geared to the professions. Our student-centred learning environment emphasises both intellectual achievement and employability. We are proud of our strength in research and enterprise and the world-class standing of our centres of academic excellence.