International Voices - Hugh Martin

In this latest Think Education podcast @ProfChrisHill talked to Hugh Martin, Registrar and Chief Administrative Officer at The British University in Dubai, about the role of universities within society and the value of education.

Hugh reflected on his extensive experience in Higher Education senior management to discuss the power universities have to make a positive impact upon society, and indeed how they have an invaluable role in providing spaces for discourse, information interrogation and knowledge dissemination.  Hugh reflected that universities could certainly do more to demonstrate their value and that the power of higher education, when not viewed as a mere stepping stone to employment, can be instrumental in shaping and developing society.

Our conversation moved through the learning experience and how the pressures that young people face today – in terms of deciding their future – could be better replaced with choices and options for learning.  By creating space and time to think and develop, universities have a vital role to play in supporting youth development and encouraging creativity.  Moving away from a content driven model to one that supports interdisciplinary learning will better prepare students for life and not just for work.

There are probably more poets around than we realise!

 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugh-martin/

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/author/hugh-martin

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