База Рефератов - Имиджеобразующие стратегии в образовательном дискурсе (на материале электронных ресурсов университета)

The University of St Andrews continues to maintain an enviable reputation for success in teaching, research and employment. St Andrews was placed sixth in the Sunday Times UK University Guide table 2007 and again tops the Guide's league table of Scottish universities and runner up for the Sunday Times UK University of the Year award. The newspaper said: 'St Andrews has equalled its highest-ever ranking this year with a string of improvements in performance during the past year. Our Scottish University of the Year in 2006 and a winner of the UK University of the Year title back in 2002, this is the nearest a former winner of the UK title has come to repeating the trick.'

In the Times Good University Guide 2007 the University was named Scottish university of the year and attributed the award to the 'University's consistently outstanding teaching and research' combined with its success in the National Student Survey which measured student satisfaction with teaching and resources at their university. St Andrews students rated themselves as the top mainstream university in the UK (second only to the Open University).

In May 2007 St Andrews was named fourth best university in the UK and the 'big success story' of this year's Guardian University Guide. Its environmental credentials were also recognised in June 2007 when it was rated one of the greenest universities in the UK in the Times Higher Education Supplement 'green league' in joint top place in Scotland and joint eighth place in the UK. St Andrews was commended for its carbon emissions, recycling rates and energy consumed from renewable resources.

Teaching Quality

St Andrews has the highest accumulating Teaching Quality Assessment average rating in Scotland. (Further details on Facts and Figures page.)

Research Assessment Exercise

The latest Research Assessment Exercise (in 2001) saw St Andrews win the most consistently high set of ratings of any Scottish University. (Further details on Facts and Figures page.)

About the University

· Facts and figures

· General Council

· History of the University

· How others see us

· Museums and Collections

· The University today

· University arms

· University Chapels

· University Court

· University Government and Organisation

Related Links

· Current staff > Research

University Government

The constitution of the University is laid down in a series of Acts of Parliament enacted between 1858 and 1966. Under these the University Court is the supreme governing body having responsibilities for the finances, appointment of staff and general managerial functions. Its twenty-five members come from within the University, the local community and beyond. The Court is chaired by the Rector, elected by the matriculated students of the University.

The Senatus Academicus is the supreme academic body under the presidency of the Principal. It consists of all professors, heads of Schools, a number of elected non-professorial members of staff, and four student members. Much of the Senate's business is delegated to a smaller body, the Academic Council.

The University is divided into four Faculties - Arts, Divinity, Science, Medicine - representing all permanent members of academic staff in each school in the Faculty (members of cross-Faculty Schools may be identified with either or both Faculty constituencies). The Dean of Medicine, re-established in 2002, is appointed by the University Court, but the other three Deans are currently elected by their Faculty constituencies. Their term of office is three years with a possible extension of one year. Deans appoint other Faculty Officers and Pro-Deans and convene Faculty Business Committees. The Faculties, comprising all their permanent staff, have one formal meeting annually, towards the end of each acadmic year. Faculty meetings review matters that have arisen duiring the year and provide a vehicle for communication across the academic community and advice for the Deans and Pro-Deans.

The Faculty Business Committee's recommendations are considered throughout the year by the Teaching, Learning and Assessment (TLA) Committee, a standing committee reporting to Senate and Academic Council. The Faculty Business Committees, comprising the Faculty officers and any other co-opted members, meet in advance of each TLA committee to dispatch routine affairs and review issues arising from the implementation of policy or course proposals, highlighting issues which may need discussion in the wider forum of the TLA.

Management Group

As of January 2002, the former Executive is now replaced by a wider Senior Management Group, consisting of the former Executive together with (inter alia) Deans and some Directors of Units.

The following are as of January 2006:

· List of current Management Group personnel

· List of personnel in the Office of the Principal

Student participation

There is ample scope for student participation in University government, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. All matriculated students of the University have the right to vote in the election of a Rector who holds office for a three-year period and chairs the University Court. The Rector appoints an Assessor who is also a member of the University Court and is usually a student.

In addition, the University Court has two ex officio student members: the President and the Director of Representation of the Students' Association. There are student representatives on the Senate and the Academic Council. Students also have representatives on a wide range of University committees. The SRC itself exists to represent students on all matters and is the recognised channel of communication between students and the University authorities.