The Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) (Cornish: Pennskolyow Kesunys yn Kernow) is a project to provide higher education in Cornwall, England, which is one of the poorest areas of the United Kingdom in terms of GVA per capita.[1]
Developed in the early 2000s, following the work of the Camborne and University of Cornwall Support Group (a pressure group that is composed mostly of Cornish graduates), professionals founded the CUC in 1997 to seek a collaboration of all HE providers in Cornwall in working towards the establishment of a free-standing Cornish university in the future and to oppose the loss of the Camborne School of Mines from the depressed towns, Camborne and Redruth.[citation needed]
With funds from the European UnionObjective One and the South West Regional Development Agency, the CUC serves to fight the "brain drain" of students to the rest of the United Kingdom. Historically, most Cornish students have had to leave the county to obtain higher education, and they then never returned to contribute their knowledge and skills to the Cornish economy.[citation needed] The establishment of CUC is itself a contribution to the expansion of the Cornish economy, and all proposed developments within the CUC umbrella are required to show how they will contribute to Cornish prosperity.[citation needed]
Like a number of other recent projects in UK higher education, CUC involves collaboration between several institutions, but it is probably unique in the number and range of institutions involved.[citation needed] It is conceived on a "hub and spokes" model, with different institutions offering different kinds of provision in different locations. The CUC central administration is based at Trevenson House in Pool, Cornwall, and the "rim" sites have been placed at a number of different locations.[2] There are in fact two "hubs". One is the Tremough campus, originally developed for the Falmouth College of Arts (now Falmouth University). Here, degrees are offered by Falmouth University and by the University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus; the University of Exeter has international-standard research teams located here. Halls of residence are provided, and the campus attracts students on a national and international basis, though it is also intended to be attractive to local students. The second hub is the "health spa" at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske site, which provides facilities for the Peninsula Medical School (a joint operation of the University of Exeter, the University of Plymouth, and the National Health Service in Devon and Cornwall), and for the Institute of Health Studies of the University of Plymouth, which teaches nursing and other subjects allied to medicine.
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The Combined Universities in Cornwall CUC Cornish Pennskolyow Kesunys yn Kernow is a project to provide higher education in Cornwall England which is one of the poorest areas of the United Kingdom in terms of GVA per capita 1 Combined Universities in CornwallFormation1997 1997 TypeUnincorporated associationPurposeHigher education in CornwallLocationCornwall EnglandAffiliationsUniversity of Exeter including the Camborne School of Mines and the Institute of Cornish Studies University of Plymouth Peninsula Medical School a joint operation of the two universities Falmouth University Cornwall College Truro and Penwith CollegeWebsitewww wbr cuc wbr ac wbr uk Contents 1 History 2 Partnership and institutions 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditDeveloped in the early 2000s following the work of the Camborne and University of Cornwall Support Group a pressure group that is composed mostly of Cornish graduates professionals founded the CUC in 1997 to seek a collaboration of all HE providers in Cornwall in working towards the establishment of a free standing Cornish university in the future and to oppose the loss of the Camborne School of Mines from the depressed towns Camborne and Redruth citation needed With funds from the European Union Objective One and the South West Regional Development Agency the CUC serves to fight the brain drain of students to the rest of the United Kingdom Historically most Cornish students have had to leave the county to obtain higher education and they then never returned to contribute their knowledge and skills to the Cornish economy citation needed The establishment of CUC is itself a contribution to the expansion of the Cornish economy and all proposed developments within the CUC umbrella are required to show how they will contribute to Cornish prosperity citation needed Like a number of other recent projects in UK higher education CUC involves collaboration between several institutions but it is probably unique in the number and range of institutions involved citation needed It is conceived on a hub and spokes model with different institutions offering different kinds of provision in different locations The CUC central administration is based at Trevenson House in Pool Cornwall and the rim sites have been placed at a number of different locations 2 There are in fact two hubs One is the Tremough campus originally developed for the Falmouth College of Arts now Falmouth University Here degrees are offered by Falmouth University and by the University of Exeter Cornwall Campus the University of Exeter has international standard research teams located here Halls of residence are provided and the campus attracts students on a national and international basis though it is also intended to be attractive to local students The second hub is the health spa at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske site which provides facilities for the Peninsula Medical School a joint operation of the University of Exeter the University of Plymouth and the National Health Service in Devon and Cornwall and for the Institute of Health Studies of the University of Plymouth which teaches nursing and other subjects allied to medicine The rim consists of two tertiary institutions Cornwall College and Truro and Penwith College which in addition to their further education work offer a range of higher education courses from sub degree to master s degree level under franchise from the University of Plymouth 3 4 These colleges are part of the University of Plymouth Colleges network UPC and their courses are particularly though not exclusively aimed at encouraging wider participation in higher education by students from the South West of Britain 5 Partnership and institutions EditCUC exists as an unincorporated association 6 between the following universities and colleges 7 8 University of Exeter including the Camborne School of Mines and the Institute of Cornish Studies University of Plymouth Falmouth University Cornwall College Truro and Penwith CollegeReferences Edit Regional gross value added income approach UK 1997 to 2015 Office for National Statistics 15 December 2016 Retrieved 23 March 2018 CUC n d CUC Structure Available Online at Combined Universities in Cornwall Archived from the original on 26 March 2009 Retrieved 18 June 2009 visited 18 06 09 University level courses at Camborne Cornwall College 2009 Archived from the original on 17 April 2006 Retrieved 18 June 2009 visited 18 06 09 Education Teaching Courses Truro College Higher Education 2008 Archived from the original on 4 July 2010 Retrieved 18 June 2009 University of Plymouth Colleges Welcome University of Plymouth Retrieved 18 June 2009 Combined Universities in Cornwall Structure CUC Archived from the original on 26 March 2009 Retrieved 18 June 2009 55m expansion for universities BBC 2005 Retrieved 18 June 2009 About Combined Universities in Cornwall CUC Archived from the original on 2 June 2009 Retrieved 18 June 2009 External links Edit Cornwall 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