Month: June 2025

In June, UCEC welcomed a delegation of professors from Henan University to the UK for an intensive overseas training programme focused on higher education leadership, institutional management, and the practical implementation of teaching theory. The programme was designed to foster mutual learning between UK and Chinese education systems, reinforcing the importance of international collaboration in …

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18 June 2025 On 18 June 2025, UCEC hosted an Exporting Education dinner at the House of Commons, bringing together leaders from higher education, government, and policy advisory circles to discuss the future of UK education as a global enterprise. Chaired by UCEC CEO Neil Carmichael, the evening provided a distinguished setting for dialogue on …

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The Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation’s Westminster Lectures series got underway last week — and the opening event set a high bar. UCEC’s CEO Neil Carmichael, who serves as a trustee of the Foundation, was among those present for what proved to be a substantive and timely evening at Europe House, home of the European …

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Neil recently joined a panel discussion at the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University London, hosted in partnership with the Edward Heath Forum to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1975 EU referendum. The event drew strong audience participation and generated a frank, historically grounded conversation about one of the defining questions in modern British …

Fifty years on: what 1975 tells us about 2016, and where we go from here Read More »