A new partnership initiative between the three leading British universities has been welcomed by the leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul. The move will have a global impact, the NRI said.
"I whole heartedly welcome this new partnership and the impact it can have on the West Midlands and on a global stage," Lord Paul said. He is serving as the Chancellor of the University of Wolverhampton.
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is a new initiative between Birmingham City University, Coventry University and Wolverhampton university.
Lord Paul said that, "It is vital that universities are not only seats of learning, knowledge and innovation but are also at the forefront of economic regeneration and providing the necessary skills for industry."
The WMCA aims to meet objectives of employment opportunities, productivity and skills around the region. The initiative is also expect to create more than 500,000 jobs by 2030.
"Our ambition through our collaboration is to build on existing assets across all three universities focusing on product leadership and priority industries for the region including health care, construction, digital and creative and professional services,” Professor Geoff Layer, vice-chancellor of the University of Wolverhampton, said.
"At the moment no single university can offer a geographically comprehensive range of services available in one place, and it's our aim to provide our customers with a seamless journey whilst at the same time providing value for money and economies of scale which benefit our partners."
Professor Cliff Allan, vice-chancellor of Birmingham City University, said that, "The launch of West Midlands Combined Universities is about making sure higher education across our region can meet the ambitious demands of the devolution agenda.”
"By launching this ambitious initiative in collaboration with our neighbouring universities Birmingham City and Wolverhampton, we're creating a partnership which spans the combined authority area and is ideally placed to reaffirm the role that higher education plays in shoring up the industries which are vital to our region,” Professor John Latham, vice-chancellor of Coventry University added.
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