Pioneering And Exemplary:Research On The Development Of The Private University Of Buckingham In The UK

The establishment of the University of Buckingham has created a precedent for the development of private universities in the UK.As the first private university in the UK,Buckingham University relies on student tuition fees,social donations,funds and other financing forms without receiving government funding or government funding.It has become a model of private higher education in the UK and provides valuable experience for the construction of first-class private universities in my country.On the basis of clarifying the development background of the private Buckingham University in the United Kingdom,this research uses the method of historical research,literature research,case study and interview to analyze the educational philosophy,talent training goals,teaching content and curriculum of Buckingham University for more than 40 years,student learning and teacher teaching,teaching management and institutional guarantee,etc.And analyze and summarize the development characteristics,influence and experience of Buckingham University.In the start-up stage of university of Buckingham(1973-1982),with the concept of independence and individuality,the university advocated independent school-running autonomy,individualized education concept and independent university pioneering spirit,and offered liberal arts basic courses and individualized courses.Professional courses,implementing students’ free learning and personalized group tutoring by teachers.In addition,the University has also established a management body of the Council and the Academic Advisory Committee,actively implemented the "Part-time work-study student" program and implemented a 2-year undergraduate,4-semester management system.During the expansion stage of Buckingham University(1983-2010),the university constructed the development concept of market and practicality,paid attention to the design of market and practical courses,took market and practicality as the positioning standard of talent training goals,and strengthened students’ professional skills and marketization.At the same time,the university of Buckingham teachers pay attention to the design of group tutoring and the training of teachers’ practical skills,and have cultivated many applied talents who can adapt to social development.The university of Buckingham has also expanded diversified funding channels,established a lean enterprise center,initiated industrialization projects,and implemented new management systems such as university quality assurance.During the deepening reform phase of the university of Buckingham(since 2011),the university has established the goal of building an excellent and first-class university in the participation rankings with the concept of establishing an excellent and first-class school,and actively built an excellent curriculum system.At the same time,in terms of talent quality assurance and faculty construction,the university emphasizes talent training standards,student academic quality assurance,and strengthening international faculty recruitment,implementing a teaching excellence framework,academic standard setting and evaluation,student executive committees and grievance mechanisms,and external review.Officials’ participation in monitoring and other management systems can effectively give full play to the advantages of UK higher education quality assurance and its own initiative and creativity,and comprehensively improve the quality of talent training.During more than 40 years of development and exploration,the university of Buckingham has formed adhere to an independent,emphasize the demand guidance,highlight time perspective,advocating service consciousness school-running characteristics,which have had a profound impact on the development of British private universities and enriched the British higher education system,to improve the competitiveness of British higher education resources,and to a certain extent promote the trend of the global higher education reform.At the same time,the concepts,traditions and experiences formed in the development of University of Buckingham provide an example worthy of learning and reference for the reform and development of private higher education in my country in the new era.The University of Buckingham ’s unique development experience suggests that the development of private higher education in our country should adhere to the combination of independence and seeking external support;abandon the large and comprehensive scale of running schools to ensure the quality of personnel training;based on the market development mechanism,strengthen cooperation with industries and enterprises.Cooperation in all directions;adhere to the people-oriented service tenet,actively build a talent service guarantee system;broaden the horizon of global education,highlight the characteristics of localized school running;keep pace with the times and actively adjust the development strategy of colleges and universities.In this way,private universities in our country will be more conducive to high-quality and sustainable development.