Committee to take new evidence for inquiry into higher education in Wales

The Assembly’s Enterprise and Learning Committee will continue to take evidence for its inquiry into the economic contribution of higher education in Wales at its next meeting.

Members will take evidence from David Caldwell, Director, Universities Scotland, via video link.

Professor Maher Kalaji, Head of Chemistry at Bangor University will attend the meeting to give evidence on behalf of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

The meeting will be held at 9am in Committee Room 2, Senedd, on Wednesday May 21.

The terms of reference for the inquiry are:

• To consider the nature of the strategic engagement of Higher Education Institutes with businesses in Wales and beyond and their impact on their local and regional economies

• The success of HEIs in accessing funding from a range of sources

• The extent to which entrepreneurial education has been embedded in Welsh HEIs

• The contribution that HEIs can make to the skills agenda

• The wider contributions of universities to their localities

More details about the committee