UCL
Mini-sabbatical at University College London, 15.05-17.06 2011
Background
A VPPR (ETH Vice-President for Personnel and Resources) delegation of ETH Zurich visited UCL last January and was presented an ambitious new IT Strategy for UCL – SmartIT. It turned out that SmartIT shares a high degree of similarities in many aspects with the newly implemented DBIOL IT strategy in which I played an leading role. Both UCL’s SmartIT project manager and the CIO, and VPPR suggested me to spend some time at UCL with the SmartIT staff to share and exchange strategic views and experience.
Planed activities
- Helping to develop an updated research-oriented Learning Technology Strategy for UCL
- Helping to define the changes as part of Smart IT phase 2
- Helping develop and enlarge the overall IT strategy for UCL
- Helping to define the web strategy for UCL
Short UCL Portrait
UCL was founded in 1826 “opening up English higher education for the first time to people of all beliefs and social backgrounds”. It is a global university in the heart of London with 34% of students coming from nearly 140 foreign countries. UCL regularly ranks among the world’s top universities with a record of 21 Nobel prizewinners.
- 22000 under- and post graduate students coming from 40 different countries
- Over 4000 academic and research staff
- 640 chairs with the highest number of female professors
- Faculties include:
Arts & Humanities- Biomedical Sciences – Built Environment –
Engineering Sciences – Laws – Life Sciences – Mathematical & Physical Sciences – Social & Historical Sciences - 11 inter-departmental Institutes including:
Institute of Archaeology – Institute of Child Health – Eastman Dental Institute – Institute of Neurology – Institute of Ophthalmology – School of Slavonic & East European Studies –
Cancer Institute – Institute of Cardiovascular Science – Ear Institute – School of European Languages, Culture & Society –
Institute for Women’s Health - A medical school, the UCL University Hospital, and 11 associated teaching hospitals
- 21 Nobel Prizes
- 120000 active alumni
- A strong Student Union
