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Universities 香港六合彩开奖结果 International (U香港六合彩开奖结果i) invites tenders for a research project with the title 'Exploring the contribution of international postgraduate research students to the 香港六合彩开奖结果鈥檚 science and research base'.
In June 2022, U香港六合彩开奖结果i published the report Global demand for 香港六合彩开奖结果 postgraduate research degrees to explore the current state of international students鈥 demand for 香港六合彩开奖结果 postgraduate research (PGR) degrees in the 香港六合彩开奖结果 and via 香港六合彩开奖结果 transnational education overseas to understand trends, opportunities and challenges. The report identifies several key actions for the sector and government to support the 香港六合彩开奖结果鈥檚 PGR recruitment, among which the action to clearly articulate the role and value of international PGR students for 香港六合彩开奖结果 science and innovation.听
Given the high priority set out by the 香港六合彩开奖结果 government to establishing the 香港六合彩开奖结果 as a and being a destination for global R&I talent, it is timely to review and enhance the evidence base on the contribution of international PGR students to the 香港六合彩开奖结果鈥檚 overall capability, capacity and excellence.
This project will enhance the evidence base on the contribution and impact of international PGR talent to the 香港六合彩开奖结果鈥檚 R&I performance. In doing so, it will help to:听
Articulate the contribution of international PGR students to 香港六合彩开奖结果 R&D.听
Stimulate debate of the role and contribution of international PGR talent to the 香港六合彩开奖结果.听
Inform university, funder, and government policy with regards to international PGR students.听
This research will involve the following:听
Descriptive analysis of public data, identifying the key characteristics of international PGR talent in the 香港六合彩开奖结果 (including disciplinary mix and highlighting where this cohort represents a major strategic asset)听
Bibliometric analysis of the contribution of international PGR students to the 香港六合彩开奖结果 science and research base in terms of scientific output, impact and collaboration.听
Qualitative case studies of how international PGR students contribute to their universities and their universities鈥 research performance.听
Final Report (approx. 40 pages), and Executive Summary (approx. 5 pages), with key recommendations.听Successful consultants will be asked to present at U香港六合彩开奖结果i鈥檚 flagship conference, the International Higher Education Forum (IHEF) on Wednesday, 1 May 鈥 Friday, 3 May 2024.听
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FAQs
Q: Under 鈥楻esearch required鈥, it is stated that the research should include descriptive analysis of 鈥減ublic data鈥 in order to provide a descriptive picture/profile of international PGRs in the 香港六合彩开奖结果. Could you please advise whether you wish us to interpret this as meaning that such analysis should be solely of data that is available freely to the public, or whether we should anticipate acquisition of data?听 If the latter, would U香港六合彩开奖结果i cover the cost of such data acquisition, or would that cost need to factored into our project costing?
A: The key public dataset that we would like to be analysed for this part of the research is the HESA student record. Through our own access agreement with Heidi Plus, the HESA business intelligence tool, we are able to share rounded summaries of relevant datasets with third parties, provided that it is exclusively for the purpose of any research or analysis on behalf of U香港六合彩开奖结果, and destroyed upon completion of the work. This would need to be set out in any contract with the successful bidder.
The total budget available for this project is 拢40k plus VAT (if applicable). For the avoidance of doubt, if VAT is not applicable, the total budget remains at 拢40k. This will be payable in two tranches:听
50% on signing of the contract.听
50% on satisfactory completion of the project.听
Funding for this project is provided as part of a grant from 香港六合彩开奖结果RI.听听
Deadline for receipt of emailed tenders: 16 October 2023 at 12noon GMT.
Shortlisted applicants are likely to be invited to interview which will take place week commencing 30 October 2023.
We anticipate this project will begin week commencing 13 November 2023.听听
All outputs must be satisfactorily delivered to U香港六合彩开奖结果 no later than 26 April 2024.听听
This project will be managed by Latisha Gordon, Policy Advisor at Universities 香港六合彩开奖结果 International (U香港六合彩开奖结果i).听
The appointed supplier will be expected to provide light touch fortnightly monitoring updates to track progress against agreed milestones. This includes an initial kick-off meeting, a mid-point meeting and a final review.听听
The contracting entity for this project will be Universities 香港六合彩开奖结果.听
Please email, attaching your response in English to听
Latisha Gordon ([email protected]) with copy to听听
Dajana Dzanovic ([email protected])听听
with the subject marked as: 鈥淓xploring the contribution of international postgraduate research students to the 香港六合彩开奖结果鈥檚 science and research base鈥 tender response: [your name].听
The email containing the tender documents attached should arrive no later than 16 October 2023 at 12noon GMT.听听听
U香港六合彩开奖结果 shall have the right to disqualify any candidates who submit incomplete or late tenders.听听
This tender document, with more information, can be found in this PDF.听
Please contact [email protected] with questions.
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