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Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames, UNITED KINGDOMHigher Education InstitutionReg: 272521219783-88Since 03/12/2015

Budget

€282,345,550

EP Access

0

accredited persons

Staff

50

5 FTE

EU Grants

None

Mission & Goals

Kingston University will meet challenges by delivering a progressive new model of education. We will partner with businesses and other external bodies to support innovation, and generate and disseminate knowledge. Collaboration and innovation will underpin everything we do. We will enable our students to develop the future skills and personal attributes to prosper in their careers and focus our research, knowledge exchange, and professional practice where it can have impact and drive innovation. Our vision is for Kingston University to be sought after by students and staff as a place to further their ambitions and to have impact on our communities. Our students and staff will be sought after for their skills, knowledge and ability to innovate Our mission is to enhance students' life chances, support staff ambitions and strengthen Kingston University's impact on industry, policy and the professions to enable a sustainable future socially, economically and environmentally

EU Legislative Interests

Interest in initiatives: European Green Deal Digital Europe/Europe fit for the digital age Creative Europe Justice Programme Further areas of interest: Horizon Europe and successors, all work programmes and information events Bologna process, Higher Education Area, student mobility Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers

Communication Activities

ERASMUS+ projects, including Sport: 557100-EEP-1-2014-1-EL-SPO-SCP / 590824-EEP-1-2017-1-UK-SPO / 579828, KA2: 561989-EPP-1-2015-1-UK-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP / 561642-EPP-1-2015-1-IL-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP / 561820-EPP-1-2015-1-DE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP / 2015-1-UK01-KA201-013431 / 2015-1-TR01-KA202-022685 / 2016-1-UK01-KA201-024262 / 2016-1-EL01-KA203-023637 / 2019-SE01-KA201-060552 H2020 projects: 643072 QoE-Net, 644906 AEGLE, 682451 SEXHUM, 727642 ENERGISE, 732350 MONICA, 732407 EOC, 749220 RAD-FIRE, 952175 INCISIVE, 101016970 NI. HEU projects e.g.:101226783 MULTIPULM, 101192633 6G-VERSUS, 101189819 COP-PILOT, and affiliation to 101070181 COST actions, including IC1003, IC1105, IC1206, IC1303, IS1209 Various contracts, including under Consortium Agreement Multiple Framework Contract SME Studies DG Enterprise and Industry European Commission. e.g. see http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8293

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

KCGAudit (https://kcgaudit.co.uk/about-us/introducing-kcg/?pageFrom=1074) Variety of Education provision partners - arrangement dissolved autumn2022 (http://www.kingston.ac.uk/aboutkingstonuniversity/howtheuniversityworks/partnerinstitutions/) Membership of various research networks, including COST actions

Organisation Members

Dorich House Museum (http://www.dorichhousemuseum.org.uk/) Stanley Picker Gallery (http://www.stanleypickergallery.org/about/) Subsidiaries: https://www.kingston.ac.uk/about/governance/policies-and-regulations/modern-slavery-statementKingston University Enterprises Ltd (KUEL) Kingston University Campus Enterprises Ltd (KUCEL) Kingston University Service Company Ltd (KUSCO) As a University, the organisation comprises academic staff, non-academic staff and student members

Additional Information

EU grants cover specific projects, usually research. We have hired to NO intermediaries to represent interests at EU-level

Commissioner Meetings

No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.