External Partnerships

Far Reaching Engagement with:

Business & The Professions  

The Community

International & European Partners

The University of Hertfordshire is a new model of a University - demand-led and market-leading, with dynamic and pervasive relationships with business and the professions.

We will deliver this vision by:

• embedding innovation, employability and enterprise skills into the lifelong learning of students, staff and clients
• investing in enquiry-led and user-led research, and nurturing new research talent in areas of research excellence
• shaping the new health agenda through active engagement with employers
• engaging with regional businesses to widen and deepen our knowledge exchange and technology transfer activity
• matching student and graduate skills to businesses needs through proactive interaction with major corporates and SMEs, and embedding business experience in the curriculum
• delivering accessible education to employees through work-based and blended learning
• working with FE Colleges and other partners to meet the full range of skills needs of regional businesses and professions
• creating a dynamic and fluid multidisciplinary unit to help exploit ideas
• extending our widening participation strategy to engage proactively with employees who may
• not previously have had the opportunity to study at higher levels
• extending and developing our enterprise hub network, promoting knowledge exchange in areas of economic growth.