CASE Global Leaders Programme faculty member, Alistair Jarvis, recently wrote for Wonkhe reflecting on our March study tour to the US East Coast. The tour visited Harvard University, Boston University, Princeton University, The Johns Hopkins University and Georgetown University, amongst other organsiations.

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Alistair Jarvis, Pro Vice Chancellor (Partnerships and Governance), University of London

As the CASE Global Leaders Programme announces its inaugural international study tour to the United Kingdom in September 2025, what can university leaders learn from the increasingly shared challenges caused by geopolitical turbulence, falling social license and new approaches to university collaboration?

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Professor Mark Scott AO, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney 

Kirsten Andrews, Vice-Principal (External Relations), the University of Sydney

Sue Cunningham, President and CEO, CASE

Professor the Hon. Verity Firth AM, Vice-President Societal Impact, Equity and Engagement at the University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Dr Jessica Gallagher, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement), The University of Adelaide

Jennifer Karlson, Vice-President, Advancement and Community Engagement, Advancement and Community Engagement, The University of Queensland

Nathalie Trott, Director – Development, Griffith University

Dr Erik Lithander, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Strategic Engagement, University of Auckland

Alex Favier, Founder and Director of Favier Ltd and CASE Global Leaders Programme Lead

Led by Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, the CASE Global Leaders Programme takes its inaugural UK cohort to the East Coast of the United States from 16 - 21 March 2025. Here, the UK Faculty makes the case for universities adopting a more strategic, front-foot approach to political reputation management informed by what works (and what doesn’t) from higher education systems across the world.

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Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal & Vice-Chancellor, University of Glasgow                                      

Alistair Jarvis CBE, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Partnerships and Governance), University of London, and former CEO of Universities UK 

Rachel Sandison, Deputy Vice Chancellor - External Engagement and Vice Principal – External Relations, University of Glasgow 

Andrew Monk, Executive Director of Global Engagement, University of Bristol 

Alex Favier, Founder and Director of Favier Ltd and former Director of Global Reputation and Relations, University of Nottingham 

If, to universities, the world looks transformed today, then what will it look like five years from now?

Geopolitical turbulence, resurgent culture wars, the lasting impact of the pandemic, the financial pressures of international recruitment and the challenges facing global research collaboration have all combined to create extraordinary pressure on university leaders.

The CASE Global Leaders Programme will help equip a generation of higher education academic and professional leaders with the skills, perspective and networks required to navigate this uncertain future.

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Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal & Vice-Chancellors, University of Glasgow

Alistair Jarvis CBE, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Partnerships and Governance), University of London, and former CEO of Universities UK

Rachel Sandison, Deputy Vice-Chancellor - External Engagement and Vice Principal – External Relations, University of Glasgow

Andrew Monk, Executive Director of Global Engagement, University of Bristol

Alex Favier, Founder and Director of Favier Ltd and former Director of Global Reputation and Relations, University of Nottingham