The Context. This Agreement reflects our already significant success in attracting students who will be the first in their families to participate in higher education – well above the national average. It is also based on Roehampton‟s excellent track record in delivering a high quality learning and teaching experience for its students. As confirmed in the QAA Institutional Audit Report of 2007, Roehampton “is adopting a sustained and reflective approach to improving students' learning opportunities, underpinned by well-constructed strategies linked to its overall vision; this is coupled with effective action planning and progress monitoring.”. {NOTE:1 In accordance with the guidance provided by OFFA on 26 October 2010, this Access Agreement replaces the earlier agreement submitted by Roehampton University which covered the period 2009 - 10 to 2010 - 11} Three of the „Features of Good Practice‟ in the 2007 QAA Report were: (i) the progressive development of management information relevant to all levels of activity, The University‟s Academic Strategy emphasises the importance of diversity, inclusivity and widening participation in higher education. It provides: “Roehampton University seeks to provide an enriching experience for all its members and is committed to diversity, which is a fundamental element of the Vision of the University. Diversity provides enrichment for all concerned, allowing the exchange of different ideas from diverse groups of staff and students with their particular social and cultural backgrounds and traditions.“ Roehampton University is committed to attracting well qualified undergraduates and postgraduates from all sectors of society. We celebrate the diversity this engenders as a source of learning. We are committed to fair access and to enabling equal opportunities. Recruitment policies are geared to inclusion and attracting excellent students that are able to benefit from the educational experience of Roehampton as defined by their academic potential. Students demonstrate their potential through a wide range of qualification routes… We will continue to support outreach activity in order to raise the aspirations of those in our local community. Mature students and those who are the first in their family to enter University are well represented in the University and we will seek to maintain that representation.”
The Context. Lincolnshire is a large county characterised by its rural nature, poor transport infrastructure and little in the way of inward investment. There are packets of deprivation particularly in the city of Lincoln and a low wage culture with many families having few aspirations or engagement with higher education. It only has been in the last few years that there has been any accessible higher education opportunities in the city other than those provided by Xxxxxx Grotteste College and Lincoln College. Now, with the establishment of the University of Lincoln in the city, there are more opportunities for progression. There are a number of factors which contribute to the pattern of educational performance and participation in higher education in the county. Generally the performance of Lincolnshire schools in terms of average A Level past school is above the national average. Against that there is a participation rate of between 21% and 29% in the county. Overall the county’s participation rate is 28% and Aimhigher activities plan to raise this by 10% by 2010. The challenge is great as 14.3% of the county’s population reside in 10% of the most deprived wards of the region and only 7.6% of young (accepted) UCAS applicants reside in these wards, reflecting the fact that they are clearly under represented.
The Context. Bangladesh is still struggling to overcome its long authoritarian past. The flaws in the human rights environment in Bangladesh are relatively well known: laws are inadequate; enforcement of good laws is poor; some agents of the state actively abuse rights; and few individuals are aware of their rights or are in a position to defend them. Citizens tend to fear the state and to seek redress on an individual or case-by-case basis, rather than as groups or on a systemic basis. A broad range of socio-political and economic interests are arrayed against the reform of laws and their enforcement, either overall or with regard to particular rights issues, and they appear to be more linked together than interests supporting human rights. Thus, the flaws are systemic.
The Context. The intensity and the duration of international crises have significantly increased in the last years, threatening the accomplishment of develop- ment goals of the Agenda 2030. The German Government has responded to this challenge by expanding its political priority towards greater engagement in fragile contexts and it has been translated by the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in projects that focus on the importance of preventive action and the need to consist- ently orientate development cooperation towards peacebuilding. This priority has been transferred to an increased number of projects/pro- grams that are operating in a fragile context as well as into the consistent formulation of objectives and goals for intervention. KfW Development Bank (KfW) has responded to this challenge by expanding its work in fragile contexts into a core competency along with developing the instru- ment of the Framework Agreement (FWA) for preparatory interventions. FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT AS NEW INSTRUMENT The FWA is a new instrument of KfW for the procurement of project pre- paratory studies and assessments in those countries characterized by crisis and fragility. This particular setting required a change in orientation for the Financial Cooperation (FC), which needed to surpass the “traditional” pro- ject cycle and newly adapt to a complex context via streamlining measures. Therefore, KfW has conceived of this new instrument for the preparation and early implementation of projects/programs characterized by a high term of flexibility and adaptability to the specific challenges enabling the provi- sion of standardized high quality information for decision making processes that lead to efficient and sustainable implementation. The foundation for an efficient and sustainable project/program is laid in its identification and preparation. It is therefore essential to create a solid background comprised of comprehensive analyses of social, economic, legal, cultural, educational and political aspects with the involvement of stakeholders and partners that maximize the sense of collective ownership and sharing. The aim of the FWA, as a new instrument of KfW, is to create the informational background for efficient and sustainable implementation of the financed project/program to achieve the goals of the Agenda 2030. In a challenging scenario characterized by a precarious situation of the target groups, fast-changing conditions and the need to quickly comm...
The Context. The current practice of sovereign lending and borrowing is unpre- cedented. For two centuries, sovereign debtors borrowed from one or more, but not all, of the following sources: commercial banks, bondholders, govern- ments and multilateral institutions. It was not until the early 1990s that all four types of creditors began to play an active role in the sovereign debt market.9 While commercial banks and bondholders form the “private sector” creditor group, the “public sector” creditor group is composed of governments (“bilateral creditors”) and multilateral institutions such as the IMF, the World Bank and other regional banks (collectively, “multilateral creditors”).
The Context. The starting point for assessing DT’s disclosure is to consider its position in the litigation and the case brought against it:
The Context. Staffordshire [To add in more about each district and the county as a whole] Cannock Chase District East Staffordshire Borough Lichfield District Newcastle under Lyme Borough South Staffordshire Borough Xxxxxxxx Borough Staffordshire Moorlands Tamworth Borough Adding Value
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The Context. By virtue of the Sale Agreement the Seller has agreed to sell and the Buyer has agreed to purchase the Property as a going concern
The Context. 2.2.1. The Encounter of the ‘Despotic Elites’ with ‘Common Man’ through political transformations:
