Distinctive Strathclyde
Shaping Global Policy through Justice for Children
The University is working with the United Nations on a global ‘Justice for Children’ initiative. This aims to place children at the heart of justice in every nation of the world. Through the Justice for Children: Call to Action, we are working with internationally-recognised organisations to highlight the distinct realities of justice for children globally.
This is being led by the University of Strathclyde’s Institute for Inspiring Children’s Futures, in collaboration with many outstanding internationally recognised partners, including the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children and the Child Justice Advocacy Group, with Terre des Hommes and Defence for Children International. This work is part of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 16, which aims to promote peaceful, inclusive societies for sustainable development and to provide access to justice for all.
It provides a strategic vision that actively puts children at the centre, affirms children’s rights and promotes their capabilities and opportunities, and vigorously targets progress in this sustainable development goal.
Justice systems affect children in many ways; children are rights holders and can be human rights defenders, but also, children may be victims, witnesses, or accused of an offence, or intervention may be required for their care and protection. In each of these contexts, children must have access to specialist and differentiated justice systems that are in line with their stage of development, and that recognise international law. This will ensure children experience meaningful justice and can be adequately protected from injustice. By creating justice for children everywhere, and leaving no one behind, we are creating a fairer, safer world and society for us all to live in and flourish.
Transnational Education
We have global articulation agreements with institutions around the world, enabling more students to join our Strathclyde community. For example, our partnership with the Shanghai University of Electric Power was established in 2004 and has resulted in highly productive research and educational exchange and collaboration over the intervening years. Our undergraduate articulation agreement has led to approximately 300 students graduating from Strathclyde since the first intake in 2006. 2024 will mark the 20-year anniversary of the establishment of the partnership, when Strathclyde will be invited to Shanghai to join our partners in the celebration of this long-standing and mutually beneficial relationship.
As part of the articulation programme, students complete the final two years of their four-year BEng degree at the University of Strathclyde, after completing their initial two years of study in Shanghai. At Strathclyde, students join the BEng degree programme in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, where they attend lectures, engage in technical design projects and coursework, work on real-world engineering problems – often focused around global sustainability challenges. Students get to work under the supervision of academics on cutting-edge, industry focused research when completing their final year individual project, and critically, develop the types of skills and competencies required to secure employment upon graduation. Some students also continue their studies at Strathclyde on Masters programmes or through PhD study.
The articulation students emerge from their studies at Strathclyde as highly-qualified and sought-after graduates. Student feedback consistently highlights the high quality of the education they obtain at Strathclyde and the excellence of the ‘Strathclyde student experience’, citing the unparalleled combination of the academic knowledge and practical skills they gain from an engineering degree at Strathclyde, as well as equipping them for success in a rapidly evolving global engineering landscape. It is this unique blend of academic knowledge and practical skills development, leading to an authentic engineering education, that positions these students so well for the global job market.
Our Global Practitioners are a new class of colleagues from a diverse range of industries and backgrounds, reflecting the broad nature of subjects addressed in our general management programmes and the rich variety of students and colleague profiles in our learning environment.
Global Practitioners
We recognise the pace of change in higher education has accelerated, disrupting traditional operating models and driving innovation in the design and experience of the learning journey. In this shifting context, Strathclyde Business School has introduced the Global Practitioner initiative – this is an organisational innovation aimed at placing practical expertise and content relevance alongside academic knowledge and intellectual challenge at the heart of a high-quality, transformative student experience.
Bridging theory and practice, Global Practitioners play a crucial role in stimulating and facilitating learning for our MBA, executive education and specialist postgraduate programmes. Our Global Practitioners are a new class of colleagues from a diverse range of industries and backgrounds, reflecting the broad nature of subjects addressed in our general management programmes and the rich variety of students and colleague profiles in our learning environment. More than 30 Global Practitioners are now part of our Business School to support the development and delivery of the MBA and specialist postgraduate programmes.