Provost University of Nottingham Ningbo China 

The University of Nottingham is a truly global university, ranked consistently among the leading institutions in the world. With inspiring campuses in the UK, Malaysia and China, we are a university without borders, embracing opportunities presented by a changing world, and where ambitious people and a creative culture enable us to change the world for the better. We empower students and staff to collaborate in learning, scholarship and discovery across all realms of knowledge, problem solving and improving lives. We are stewards of a pioneering and entrepreneurial tradition of creativity and innovation.

Established in 2004 University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) is the first Sino-foreign university to open its doors in China and a pioneer of global education. Based in Ningbo in the Zhejiang province, today UNNC is a diverse and vibrant community embedded in China and the wider ASEAN region where faculty, staff and 9000 students from over 70 countries collaborate to foster world-class education and research. UNNC is committed to improving the students learning experience and having a greater impact in education, research, knowledge exchange, global engagement and environmental sustainability.

The role of UNNC Provost is a key leadership role for the University of Nottingham in China and the wider global family of the University. A member of the University Executive Board, the Provost is responsible for the strategic leadership and management of the Ningbo China campus. The role reports jointly to the Vice-Chancellor and the University’s partner in the UNNC venture.

The next Provost will have an outstanding personal record of leadership achievement in a relevant context. With experience in academic management, in driving quality, performance and growth, the successful candidate will be able to create a distinctive vision, embrace opportunities and lead change. Resonance with the values of the University will be essential, as will be an ability to work across different cultures and with multiple stakeholders.

The deadline for applications is 8 September 2023.

To be a university without borders, where we embrace the opportunities presented by a changing world, and where ambitious people and a creative culture will enable us to change the world for the better.

In 2004, the University of Nottingham became the first university in the world to establish a Sino-foreign university based in the historic and prosperous city of Ningbo on China’s Eastern Seaboard, close to Shanghai.

Fifteen years on we are an institution that continues to prosper and to thrive. Continually developing our reputation in China as a destination for the nation’s brightest students, and enhancing our reputation as a hub and conduit for the University of Nottingham’s world-class research and knowledge exchange. UNNC has received unprecedented investment in its innovation, research and education from local government, business and international research funders to develop Nottingham solutions to the challenges that face Ningbo and China.

Today, UNNC is fully embedded and highly engaged in our host community, city and nation with a thriving global alumni family who, as they develop their careers in China and internationally, act as ambassadors and advocates for our University and for the city Ningbo. This model of civic commitment and global reach is consistent with the founding principles of the University of Nottingham as an institution dedicated to delivering public value through its teaching and research activities, wherever our campuses are based.

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