OV E RV I E W
OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC
ENAGAGEMENT (CPE) AT GLASGOW
CALEDONIAN UNVERSITY (GCU) 2019-20
Glasgow Caledonian true to our routes as a civic-minded, new audiences and under-represented
University is a signatory community focused institution working groups in higher education. These
to the National Coordinating for the ‘Common Good’. interactions ensure our research and
Centre for Public teaching is relevant to societal needs and
Engagement’s ‘Engaged Community and Public Engagement involvement builds skills and enhances
University’ manifesto and (CPE) at GCU is about connecting the staf and student experience because
holds Ashoka U ‘Changemaker’ status, community and university for mutual it ofers tangible examples of how we
which supports the University to make beneft. It adds value to existing research, as a University are living our mission.
a strategic and valued impact through teaching or third-stream work by The activities themselves provide
our public engagement activity but stay developing innovative ways of reaching opportunities for knowledge exchange
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