Program Book for the World Class University Presidents Forum

Professor Stuart Croft has served as Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Warwick since 2016, following his tenure as the University’s Provost. A social scientist, he led the Economic and Social Research Council’s New Security Challenges programme of over forty research projects, and has in addition had his research funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the EU, Leverhulme and NATO. He is a past chair of the British International Studies Association. Under his leadership, Warwick has undergone significant growth, with both overall income and research income doubling, while a third of all Warwick graduates in the University’s history have completed their studies during his tenure. Holding a gold across all measures in the Teaching Excellence Framework, Warwick also has the highest rankings for business partnerships and public engagement in the Knowledge Exchange Framework, and has been Social Mobility University of the Year, and also institution of the year for international students. A leading member of the Russell Group, Warwick remains among the highest-performing UK universities, rising to the top five in the Daily Mail rankings and moving up in both the QS and Times World rankings. Professor Croft is leading Warwick towards its ambition of becoming one of the world’s top 50 universities by 2030, with a focus on world-leading education, research and innovation, and on delivering positive impact locally, nationally and globally. Stuart Croft教授自2016年起出任華威大學校長,此前擔任該校常務副校長。他是社會科學家, 曾領導英國經濟與社會研究委員會(ESRC)的「新安全挑戰」研究計劃,統籌逾四十個研究 項目。他的研究亦獲英國藝術與人文研究委員會、歐盟、利華休姆基金會及北約撥款資助。 他曾任英國國際研究協會主席。 華威大學在他的領導下發展迅速,整體收入與研究收入均增長一倍。建校以來的畢業生當中, 有三分之一在他任內完成學業。華威大學在英國教學卓越框架所有評估項目中均獲金等評級, 在知識交流框架中的商業合作及公眾參與兩項亦獲最高評級,並曾獲選為促進社會流動年度 大學及國際學生年度院校。 華威大學是羅素大學集團的主要成員,至今仍是英國表現最出色的大學之一,在《每日郵報》 排名中躋身前五,在QS及《泰晤士高等教育》世界大學排名中亦穩步上升。 Croft教授正帶領華威大學,邁向2030年躋身全球五十強大學的目標,致力推動領先全球的教育、 研究及創新,為本地、英國以至全球帶來積極影響。 Stuart CROFT Vice-Chancellor and President University of Warwick 華威大學校長 31

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