Whilst the review confirmed that our current Hastings campus is not sustainable either academically or financially, we are not, as some have suggested, simply planning to close the campus and walk away.
Our decision to evolve the campus into a new university centre was taken because it offers the best way to continue to provide the people of Hastings with access to educational opportunities that can help them to transform their lives and continue to transform the town.
Over the last month we have confirmed:
- All current students will continue to be supported to complete their studies at the Hastings campus over the next three to four years.
- This means that no students will be required to move.
- We are continuing to recruit students to courses in Hastings for 2016 entry and they too will be supported to complete their studies at the campus.
- Which courses we will be recruiting to for 2017 entry and where they will be based.
We have also started discussions with our partners at Sussex Coast College Hastings and Hastings Borough Council and other local stakeholders on the development of the new university centre.
Our shared aspiration is to open the first university centre courses in September 2017.
We will continue to provide updates on developments.