Thursday 6 October 2011

Jenny Marra MSP : No Forced University Mergers


Jenny Marra MSP : No Forced Mergers






3 October 2011
The following motion was lodged by Jenny Marra MSP in Parliament today
Welcome No Forced Mergers
That the Parliament welcomes the First Minister’s guarantee that the University of Abertay and the University of Dundee will not be forced to merge; considers that the Hands off Abertay campaign has received widespread support; congratulates businesses, lecturers, students and student executives across Dundee and Scotland for joining the campaign against the merger, and welcomes the fact that no higher education institutions will be forced to merge during the current session of the Parliament.