The University of Chichester has confirmed that Professor Clive Behagg has been appointed Vice-Chancellor.
The appointment of Professor Behagg, who has been Acting Vice-Chancellor since February 2010, was confirmed, following a thorough and rigorous selection process against a strong field of candidates, by the Board of Governors at a meeting on Tuesday 21 December.
Professor Behagg has been at the University since 1976 when he joined as a history lecturer. He became Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 2005 before taking up the Acting Vice-Chancellor role in February of this year.
Professor Behagg will formally take up the Vice-Chancellor post on 1 January 2011, and will take charge of a University with more than 5,000 students and at least 1,000 members of staff. It also has some of the highest student satisfaction rates of any university in the country, and is embarking on two major expansion projects at its Bognor Regis campus that will play a significant role in the regeneration of West Sussex.
Professor Behagg said: “Since taking the role on an acting basis earlier in the year, I have made no secret of my intention to apply for the permanent position when it became available, and I’m delighted that I have been successful. This is a fantastic place to work and study, and I will do my upmost for the students and staff here, as well as for our neighbours in West Sussex."
“I am now eager to carry on with the job of leading the University through these challenging times, and I start on a strong footing. Applications to come here are more than three times the national average, and our student satisfaction scores clearly indicate we offer something that students want. We are financially stable, achieved a surplus of more than £2m last year, hold nearly £10m in reserves and our multi-million pound capital investment projects in Bognor Regis are underway. We are one of the best placed institutions to deal with the challenges of the future, and anyone who suggests otherwise should come here and see for themselves. The University of Chichester has a great future; it will live long and prosper.”
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