Over the past 18 months, the university has been preparing for a major reorganization that has regrouped John's division's 18 departments into six large schools and two postgraduate institutes.
Issue: 9/02
Dealing with the professional first, over the past 18 months the university has been preparing for a major reorganization that has regrouped our 18 departments into six large schools and two postgraduate institutes. As with all businesses, the rationale for the reorganization was largely financial; however, there is also an element of restructuring to better face the challenges offered to the university education sector. Multi-disciplinarity is becoming the norm, and we have found that our research clients and prospective students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels expect a broader view of our disciplines and the application of our knowledge.