University’s fundraising campaign goes global

The University of Nottingham's biggest ever fundraising campaign is on target to reach its goal of £150m — and the appeal, which has already reached £81m, is about to go global. The University is establishing two charitable foundations to support the work of its pioneering international campuses at Semenyih in Malaysia and Ningbo in China. The aim is to help talented students — particularly those in financial need — develop young academic talent and to grow the University's research priorities across the world with the aim of changing lives, tackling global issues and shaping the future. Professor Hai-Sui Yu, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for International Campuses said: "The University of Nottingham's uniquely global position — with campuses in the UK, Malaysia and China, and a global student community of 40,000 from 150 countries — provides students and researchers with unrivalled opportunities to study and work across borders and cultures. "The two foundations, one in China and one in Malaysia, will strengthen our endeavour to create a talent pipeline of inquisitive, capable and globally responsible citizens, pushing the boundaries of knowledge to better serve their global community. They will also enable donors to support the growing number of research projects which the University has established across Asia." The University of Nottingham broke the higher education mould when it established its two campuses in Asia. It is nearly 11 years since the University established the first British campus in Malaysia and eight years since it become the first Sino-foreign university to establish a campus in China.