NUMed - An Inadequate Response to Student Concerns
Some weeks ago, students at NUMed wrote collectively to the senior management team, asking some very relevant and pertinent questions. They asked about the numbers and quality of faculty staff, particularly why so many staff had left in the 2019-20 academic year. They also wanted to know why the failure rate at NUMed was so much higher than it was in the UK, and how this was going to be addressed. They also made clear their views about the quality of some of the more recent online lectures and learning resources. As one can imagine, the joint response from the CEO in Malaysia, and the Pro- Vice Chancellor in the UK was defensive, and not terribly informative. What follows is my critique of that response. I have doubts about the veracity of staffing numbers described . I was on the faculty from Aug 2018, until I left in March 2020, and I am struggling to think of more than one faculty member who started with me, and who was still there when I left. I think it would be worth looking at n