Council minutes 3 April 2025

Minutes of the Special Meeting of Cardiff University Council held on 3 April 2025 at 15.30 via Teams

Present: Patrick Younge (Chair), Vice-Chancellor, Beth Button, Louise Casella, Judith Fabian, Madison Hutchinson, Christopher Jones, Professor Urfan Khaliq, Jeremy Lewis, Stephen Mann, Micaela Panes, Dr Juan Pereiro Viterbo, Dr Siân Rees, John Shakeshaft, Professor Damian Walford Davies, Dr Robert Weaver, Dr Catrin Wood, Jennifer Wood, and Agnes Xavier-Phillips.

Attendees:  Professor Rudolf Allemann, Katy Dale [Minute taker], Laura Davies, Tom Hay, Anne Morgan, Dr Paula Sanderson, Darren Xiberras.

2326 Welcome and preliminaries

All were welcomed to the meeting.

2327 Apologies for absence

Apologies were received from Suzanne Rankin, David Selway and Professor Katherine Shelton.

2328 Declarations of Interest

The Chair reminded the Committee members of their duty to disclose any potential conflicts of interest. No declarations of interest were noted.

2329 Cardiff University Kazakhstan Heads of Terms and Risk Assessment

Received and considered paper 24/474HC, ‘Cardiff University Kazakhstan Heads of Terms and Risk Assessment’. The Chief Operating Officer and University Secretary spoke to this item.

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Resolved

2329.17 to recommend the proposed terms in relation to the development of a partnership agreement with QCEF for the delivery of Cardiff University degrees in Kazakhstan;

2329.18 to approve that UEB now progress to a full partnership agreement based on the Heads of Terms;

2329.19 that Council to be informed in the event of any material changes to the terms proposed and to confirm their approval to the revised terms.

2330 Any Other Business

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2330.1 that members were reminded that papers shared with Council and discussions held in meetings were privileged and confidential and not to be shared outside of meetings;

2330.2 that thanks were extended to all involved with progressing the Heads of Terms and the papers for today’s meeting.