19.03.07
Media statement from University College Falmouth regarding the merger with Dartington College of Arts

University College Falmouth's Board of Governors met on Friday to discuss Dartington College of Arts' recently-announced preference to merge with us.

The Board is pleased to announce that it unanimously endorsed Dartington's preference and would welcome the opportunity to work with its staff and students to create a single merged institution with an international reputation for art, design, media and performance arts, located in the south west.

Discussions will now take place with the Regional Development Agency, the Higher Education Funding Council for England and other funding bodies to determine whether a suitable funding package can be made available to enable the proposed merger to go ahead.

If an appropriate level of funding can be secured and contractual arrangements completed, The Board would hope that a formal legal agreement to create the merged institution would be signed this summer, with Dartington's relocation to Cornwall expected to take place in September 2009 or 2010.

For further information contact Jilly Easterby of University College Falmouth on 01326 213792 or email Jilly.Easterby@falmouth.ac.uk.

The Objective One Programme for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has invested in the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) project, both Phase 1 and Phase 2, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF). University College Falmouth is a partner of the CUC.

Editor's notes:

Clare Morgan
Media Relations Manager
Objective One Partnership Office
Castle House
Pydar Street
Truro TR1 2UD
Mobile: 07973 813647
Telephone: 01872 223439

cmorgan@cornwall.gov.uk

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