Executive Committee Meeting 20 March 2015

13.15-16.30

Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London

AGENDA

1)Welcome and apologies for absence

a)Welcome new members of the Executive: Oliver Bast (Middle Eastern Studies); Matthias Neumann (Slavonic & East European Studies); Marion Spöring (Scotland); Roel Vismans (Germanic and Low Country Studies); Richard Waltereit (Linguistics)

2)To receive the Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting on 24 October 2014

a)Accuracy and approval

b)Matters arising not covered elsewhere on the agenda

3)To receive the Chair’s Report and discuss any issues arising

4)To receive the Vice Chair (Research)’s Report and discuss:

a)UCML coordinating Subject Associations ref the Spending Review

b)wording of the planned survey of member universities in respect of the REF results,

c)response to Nurse review

5)To receive the Vice Chair (Languages and Intercultural Education)’s Report and discuss any issues arising

6)To receive the Vice Chair (External Communication and Engagement)’s report and to discuss the planned social media campaign in the run-up to the election

7)To receive the Honorary Secretary’s Report

a)To discuss forthcoming calls for nominations to the Executive

b)To seek approval for proposed changes to the Standing Orders, to bring forward to the AGM

8)To receive the Treasurer’s Report and discuss the planned changes to methods to collect UCML subscriptions

9)To receive reportsfrom the nations and discuss any issues arising

a)Northern Ireland

b)Scotland

c)Wales

10)To receive reports from other Executive members and discuss any issues arising

a)Area Studies / b)East Asian Studies
c)English Language Teaching / d)French Studies
e)Germanic/Low Countries Studies / f)Hispanic and Luso Studies
g)Initial Teacher Training / h)Institution Wide Language Teaching (including the UCML/AULC report 2014-15
i)Italian Studies / j)Language Teaching (including plans to survey additional languages)
k)Linguistics / l)Middle Eastern Studies
m)Translation & Interpreting / n)Slavonic & East European Studies

11)To agree plans for the AGM and plenary workshop on 03July 2015 to include decision of format and speakers for afternoon topic on the REF

12)To receive reports from stakeholder bodies:

a)HEA

b)British Council

c)LLAS, including Routes Into Languages

d)ALL

13)Any Other Business

14)To agree dates of next meetings of the ExecutiveCommittee and for plenaries