Ronald Dearing, Baron Dearing

Ronald Ernest Dearing, Baron Dearing CB ( born July 27, 1930 in Kingston upon Hull, † 19 February 2009) was a British civil servant and later Chairman of the Post Office Ltd..

Life

Dearing was 1993-2000 Chancellor of the University of Nottingham. Since 13 February 1998, he served as a life peer member of the British nobility. As a life peer, he was a member of the House of Lords. Dearing died on 19 February 2009 from cancer.

Dearing model

In February 1996, a commission was by the Conservative government under John Major and the Labour opposition ( National Committee of Inquiry Into Higher Education ) was launched, which had the task to look for ways out of its deepening financial and structural crisis in the universities. This commission was headed by a recognized educational experts Ronald Dearing. The in politics and the public hotly debated report has become known by his name (" Dearing model " ) and comprises at least ten volumes of nearly 2000 pages. Key points of the report were the introduction of tuition fees and the replacement of scholarships to cover the cost of living through loans, a further increase in the percentage of students from now 32 to 35 percent within a year group, the flexibility of access to higher education, calling for a closer relationship between universities and industry, and the promotion of research.