Promoting Glasgow internationally as a vibrant, welcoming and world-class destination which is open to visitors, students and businesses post-Brexit is at the heart of a new city initiative which includes the University of Glasgow.main building 650

With potentially any form of Brexit threatening to put Glasgow at a serious economic disadvantage in the weeks and months ahead, a new Global Glasgow steering group has been convened from across the city’s public, private, voluntary and academic sectors to co-ordinate a collective response to selling Glasgow to the world.

Chaired by the Leader of the Council, Councillor Susan Aitken, the group – which met for the first time last week and will come together quarterly – comprises senior figures from a mix of city organisations with strong international networks and expertise.

It has been tasked with creating a strategic action plan that supports sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the city and profiles Glasgow’s global reputation – as a great place to visit, study, live, work and do business – in a consistent and aspirational way.

The Global Glasgow group is made up of Glasgow City Council; Glasgow Life; Glasgow Chamber of Commerce; Glasgow, Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian universities; Glasgow Airport; the Scottish Event Campus (SEC); Glasgow City of Science; City of Glasgow College; the Glasgow School of Art; the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Scottish Power among others.

In addition, the group will contribute to the development of Glasgow City Council’s new International Strategy, which will ensure the city continues to collaborate and strengthen its relationships with key European and international cities.

Rachel Sandison, Vice Principal of External Relations at the University of Glasgow, said: “The University of Glasgow is proud to be ranked one of the world’s most international universities, with a global footprint that supports world-changing scholarship, strategic partnership and a growing community of international students, staff and alumni. The collaborative delivery of the City’s International Strategy will ensure we collectively build on the reputation of Glasgow as a place to study, work and invest; supporting the University’s ambitions of attracting global talent and partners for world-leading teaching, research and knowledge transfer.”

First published: 15 March 2019

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