The Half-Yearly Meeting of the General Council took place in the McEwan Hall followed by lunch in the Playfair Library. The Principal, Professor Sir Peter Mathieson, presented the Annual Report from the University, based on the University's Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for 2022/23.Please also note the following key dates:Elections for vacancies to the Business Committee will be held in February 2025 and nomination forms should be received by Wednesday 20 November 2024.Future dates for Half-Yearly meetings in 2024/25:Saturday 15th June 2024Saturday 15th February 2025A recording of the meeting, which includes the reports from the Principal, Professor Sir Peter Mathieson, and the Convener of the General Council Business Committee, Sir Philip Mawer, can be viewed below: General Council Half-Yearly Meeting 17 February 2024 Includes the report from the Convener of the Business Committee, Sir Philip Mawer. A presentation from the Principal, Professor Sir Peter Mathieson. A farewell speech from the Rector, Ms Debora Kayembe. As usual following the Half-Yearly Meeting, members of the General Council, alumni, partners, family and friends attended the General Council Lunch in the Playfair Library to hear The Rt. Hon. Douglas Alexander give the after-lunch talk: “To see ourselves as others see us: perspectives from abroad”.Over the last couple of years, Douglas Alexander’s work has taken him from the mountains of the Himalayas to the bomb damaged streets of Kyiv, from the White House to Silicon Valley, and to a Taiwan that’s fearful about its future. The Rt. Hon. Douglas Alexander will draw on these recent international experiences to suggest relevant lessons for our University and our nation as the world looks to meet the challenge of dangerous climate change, extreme global poverty, and growing tensions between major geopolitical powers.The recording can be viewed below: Douglas Alexander We are delighted to welcome The Rt. Hon. Douglas Alexander to give the after-lunch talk: “To see ourselves as others see us: perspectives from abroad”. Over the last couple of years, Douglas Alexander’s work has taken him from the mountains of the Himalayas to the bomb damaged streets of Kyiv, from the White House to Silicon Valley, and to a Taiwan that’s fearful about its future. The Rt. Hon. Douglas Alexander will draw on these recent international experiences to suggest relevant lessons for our University and our nation as the world looks to meet the challenge of dangerous climate change, extreme global poverty, and growing tensions between major geopolitical powers.Some feedback received:Thank you for organising today's successful event. Everything ran very smoothly Well done on an excellent event today. I really enjoyed it!I really enjoyed today and met some really interesting people This article was published on 2024-07-08
