PART 1

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

The Commission’s strategic duties

Contributing to a sustainable and innovative economy
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The Commission must promote tertiary education and research in a way that contributes to the development of a sustainable and innovative economy in Wales.
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In discharging this duty, the Commission must have regard (among other things) to the reasonable requirements of industry, commerce, finance, the professions, other employers and workers.
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For the purpose of subsection (1), a sustainable economy is an economy in which the needs of the present are met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.