Mission and Purpose
The NCCPE seeks to support a culture change in the HEI sector through their vision, mission and aims.
Their vision is of a higher education sector making a vital, strategic and valued contribution to 21st-century society through its public engagement activity.
Their mission is to support universities to increase the quantity and quality of their public engagement activity.
Their three strategic aims are to:
1. Inspire a shift in culture
by supporting universities in bringing about strategic change that embeds public engagement;
by identifying, developing and disseminating evidence-informed practice.
2. Increase capacity for public engagement
by brokering and encouraging the sharing of effective practice;
by capturing learning from the beacons and beyond and sharing it widely.
3. Build effective partnerships to encourage partners to embed public engagement in their work
by informing, influencing and interpreting policy;
by raising the status of public engagement.