It helps us to overcome the constraints of distance and makes us more accessible. In our research, technology facilitates collaboration within and among disciplines, transcending traditional boundaries. Communication removes limitations on information and increases the potential for collaboration. It helps to bring together the public and private sectors, academia and industry. It fosters a climate in which research, joint ventures and other collaborative enterprises can prosper.
Globalisation transforms the scope and scale of our activities.
It encourages leading academic institutions across the world to form links, exchange researchers, collaborate on programmes and create joint campuses, with benefits that are local as well as international. Our vision for the future We have a vision which is to elevate and broaden the international standing of the University of Surrey. We will achieve this by directing our activities and distinctive technological abilities to inform and benefit the international, national and local communities of which we are a part. We will serve these communities effectively by providing scholarship focused on their needs, by developing and sustaining world-class research and by fostering the values and creating the learning conditions which students need to excel, ensuring that they are fully equipped for the world of work. Working for the world 2.