Carl Lygo

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Carl Lygo
Vice-Chancellor and CEO of Arden University
Assumed office
April 2019
Preceded byProfessor Philip Hallam
Personal details
BornOctober 1967 (age 56)
Inns of Court School of Law
London Guildhall University

Carl Raymond Lygo (born October 1967) is a British

vice-chancellor of BPP University. Since 2018 he has been the Chairman of University of Europe for Applied Sciences in Germany and since 2019 the Vice-Chancellor of Arden University in the UK.[1] He is the founding chairman of the Association of Cost Lawyers Training,[2] the founding chairman of Turner Schools[3] a multi academy trust charity set up to help disadvantaged children in Folkestone, Kent, a non-executive director of UCFB[4] (an innovative Football Higher Education Institution), an advisory board member of WONKHE[5]
for Higher Education.

Career

He lectured in criminal law at the University of East Anglia, Banking Law at the

HEFCE.[14] In December 2013 BPP University was voted best Higher Education Provider in the UK.[15]

He has served as

in 2013 serving until his departure in March 2017 following the acquisition of BPP by a US Private Equity Group.

References

  1. ^ Arden University. (April 2019) "Arden University appoints Professor Carl Lygo as new Vice Chancellor and CEO". Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ "ACL Training appoints BPP University founder as first chair". Associationofcostslawyers.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Turner Schools UK". Turnerschools.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Member Profiles of the UCFB Executive Board". Ucfb.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ^ "About us - Wonkhe". Wonkhe.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. ^ "College LPC 'weak' says leaked report | News | the Lawyer". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  7. ^ "BPP's turnover soars after boost to part-time students - News - Law Society Gazette". Lawgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  8. ^ "BPP challenges College of Law with new Manchester branch | News | the Lawyer". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Lygo, Carl - Hot 100 | Other | the Lawyer". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Apollo completes BPP takeover". Timeshighereducation.co.uk. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Willetts supports BPP in becoming a university college - GOV.UK". Gov.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  12. ^ Coughlan, Sean (4 July 2012). "Private university health degrees". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  13. ^ Catcheside, Kim (15 April 2011). "Q&A with BPP's Carl Lygo: What will higher education look like with a larger private sector?". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  14. ^ Sellgren, Katherine (8 August 2013). "For-profit college now a university". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  15. ^ "EducationInvestor Awards 2017 – recognising achievement in the business of learning". Educationinvestor.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  16. ^ McPartland, Corinne (17 September 2009). "BPP launches online LLB". The Lawyer. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.