There will be a number of joint areas of collaboration including low carbon economy, culture and community-led regeneration, fisheries and the Hastings Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) legacy, housing and urban development, the visitor economy, business engagement, support and inward investment. These joint areas will also include academies and improving educational achievement for young people and opportunities to improve the skills and employability of university students and graduates.
“We welcome this opportunity and look forward to working with the Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯ to benefit our town and all who live, work and study in it.”
Professor Julian Crampton, the Ογ½ΆΦ±²₯’s Vice-Chancellor, said: “The university’s campus in Hastings is expanding and we and the Borough Council have enjoyed working together on projects of mutual interest for many years.
“We both enjoy similar aims and beliefs when it comes to involvement in the community and this memorandum seals this excellent relationship.”