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Advisory Board

Guiding the future of Boötes Academy

We are inviting a small group of independent advisors to help us ensure that the Academy remains academically credible, industry-relevant.

Independent perspectives. Shared purpose.

Board purpose

Better choices
for lasting impact

Our mandate

The Boötes Academy Advisory Board exists to help the Academy make better long-term choices for learners, employers, partners and society.

It provides independent challenge, perspective and access at key moments of development.

Advisory priorities

Six areas of focus

The Board will advise the Academy across six areas, connecting educational quality, industry needs and learner opportunity.

  • 01.

    Strategic direction

    Strengthens the Academy’s long-term positioning, growth priorities, geographic development.

  • 02.

    Academic quality

    Reviews academic standards, learning outcomes, faculty quality, assessment integrity and learner experience.

  • 03.

    Industry relevance

    Keeps programmes connected to evolving roles, employer needs, practical tools and professional expectations.

  • 04.

    Learner outcomes

    Focuses on employability, portfolios, confidence, cultural fluency, career progression and responsible mobility.

  • 05.

    Partnerships and networks

    Helps identify and assess credible university, employer, government, technology, funding.

  • 06.

    Ethics and public value

    Supports responsible AI use, inclusion and learner interests, keeping career and mobility claims accurate.

Areas of expertise

Independent minds with shared ambition

  • Higher education

  • AI-native learning

  • Global mobility

  • Southeast Asia

  • We are bringing together independent experts to strengthen strategic judgement.
  • Learner experience

  • Design and collaborative practice

  • Future of work

Academy development

Growing with the Academy

The Board will evolve with the Academy, bringing relevant expertise to each stage of its development.

01.

Launch

Programme-market fit, employer relevance, delivery quality and local credibility.

02.

Institutionalise

Academic partnerships, quality assurance, faculty development and postgraduate pathways.

03.

Scale globally

Multi-hub delivery, global studios, partnerships and mobility pathways.

How we work

Guidance that leads to action

The Board will ask the right strategic questions, offer expert judgement and make relevant introductions, helping the Academy grow with ambition and credibility.

Quarterly meetings

Strategic perspective and constructive challenge.

Annual strategy session

A shared view of priorities, risks and opportunities.

Focused recommendations

Clear actions to support the Academy’s development.

Become an advisor

Help shape a new academy for global careers

Boötes Academy is being developed in Penang, Malaysia, as a practical and internationally connected learning institution.