DAVID JOBBINS refers to certain changes of emphasis that are supposed to have taken place in the orientation of the Association of Commonwealth Universities ((THES, January 31). While it is true that the association is engaged in a strategic exercise, and a number of options are being considered, no decisions have been taken, nor can they be, until the proposals have been discussed by the members and the staff of the ACU and ratified by council.
Michael Gibbons Secretary general, Association of Commonwealth Universities