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HE Stakeholders and representation
AoC works with a wide range of official organisations:
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and other agencies involved in higher education:
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- Buttle UK – organisation that helps children and young people living in poverty
- Who Cares Trust – organisation that gives looked after young people a voice
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AoC is also active in international HE and has several links with sister organisations and institutions across the world. Arti Saraswat is AoC‘s Senior Policy Manager for HE.