Students vote to 'decolonise' the curriculum at the University of the Highlands and Islands By Louise Glen Published: 09:30, 06 February 2021 Get the Inverness Courier sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper Jack Shehata Students attending HISAâs annual Studentsâ Association Conference, HISA Con, voted in favour of the decolonisation of the curriculum across the University of the Highlands and Islands. The student representatives of HISA believe that the institution's current curriculum needs to be thoroughly reviewed to include the perspectives of minority groups. HISA vice president of higher education, Jack Shehata, said: âAs concerns are rising across the country regarding the narrowness and one-sidedness of university programmes, decolonising the curriculum will be a crucial step for the University of the Highlands and Islands in broadening the institution's intellectual vision to include the voices and perspectives of under-represented groups.