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Professor James A. McWha Vice-Chancellor and President Keynote Address to the AC21 International Forum 21 October 2010. World class universities or a world class system: which way for Australia?. World class universities. Oxford … Cambridge … Yale … Harvard … - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Life Impact | The University of Adelaide
Professor James A. McWhaVice-Chancellor and President
Keynote Address to the AC21 International Forum21 October 2010
World class universitiesor a world class system:which way for Australia?
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World class universities
Oxford … Cambridge … Yale … Harvard …
University of Adelaide Chemnitz University of TechnologyUniversity of Sydney University of FreiburgGadjah Mada University Huazhong University of Science &TechnologyJilin University Nagoya UniversityNanjing University National University of LaosNortheastern University Stellenbosch UniversityPeking University Chulalongkorn UniversityShanghai Jiao Tong University Kasetsart UniversityTongji University University of WarwickUniversity of Strasbourg North Carolina State University
~17,000 higher education institutions world-wide
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SJTU
International Students Nobel/Fields Academic Peer Review Employer Review Faculty/Student Ratio Citations
THE
Teaching Research Citations Industry Income International Mix (Students/Staff)
Components of different ranking systems
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Current emphases
Universal• quality, access; participation
Economic - developing• retaining students, building capacity
Economic - developed• demand-driven; student experience
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University Characteristics
Traditional Next Generation
Management Academic Governance CorporateActivity Focus Research TeachingOrientation Staff StudentsApproach Structured FlexiblePresence Local, physical Global, digitalMajor Income Governments, Student Fees
Benefactors
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Alternative Measures
• Higher Education participation rates• % of population with degree• % of students from disadvantaged backgrounds• % of budget spent on outreach and community service• % of contributions to economy• % of partnerships with business and industry• % of international partnerships• Environmentally sustainable practices, reductions in footprint• Diversity and integration of student population• Social responsibility and engagement – integration with local communities• Number of arts, cultural and/or community events held• Numbers of staff and students involved in international exchanges• % of partnerships with primary and secondary schools
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Sources of Revenue
• Ranked in top 100 by Times but not in SJTU or QS:– University of Alexandria– Hong Kong University of Science and Technology– Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute– Hong Kong Baptist University– Royal Holloway University of London
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Declining Expenditure
• Ranked in top 100 by Times but not in SJTU or QS:– University of Alexandria– Hong Kong University of Science and Technology– Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute– Hong Kong Baptist University– Royal Holloway University of London
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‘We see [our universities] as the engine rooms of innovation and economic and social progress …As places to be respected and nurtured – in returnfor their continuing cooperation and hard work.’
The Hon Julia Gillard,then Minister for EducationMarch 2008
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Government Reform Package
• Student centred and demand driven.• More graduates.• National regulatory and quality agencies.• Participation targets for under-represented students.• Improve pathways.• Concentrate research activity & resources in areas of excellence. • Increased collaboration between universities and industry,
including international partnerships.• Expectation of increased performance reporting.
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Performance Measures – The Compacts
Mission-based compacts will detail public funding commitments and reciprocal university commitments
• greater collaboration and sectoral diversity• increased participation by under-represented groups• guide the distribution of performance-based funds• alignment of institutional activity with national priorities• increased student participation and inclusion
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2010 Australian Federal Election – Cabinet Reshuffle
August 2010Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace RelationsMinister for Industry, Innovation, Science and Research
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2010 Australian Federal Election – Cabinet Reshuffle
August 2010Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace RelationsMinister for Industry, Innovation, Science and Research
September 2010Minister for Jobs, Skills, and Workplace RelationsMinister for Industry, Innovation and Science
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2010 Australian Federal Election – Cabinet Reshuffle
August 2010Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace RelationsMinister for Industry, Innovation, Science and Research
September 2010Minister for Jobs, Skills, and Workplace RelationsMinister for Industry, Innovation and Science
September 2010 – one week onMinister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace RelationsMinister for Industry, Innovation, Science and Research
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“… high quality tertiary education [is] more importantthan ever before. The imperative for countries is to raise higher-level employment skills, to sustain a globally competitive research base and to improve knowledge dissemination to the benefit of society.
OECD, 2008
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International Developments
Chinainternational reputation and influence; adapting to demographic
change; flexible entry; massive investment.
Francepublic investment; more autonomy; increasing numbers of poor and
disadvantaged students; performance-based funding
South AfricaNational Student Financial Aid Scheme; increased public investment;
loans and bursaries
EnglandMore investment; student choice; access and equity; student finance
and affordability.
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The implications for Australian universities
To achieve the Australian Government’s objectives:
• An increase in commencing students of around 50,000 by 2013– 37% on 2009 student numbers.
• Increased student number of 350,000 by 2025– 90% increase on 2009 student numbers.
• An additional 18,000 staff.
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Measuring quality
• More than just access and equity
• Linking student learning and educational outcomes
• Bologna process
but …
• we have to convince Government and the public that these are meaningful and valid measures
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The challenge for Australian universities
• Do what the Government and the public wants (expects)
or …
• Strike out boldly;• Embrace new concepts;• Promote philanthropy;• Gain international recognition;• Create the ability for self-determination and sustainability,
whether through increased investment or complete de-regulation.
and more …
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Questions
1. Is there a link between the excellence of an education system and individual excellence, and if so, what is it?
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Questions
1. Is there a link between the excellence of an education system and individual excellence, and if so, what is it?
2. If the system spreads resources ever more widely, and world-class gives way to average, where do we go from there?
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Questions
1. Is there a link between the excellence of an education system and individual excellence, and if so, what is it?
2. If the system spreads resources ever more widely, and world-class gives way to average, where do we go from there?
3. Is there a “third way” where Next Generation universities focussed on teaching?