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‘Thinking outside the box – case studies in attempts to increase student enrolments’ Mark Hoffman Dean of Engineering UNSW Sydney

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‘Thinking outside the box – case studies in attempts to increase student enrolments’

Mark HoffmanDean of EngineeringUNSW Sydney

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UNSW Engineering & Technology Innovation Ecosystem

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2018 Equivalent Full-time Student Load

Dean’s Unit Staff: 75 (20 embedded)

~16,000+ students34% U/grad international 28% Female u/grad commencing

852 staff (Academic: 585, Technical 220, Professional 267)

29.4% growth EFTSL 2016-825% growth research income 2016-8

8 Schools

(end 2018)UNSW Engineering Faculty Profile

Student Headcount

Postgraduate5,26331%

Research1,0586%

Undergraduate10,79263%

2018 Research Income by School

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Plenty of students studying at university!

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Engineering Workforce Sources

• High-growth economies worldwide have shortage of engineers

• Australia immigrates >50% of engineering workforce

The Engineering Profession, Engineers Australia, February 2017

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Engineering: mix of students changing

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Graduating students:

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Different branches of Engineering trending differently

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Graduating students:

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UNSW Engineering International Students• Reflective of Sydney’s cultural diversity and

growth

• Linked to national skills shortage

• Anecdotally:

– 50% of international students return to home country, 50% stay.

– Similar number of local students take first job offshore

• Builds deep cross-national links, well beyond education

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Issues to address

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• Align graduates with national skills needs:1. Very high level of engineering skilled immigration2. Insufficient graduates to fill needs3. Especially problematic in disciplines where Australia is national leader

Eg mining, resources, infrastructure

• Other issues:5. Mobility of employees – many different jobs6. Fast changing skill needs7. Globally competitive environment

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What motivates students to choose study paths?

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1. Looks exciting

2. See a future

3. Understand what it’s about

4. Employability and salaries

5. Cost

Influencers:

1. Family

2. Friends

3. Media

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How to recruit more students? ……. It depends

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Marketing:• Has to be on the back of other influences• Industry an important partner• Perception of industry is important

Tools:• Scholarships• Design of study programs• Typical product publicity tools• High School outreach

Based upon attracting most students – funding models Linking to industry needs secondary….. unless financially supported

(resources industry, nuclear engineering

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A UNSW success story…. female students

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UNSW Women in Engineering Program• The number of women STARTING

engineering degrees at UNSW has increased 45% since 2013

• Increase in fraction of women entering engineering programs from 19% (2014) to 28% (Feb 2019). Goal 30% by 2020

• Summer camp 110 attendees 2018

• 36 new scholarships worth $1.4m (28 from industry)

• Provide a pipeline of female engineers into workforce

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Engineering is a service profession. We need to ensure that our makeup reflects the society we seek to serve.“ ”

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Combined degrees

1. Examples:

• Bachelor of Engineering / BSc or LLB or BA or Comm or……

• Bachelor of Engineering / Masters of Engineering…. BE/MBiomed

• BE / BE….. Civil / Mining Engineering, Chemical / Materials Engineering

2. Give students breadth

• preparing for many professions

• not sure what they want to 17 / 18 years old

• More resilience

3. 46% of students – high fraction of local students

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Coursework Masters1. Purposes:

• Upskilling in another engineering specialisation, e.g.• Mining engineering• Materials engineering• Renewable energy engineering

2. Gaining accredited engineering qualification, e.g. • Civil engineering• Software engineering

3. Significant growth area

4. 1-2 years

5. Very high employability (QILT 96%)

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Stacking credentials

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Working with partners to gain flexibility

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Source http://www.holoniq.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HolonIQ-Extract-Anatomy-of-an-OPM.pdf

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Summary - increase student enrolments• Need an ecosystem not just universities, or one university

• Public perception of industry is key

• Provide students with options and resilience / sustainability

• Look at options for your industry and discuss with providers

– How you studied may not be the best option

• Be aware of universities business model

• Education is a lifelong endeavour

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