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The Challenge of Establishing World-Class Universities
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The Challenge of Establishing World-Class Universities
Jamil Salmi
Shangai 20 October 2010
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the search for excellence
my university is…more world-class than yours
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natural lab experiment: U. of Malaya vs. NUS
• early 1960s: 2 branches of University of Malaya
• today, stark difference:• THES: NUS # 30, UoM # 180• SJTU: NUS 101- 151, UoM not in top 500
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outline of the presentation
• defining the world-class university
• the path to becoming a world-class university
• lessons of experience
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how do you recognize a world-class university?
• everyone wants one• no one knows what it is• no one knows how to get one
Philip G. Altbach
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defining the WCU
• self-declaration
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defining the WCU
• self-declaration• reputation• rankings
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top 50 universities (2010)
USA, 35
WESTERN EUROPE, 6
UK, 5
CANADA, 2 JAPAN, 2
ARWU: 2010
USA, 20
UK, 8
OTHER ASIA, 6
AUSTRALIA, 5
WESTERN EUROPE, 5
JAPAN, 3
CANADA, 3
THES: 2010
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AutonomyAcademic Freedom
StudentsTeaching StaffResearchers
Leading-Edge Research
Dynamic Knowledge & Technology
Transfer
Concentration of Talent
Abundant
ResourcesFavorable Governance
Leadership TeamStrategic VisionCulture of Excellence
Public Budget ResourcesEndowment RevenuesTuition FeesResearch Grants
WCU Supportive Regulatory Framework
Top Graduates
Characteristics of a World-Class UniversityAlignment of Key Factors
Source: Elaborated by Jamil Salmi
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concentration of talent
• teachers and researchers• incoming students• undergraduate / graduate students
balance
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weight of graduate students
University Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Share of Graduate
Students (%) Harvard 7,002 10,094 59 Stanford 6,442 11,325 64 MIT 4,066 6,140 60
Oxford 11,106 6,601 37
Cambridge 12,284 6,649 35 LSE 4,254 4,386 51 Beijing 14,662 16,666 53 Tokyo 15,466 12,676 45
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concentration of talent
• teachers and researchers• incoming students• undergraduate / graduate students
balance• international dimensions
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international dimensions
• foreign students– Harvard (19%)– Cambridge (18%)
• foreign faculty– Caltech (37%)– Harvard (30%)– Oxford (36%)– Cambridge (33%)
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abundant resources
• dependence on government funding– US able to spend 3.3% of GDP ($54,000 per
student) – 1/3 public 2/3 private– Europe (E25) only 1.3% ($13,500 per student)
• endowments
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Comparison of US and UK Endowment Levels
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US InstitutionsEndowments
Assets(2005 million $)
UK InstitutionsEndowment
Assets(2005 million $)
Harvard University 25,460 Cambridge 6,080
Yale University 15,200 Oxford 5,320
Stanford University 12,160 Edinburgh 340
University of Texas 11,590 Manchester 228
Princeton University 11,210 Glasgow 228
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abundant resources
• government funding
• endowments
• fees
• research funding
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favorable governance• freedom from civil service rules (human
resources, procurement, financial management)
• management autonomy– flexibility and responsiveness with power to act
• selection of leadership team• independent Board with outside
representation
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U. Of Malaya vs. NUS
– talent
• UM: selection bias in favor of Bumiputras, less than 5% foreign students, few foreign professors
• NUS: highly selective, 43% of graduates students are foreign, many foreign professors
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U. Of Malaya vs. NUS (II)
– finance• UM: $385 million, $14,000 per student• NUS: $1 billion endowment, $1,200 million, $39,000
per student
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U. Of Malaya vs. NUS (III)
– governance• appointment of VC: political in Malaysia, professional
in Singapore• UM: restricted by government regulations and control,
unable to hire top foreign professors• NUS: status of a private corporation, able to attract
world-class foreign researchers– 52% of professors (9% from Malaysia)– 79% of researchers (11% from Malaysia)
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outline of the presentation
• defining the world-class university
• the path to becoming a world-class university
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the path to glory
• upgrading existing institutions• mergers• creating a new institution
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upgrading approach
• less costly• challenge of creating a culture of
excellence• focus on governance
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mergers approach
• China, Russia, France, Denmark, Finland, Ireland
• potential synergies– 1+1=3
• clash of cultures
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creating a new institution
• UCSD, University of Astana, Olin College of Engineering, KAUST, MMU, PSE, U of Luxembourg, Singapore
• higher costs• getting the right culture from the
beginning• creating a deep tradition of research36
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outline of the presentation
• defining the world-class university
• the path to becoming a world-class university
• lessons of experience
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StudentsTeaching StaffResearchers
Public Budget ResourcesEndowment RevenuesTuition FeesResearch Grants
Top Graduates
Leading-Edge Research
Dynamic Technology
Transfer
AutonomyAcademic Freedom
Leadership TeamStrategic VisionCulture of Excellence
Supportive Regulatory Framework
Concentration of Talent
AbundantResources Favorable
GovernanceWCU
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Talent
GovernanceResources
ecosystem
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political & economic stability, rule of law, basic
freedoms
resources & incentives
quality assurance & enhancement
telecommunications & digital infrastructure
governance & regulatory framework
diversification, articulation & information mechanisms
vision, leadership & reform capacity
location
ecosystem
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• focus on the physical infrastructure (U and science park)
• what about the programs, curriculum and pedagogical approach?
• assume that you can import all the content from elsewhere– and that pieces from different institutions will
gel automatically41
common mistakes /elements of vulnerability
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common mistakes / elements of vulnerability (II)
• delayed appointment of leadership team
(lack of ownership)• capital costs covered, but little attention
to operational costs and long-term financial sustainability
• foreign professors without building local capcity
• small is still beautiful42
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common mistakes / elements of vulnerability (III)
• it takes time!
– what about scientific tradition before starting technology transfer?
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importance of sequencing • concept to strategic plan• governance arrangements to
implementation• academic plan to physical infrastructure• QA and accreditation
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Upgrading & Fixing
Universities
Upgrade your knowledge –
measure, assess and compare your universities!
Liu Cai Nian
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a word of caution
need for diversified tertiary education
system
universities and non-universities institutions
not all institutions “world-class”
world-class tertiary education system
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money is not enough
the most expensive universities in the
world are not world-classGeorge Washington U (Washington DC)Kenyon College (Ohio)Bucknell U (Pennsylvania)Vassar College (NY)Sarah Lawrence College (NY)
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it’s all about alignment
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AutonomyAcademic Freedom
StudentsTeaching StaffResearchers
Leading-Edge Research
Dynamic Knowledge & Technology
Transfer
Concentration of Talent
Abundant
ResourcesFavorable Governance
Leadership TeamStrategic VisionCulture of Excellence
Public Budget ResourcesEndowment RevenuesTuition FeesResearch Grants
WCU Supportive Regulatory Framework
Top Graduates
Characteristics of a World-Class UniversityAlignment of Key Factors
Source: Elaborated by Jamil Salmi
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danger of complacency
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World Class University Recipe
Lots of Talent
A Touch of Governance
Allow to Simmer for a Long Time
Plenty of Resources