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Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education in Sri Lanka Annual Sessions of PGS - University of Colombo 12 Oct 2013. Chandra Embuldeniya Founder, Vice Chancellor 2004-2011 Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka.
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Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education in Sri LankaAnnual Sessions of PGS - University of Colombo 12 Oct 2013 Chandra Embuldeniya Founder, Vice Chancellor 2004-2011 Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka
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Higher Education through State Sector of Sri Lanka in Competitive Knowledge Economy – Walk the Talk Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
A Broad OverviewOf a University Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
A Sample of Activities in an Academic Enterprise Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
Strategic Statement Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
Situation today in universities Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com Ragging
Situation in Sri Lanka’s Scientific Affairs Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
How Did We Get Here? Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com Indifference/ Inaction of Universities (hard working MOHE) Students being used for revolutionary politics Indifference of lecturers Failing administration including funding Indifference of the private sector Universities becoming islands without law and order Absence of competition on Higher Education
Market orientation Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
Sri Lanka as a Dynamic Global Hub – Five Hub Concept Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
Society Demands Reforms Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com There is tremendous pressure for change (What should change?) What is the model (a century ago we planted the silo based Ox-Bridge model) How to we manage change without disrupting ongoing education activities
We continue to live in the industrial age… Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com Industrial Age Remnants working in functional silos, arms length transactions with customers, low cost standardized products and services, protected domestic markets, perceived long product life cycles, white collar manager and blue collar workers traditional financial accounting
Main Philosophical Issue Today Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
How to Design Entrepreneurial Model and the Implications of Wider Ideation – (Allan Gibb) Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com Link of University strategy to future student ‘Life World’ Stronger personal development contract with student Many cross-disciplinary teaching/research/centres Substantive focus on societal problems/futures University status by innovation and stakeholder partnership Departmental evaluation through wider stakeholder eyes University as a wider porous learning organisation Professors of practice/ adjunct/ visiting Personnel rewards for R and D and stakeholder reputation University earns its autonomy
How do we define Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com Mindsets, values, ways of doingthings and associated behaviors, skills and attributes, in different knowledgecontexts, applied individually and collectively to equip individuals and organizations, of all kinds tocopewith, enjoy (and indeed create, through innovation) high levels of uncertainty and complexity as a means of personal fulfilment adjoined to the capacity to create, develop, redesign and workeffectively in organizations to takeadvantageof new opportunities in a globalizedworld
knowledge economy processes Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com cross functional business processes closer relationships for creating greater value to customers integrated raw material supply production and delivery based on customer orders customized services and products even for small orders without loading additional costs catering to global customers with equal sensitivity as for the domestic customers knowledge workers new strategic management tools
UNCERTAIN RISKY INTANGIBLE 3 4 Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com SIMPLE COMPLEX 1 2 TANGIBLE SECURE CERTAIN
Wider Participation in Change Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com Entrepreneurship applied to wide range of contexts Enterprise programmes across the university Owned by departments/UNIVERSITY & FACULTY Wide range of pedagogy designed to simulate the ‘way of life’ and ‘ways of doing’ Entrepreneurial university design High leverage of private sector funding Close links to community of practice Engagement with and status to entrepreneurs Open doors to IP / IP registrations Strong support for ‘utility and commercialization’ of knowledge Stronger job orientation Equity/venture engagement
The Difference Between Business Schools and Entrepreneurial Universities (Prof Allan Gibb) Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
The essential components of graduate employability Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com Dacre Pool & Sewell (2007)
VALUE PROPOSITION UNIVERSITY TO STUDENT STUDENT TO EMPLOYER knowledge & skills relationship image Knowledge (breadth, relevance, good learner, GPA), Research, Innovations Skills (communicator, problem solver, entrepreneurial), Technical (IT), Initiative (independence), Experience (placements/ projects), Talents , Time management, Quality & Relevance to MarketR Partnerships, External Customers, Communications, Language skills, Mentoring, Leadership, Interpersonal and Team play, Adaptability, Results, Goodwill UWU Brand, University together with Students, Ethics, Reputation Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
VALUE PROPOSITION INTERNAL PROCESSES Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
Learning & growth human capital Information capital organization capital Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com High speed Fiber connection KB, URP, MIS Web based, managing internal and external communications Learning & Research Customer orientation Work ethics & culture Employee orientation Motivation Young team forms backbone Supervised by seniors Mix of external and internal experts
Missing link Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
fulfill our mission Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
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Leaders and Leadership Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com No organization can rise above the quality of its leadership. Leadership is a position that must be earned day in and day out. Effective leaders are first and foremost effective people. Personal Traits of Leaders are important (personality, qualities, character, behavior, individuality) Personal ethics (principles, morals, beliefs, values) can't be separated from professional ethics. Therefore, the character of the leader is essential
Higher education trends in the world Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
Harvard trying to catch up with MIT Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
How MIT Became the World no 1 (QS rank) Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
Integrating Approaches to Value Addition Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education in Sri Lanka - Annual Sessions of PGS - University of Colombo 12 Oct 2013 Entrepreneurial Orientation of Higher Education chandra.embuldeniya@gmail.com
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