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New Academia Achieving Greater Impact Through Strategic Global Research Engagement

University Research Performance Forum 2013 9-10 April 2013 | Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore. New Academia Achieving Greater Impact Through Strategic Global Research Engagement. Zaini Ujang zaini@utm.my http://www.utm.my/vc. Presentation outline. UTM IN BRIEF. RESEARCH STRATEGY.

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New Academia Achieving Greater Impact Through Strategic Global Research Engagement

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  1. University Research Performance Forum 2013 9-10 April 2013 | Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore New AcademiaAchieving Greater ImpactThrough Strategic Global Research Engagement ZainiUjang zaini@utm.my http://www.utm.my/vc

  2. Presentation outline UTM IN BRIEF RESEARCH STRATEGY NEW ACADEMIA

  3. Presentation outline UTM IN BRIEF Public autonomous university 18 faculties/schools 10 research alliances 31 Centre of Excellence 1600 tenured academics 280+ international staff 400 junior academic staff undergoing doctoral programs More than 70 percent academic staff in technologyand engineering

  4. Faculties, schools 2012 DBA , B.Eng. (nuclear eng.)

  5. Trecher Technical School 1904 Technical College 1946 National Institute of Technology 1972 UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia 1974 Kuala Lumpur International Campus (35 + 50 hectares) • Johor Bahru Campus (1,148 hectares) Less than I hour by car Less than 2 km radius

  6. My task as Vice-Chancellor 2008-2013 Transforming UTM from undergraduate-local-centric to graduate-global-centric (a global brand)

  7. QUALITY Strategy Structure Culture QUALITY Organization Culture Strategy Structure

  8. 5 Entrepreneurial sciences future university?critical success factors Academia- Industry partnership 4 University research focus 3 PG Advanced studies 2 1 UG & PG program establishment

  9. new academia?

  10. new academia?

  11. highlights (31.12.2012) 33% Malaysian PG eng. & tech. 5,043 International students 53% Post-graduate students 4,455 PhD students 3,400 Global Outreach Program for undergraduates 12,883 Post-graduate students RM50m endowment New Academia New approaches, philosophy to higher education

  12. Go beyond numbers and short terms; focus on meaning and impact

  13. Schools and varsities are consistently not “adding the value and teaching the skills that matter most in the marketplace”

  14. major challenges of higher education in emerging nations? Human capital development • Wealth creation •Industrialization Job creation •Entrepreneurship •Innovation

  15. Modeling global reputation in institutional strategic planning High impact research, strategic collaborations, country RSE development, “global” reputation UG & PG – academic programmes, student development, “global” ready graduates Endowment, prudent resource management, eco-friendly development Relevance – community engagement, USR, technology transfer **USR = university social responsibility **RSE = researchers, scientists, engineers DNA of the university: sustainability, global, New Academia, organisational culture, values Contribution to economic development: Malaysia’s high-income developed nation status by 2020; Malaysia as regional education hub Adapted from Cortese, A.D. (2003). The Critical Role of Higher Education in Creating a Sustainable Future. Planning for Higher Education 31(3): 15-22.

  16. UTM Global Collaboration Landscape (2011) **Data extracted from SciVal Spotlight Source: MohdAzraaiKassim. (2012). UTM R&D overview.

  17. Stages of development, institutional international cooperation Conventional pathway • Faculty level, Student/staff mobility + R&D • Faculty level, Student/staff mobility • Institutional-wide partnership • Covering a wide range of activities including • Student mobility • Staff mobility • Academic partnerships (double degree / international credit transfer) • R&D • Other forms of collaboration “Testing the water” Develop tangible (e.g. manpower) and intangible (e.g. trust, commitment) through small-scale collaboration Institutions within particular cooperation establishing greater engagement through conventional student/staff exchanges as well as R&D activities within institution Source: Parallel session, APAIE 2013 Hong Kong, 13 March 2013. “ Building Networks for a Secure and Sustainable Future. Session speakers: John K Hudzik (Chair), Professor and NAFSA Senior Scholar for Internationalisation, Michigan State University Mary Anne Grant, President and Chief Executive Officer, ISEP Penelope Pynes, Associate Provost, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Thomas Buntru, Dean of International Programs, Universidad de Monterrey

  18. Other pathways for international collaboration? Pathway 1 Pathway 2 Pathway 3 • Consortia of universities focusing on T&L and/or R&D • Strategic international collaboration with reputable universities • Global research network of universities on niche focus areas • NEW ACADEMIA - Build partner institutions’ capacity in research and educational programs • To expand reach globally through reputable partner institution’s network of collaboration and expertise • JOB CREATION projects for UG and PG students Support, strengthen and facilitate individual institutions in research; build “primary partnerships” in regions with high cooperation E.g: World Cities World Class Universities Network, University Global Partnership Network, Innovative Research Universities Australia G2G collaboration G2G Investment – manpower, students, staff, financial resources, facilities, etc The UTM pathway

  19. Global UTM Plan 2012-2020 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 2011-2014 Alignment to be Global University 2018-2020 Strategic Transformation & Advanced Research 2015-2017 High impact programs PRICING QUALITY RECOGNITION UNIQUENESS STRATEGY 2012-2020

  20. International universities partnership • Develop a new synergy and partnership framework • Partnership on graduate programs • Joint supervision • Joint research • Joint publication • Summer Programs • Partnership on mobility • Students exchanges • Staff exchanges • Synergy on global partnership • Partnership on industrial internship • New Academia Framework: • Lab and industrial attachment • Co-authorships, co-appointment • - Spin-off companies • New Academia Framework: • JOB CREATION projects • Minor programs • Summer program

  21. New synergy and partnership RESEARCH PhD Co-supervision - Common research topics - 2 students (1 each) - 2 supervisors (1 each) - Switch labs - 3 or 4 journal papers Joint Research Bidding Joint Research Workshop Research Networking IPR development JOB CREATION for PG Sabbatical Global Partnership MOBILITY JOB CREATION Summer Program - 10 ECTS course - 20 from each university - 20 from other partners - Jointly delivered - Alternate hosting Sandwich semesters Short visits Research internship Industrial internship

  22. BOS synergy project 2012-2020

  23. Targets: International programs 2013 • 3000 UTM students – outbound • 1000 foreign students – inbound • 1000 postdoctoral & doctoral UTM students – outbound • 300 postdoctoral & doctoral foreign students – inbound • 300 UTM professors – outbound • 200 visiting professors – inbound

  24. Postgraduate league table (pp 106)

  25. Postgraduate league table (pp 106) * All data valid dated 15 Oct 2012, except UTM 30 Dec 2012

  26. UTM students Quality/ Impact Quality/ Impact UG students Quantity Quantity PG students

  27. Sustainable cities Industrial Biotechnology BLOSSOMS - Collaboration on Science and Mathematics Education Combustion Engine GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT Industrial and Applied Mathematics Low Carbon Technology and Automotive Engineering Cardiovascular engineering

  28. New Academia: Impactful local engagement UTM-Proton satellite lab, Industrial PhD, Proton Technology Advisory Council, Proton IP Generation programs; UTM as external IP Secretariat committee in Proton LOCAL ENGAGEMENT Promoting new dimensions in academic and research engagements and encouraging integration and synergy with new partners beyond the academic fraternity

  29. BLOSSOMS(innovative learning on science and maths) Launching of an ambitious project 8 January 2013 @ UTM Kuala Lumpur Campus

  30. LINClearning innovation network consortium16-19 June 2013 @ MIT Cambridge MA Main organizers & sponsors http://linc.mit.edu/linc2013/default.htm

  31. Malaysia-Japanese International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) Since 2011 The formation of MJIIT is the culmination of efforts to promote closer ties in education, science and technology between the Malaysia and Japan, while making it a worldwide centre of excellence in engineering education.

  32. UTM key performance (amal) indicators

  33. University Research Performance Forum 2013 9-10 April 2013 | Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore Thank you! ZainiUjang zaini@utm.my http://www.utm.my/vc

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