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Cooperative Postgraduate Training

Cooperative Postgraduate Training. Perspectives from National University of Singapore. TAN Chorh Chuan President, National University of Singapore. Spectrum of cooperative postgraduate training. Joint or double degrees between universities University with research institute or industry

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Cooperative Postgraduate Training

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  1. Cooperative Postgraduate Training Perspectives from National University of Singapore TAN Chorh ChuanPresident, National University of Singapore

  2. Spectrum of cooperative postgraduate training • Joint or double degrees between • universities • University with research institute or industry • Postgraduate student exchanges

  3. India Joint PhD in Eng / Science / Comp with IIT Madras Joint PhD in Eng / Sci / Comp with IIT Bombay USA BComp(Communications and Media) from NUS & Master of Entertainment Tech from CMU LLB NUS & LLM NYU Law School Doctor of Medicine between Duke-NUS Medical School and Duke Uni • Australia • M.Psych (Clinical) with Uni of Melbourne • MA (Southeast Asian Studies) with ANU • Joint PhD in Eng with ANU • Joint PhD in Physics with ANU NUS Concurrent and Joint Degree Programmes UK MSc (Construction Law and Dispute Resolution) with King’s College London Germany MSc (Intelligent Transport Systems) with Technical Uni of Munich MSc in Industrial Chemistry with Technical Uni of Munich MSc in Industrial and Financial Mathematics with Technical Uni of Munich Switzerland MSc in Infectious Diseases, Vaccinology and Drug Recovery (by research) with Uni of Basel Denmark Joint PhD NUS & Technical Uni of Denmark Netherlands Joint PhD in Eng with Eindhoven University of Technology, France Joint PhD in Eng and Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité (Supelec), Sweden Joint PhD in Molecular Medicine with KI Note: These programmes are offered at Faculty-level

  4. USA NUS-NYU: LLM in Law and the Global Economy, LLM NUS LKYSPP-Columbia Uni: MPP, MPA NUS School of Business and Risk Management Institute- Columbia Uni: Double Professional Degree in Financial Eng UCLA-NUS Executive MBA NUS Logistics Institute-Asia Pacific-Georgia Inst of Tech: MSc (Logistics and Supply Chain Management), MSc in Industrial Engineering Singapore-MIT Alliance. NUS Double Degree Programmes France NUS LKYSPP-Sciences Po: MPP, MPA NUS with six premier French Grandes Écoles. Comprises: Bachelor/Master of Engineering or Bachelor/Master of Science or Bachelor/Master of Computing from NUS and Diplôme d’Ingénieur from French Grande École (the equivalent of Masters in France) NUS-Université Pierre Et Marie Curie-Paris Vi, France and Université Paris Sud–Paris Xi, France. Comprises: BSc (Honours), Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies, MSc Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours), Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures Specialisées); UK NUS LKYSPP-LSE and Political Science: MPP, MPA, China NUS Faculty of Arts-Peking Uni: MA in Chinese Language (by research) NUS School of Business-Peking Uni: International MBA NUS Faculty of Eng-Tsinghua Uni: MSc (Transportation Systems and Management), MSc China & Korea NUS School of Business-Fudan Uni-Korea Uni: Asia MBA

  5. WHY have joint- and double-degree postgraduate programmes? • WHAT is the added academic • value proposition?

  6. “Global Education” • Nurture graduates who are well-equipped for a globalised world • “Mutually beneficial academic outsourcing” • Create exceptional educational programmes on complementary strengths in 2 universities • Build unique graduate programmes around complementary research between universities

  7. #1: To exploit unique research complementarities NUS-Karolinska Institutet joint PhD in genetic and molecular epidemiology

  8. NUS-Karolinska Institutet joint PhD in genetic and molecular epidemiology • NUS & KI faculty find exciting differences in epidemiology & biology of breast cancer between Singapore and Swedish cohorts • Joint PhD students “bridge” joint projects in Singapore & Sweden using local data & materials • With joint PhD students, research extended to comparative studies on imaging & genetics

  9. NUS-Karolinska Institutet joint PhD in genetic and molecular epidemiology • Coursework in 3 fulltime blocks: • 2 x 6-week blocks in Singapore • 1 x 6-week block in Stockholm • Students spend at least 6 months in • partner university working on joint projects • 3 intakes – 18 students from Singapore • 22 from KI

  10. NUS-Karolinska Institutet joint PhD in genetic and molecular epidemiology Added academic value proposition of joint PhD • Facilitates high-impact research • Students get to work on unique set of data & materials from 2 countries • Students obtain • cross-cultural immersion • tailored coursework from 2 universities

  11. #2: “Mutually beneficial academic outsourcing” • NUS-Georgia Institute of Technology Dual MSc • in logistics and supply chain management

  12. NUS-Georgia Tech dual MSc in logistics and SCM • Singapore is a major logistics hub • NUS has broad expertise in SCM • In 1998, plan to train excellent personnel to serve and anchor industry in Singapore • Georgia Tech ranked #1 in Industrial Engineering in US, particular strengths in logistics

  13. NUS-Georgia Tech dual MSc in logistics and SCM • 6 months NUS – build breadth in understanding SCM • 6 months GT – build depth in logistics operations • 6 months NUS – research or internship

  14. NUS-Georgia Tech dual MSc in logistics and SCM Added academic value proposition of dual MSc • Capitalises on complementary educational strengths in 2 universities, rather than doing it yourself • Distinctive, high-quality programme; • Average intake 16/year • Students obtain cross-cultural immersion, network

  15. NUS-Georgia Tech dual MSc in logistics and SCM Added academic value proposition of dual MSc • For 6 years, winner of Asian Freight & Supply Chain awards for Best Educational Course Provider • Alumni salary survey – average USD100,000 pa • (at 8.5 years experience)

  16. #2: “Mutually beneficial academic outsourcing” • Concurrent degree arrangements • NUS B Computing + Brown SM (Computational Bio) • coordinated 5 year programme • Bachelor’s + Masters • Bachelor’s + PhD

  17. #3: Attract high-quality students • Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School • joint NUS and Duke MD degree

  18. Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School joint NUS and Duke MD degree • 2 intakes – excellent student quality • Useful differentiation as competition for best students intensifies

  19. Potential Pitfalls and Problems • Easy to become unfocused • – ideally should be driven by a specific strategy • Sustainability beyond individual champions • – needs both institutions’ strong commitment • Takes a lot of faculty time for few students • – estimate per joint degree > 200 person-hours

  20. Setting up a joint degree programme in NUS • Strategic plan – identify key academic areas • Ask“WHY a joint or double degree? – what is compelling academic value proposition” • If proposal is from faculty, ask same question! • Identify suitable partner university • Identify teams of champions in both universities • Secure in-principle support of Provosts

  21. Setting up a joint degree programme • Joint academic committee works out educational programme, harmonises requirements and admin issues (template) • Secure funding for scholarships & student travel • Clear academic committees & Senates of both universities • Some public universities, need to clear legislature • Ready to go!! Don’t forget to monitor progress

  22. What we have learnt: • Key factors for higher chance of success • compelling academic/educational value proposition for faculty, students and institutions • strong champions in both universities • additional resources • institutional (top management) commitment • Right institutional fit critical • It takes a long time to build relationships!

  23. Total nos DD/JD programmes 168 graduates 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 Legend Total DD / JD Programmes DD / JD graduates 119 graduates 106 graduates 74 graduates 64 graduates 45 graduates 12 graduates 1 graduate 1 graduate 1999/ 2000 2000/ 2001 2001/ 2002 2002/ 2003 2003/ 2004 2004/ 2005 2005/ 2006 2006/ 2007 2007/ 2008

  24. Conclusion: • Joint and double-degree postgraduate training can give exceptional academic value-add • Exploit research complementarities • “Mutually beneficial academic outsourcing” • Attract high-quality students • Pitfalls to watch out for • Easy to become unfocused • Sustainability beyond individual champions • Takes up a lot of faculty time for few students

  25. Conclusion: • Bottom line – Important to keep asking: • Does it significantly improve quality? • Create unique value proposition? • Strongly differentiate institution? • For NUS, part of our vision of global education • Strategic plan for further development

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