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Constructing Knowledge Societies: New Challenges for Tertiary Education Regional Higher Education Conference Kuala Lump

Constructing Knowledge Societies: New Challenges for Tertiary Education Regional Higher Education Conference Kuala Lumpur, 3 December 2007. the future of tertiary education?. a world of science fiction?.

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Constructing Knowledge Societies: New Challenges for Tertiary Education Regional Higher Education Conference Kuala Lump

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  1. Constructing Knowledge Societies: New Challenges for Tertiary Education Regional Higher Education Conference Kuala Lumpur, 3 December 2007

  2. the future of tertiary education?

  3. a world of science fiction? • social and economic progress is achieved principally through the advancement and application of knowledge World Development Report 1998/99

  4. is tertiary education ready?

  5. outline of the presentation... • importance of knowledge • changing education & training needs • emerging challenges

  6. knowledge explains the difference between poverty and wealth © K4D program

  7. evolution of Nokia sales

  8. application of knowledge to poverty-related sectoral challenges, as in agriculture Wheat Yields in Argentina and India 1885-1995 Adapted from: Pardey, Chang-Kang and Alston

  9. disaster preparedness • sismology • vulcanology • climatology (floods, tsunamis, droughts, etc.)

  10. Tsunami26 December 2004

  11. acceleration of speed of creation of new knowledge

  12. outline of the presentation... • importance of knowledge • changing education & training needs

  13. changing education and training needs • higher skill levels

  14. relative earning gaps are increasing Male Female

  15. 8% 2000 14% 78% 4% 1980 9% 87% 2% 14% 1960 84% South Korea and Brazil 26% 2000 55% 18% 1980 9% 49% 42% 1960 3% 17% 80%

  16. changing education and training needs • higher skill levels • flexibility to adapt to change

  17. changes in job task-skill demands in the USA (1960 – 1998) Source: Autor, Levy, and Murnane (2003) “The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration,” Quarterly Journal of Economics.

  18. PISA results for selected countries OECD Average

  19. changing education and training needs • higher skill levels • flexibility to adapt to change • need for continuing education

  20. from innocence

  21. … to wisdom

  22. university of the future? continuing education postgraduate studies first degree

  23. the Credit Bank Systemin Korea • open educational system • recognition of learning acquired in-school and out-of-school • degree granting • fully recognized degrees

  24. graduation ceremony at the Korean Credit Bank

  25. changing education and training needs • higher skill levels • flexibility to adapt to change • need for continuing education • learning to learn and unlearn continuously

  26. new pedagogical approaches • focus on learning tailored to needs of individuals rather than teaching • new and varied modalities for learning: interactive & collaborative learning

  27. when you want…

  28. where you want…

  29. new pedagogical approaches • focus on learning tailored to needs of individuals rather than teaching • new and varied modalities for learning: interactive & collaborative learning • reliance on advanced education technology in appropriate ways

  30. new pedagogical approaches • focus on learning tailored to needs of individuals rather than teaching • new and varied modalities for learning: interactive & collaborative learning • reliance on advanced education technology in appropriate ways • representation of knowledge and concept in multiple ways • teacher as guide and facilitator

  31. “In the early twenty-first century, people will be able to study what they want, when they want, where they want, and in the language they prefer, electronically.“ Peter Knight, July 1994

  32. outline of the presentation... • importance of knowledge • changing education & training needs • emerging challenges

  33. opportunity or challenge?

  34. emerging challenges • world-class universities • quality and relevance • flexibility

  35. Concentration of Talent Students Teaching Staff Researchers Research Output Graduates Supportive Regulatory Framework WCU Abundant Favorable Governance Technology Transfer Public Budget Resources Endowment Revenues Tuition Fees Research Grants Resources Autonomy Leadership Team Strategic Vision Culture of Excellence Characteristics of a World-Class University Alignment of Key Factors Source: Elaborated by Jamil Salmi

  36. what it means to be world class • research universities or all types of tertiary institutions? • every institution or a select few? • beware of regional imbalances

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