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MARK CLEARY. Annual Address to Assembly 24 th November 2008. HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE. External environment: home External environment: international Internal environment Key change issues. EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: HOME (i). Certainty of uncertainty
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MARK CLEARY Annual Address to Assembly 24th November 2008
HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE • External environment: home • External environment: international • Internal environment • Key change issues
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: HOME (i) • Certainty of uncertainty • Changing demographics – age/ composition/participation • Changes in fee regime/funding
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: HOME (ii) • Comprehensive spending review (CSR) • Increased scrutiny of mission • New partnership structures – city/region; health; schools; private providers; FE sector
SHORT-TERM VOLATILITY • Impact on student demand/participation rates • Impact on employer engagement strategies • Cost of investments • Need for greater flexibility
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: INTERNATIONAL • Changing/new student markets • Bologna process • New delivery modes and partnerships • Risk exposure in o/s markets
INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT (i) • Workforce planning/HR issues • System flexibility • Do we celebrate diversity? • Pay/reward regimes • Maximising internal efficiency
INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT (ii) • Leadership and management • Philosophy of learning/a learning contract? • Delivering focussed high quality RKT • Enabling and motivating staff
OUR STRENGTHS • Critical and applied focus • Strong student experience • Learning, research, KT connections • Synergy with city/region • International, socially progressive perspective • Continued capacity for investment
Planning for 2009-14 • Communicating and listening • Confidence in our strengths