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Higher Education Policies: Challenges and Opportunities

Higher Education Policies: Challenges and Opportunities. Dr John Law 5 th June 2014. Higher education is recognised as a key force for modernization and development: but…. Unstoppable demand for access Diminished human capital Weakened Infrastructure Loss of key international links

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Higher Education Policies: Challenges and Opportunities

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  1. Higher Education Policies: Challenges and Opportunities Dr John Law 5th June 2014

  2. Higher education is recognised as a key force for modernization and development: but…. • Unstoppable demand for access • Diminished human capital • Weakened Infrastructure • Loss of key international links • Capacity, security and bureaucracy issues

  3. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is preparing a new law concerning higher education • Restructuring and consolidating provision • Access • Equity • Diversity • High level research capacity

  4. Preparing the next generation of graduates with relevant skill sets to encourage innovation and drive economic growth • Working in partnership • International reputation and penetration of UK HE policies and • practices (QAA, T&L methods, research training, leadership • and governance, employability and entrepreneurship, IT ) • Diversity of UK HE sector

  5. Strategies for re-engagement with the international community • Grow global networks of researchers students and institutions • Strengthen international cooperation • TNE opportunities • Priorities for research include: Biotechnology Applications, • Medicine, Astrology, Desert society growth studies, • Economics, and Renewable Energy…..and more

  6. Global Regional System to System Govt to Govt Univ to Univ Mobility

  7. The question for us….. by innovating in repose to limitations, - financial, material, systemic or institutional - and by making a detailed assessment of the needs, capabilities and pressures on people, institutions and systems, can we create an intervention that offers the best opportunities for our talented young people?

  8. Thank you john.law@britishcouncil.org

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