An Avalanche is Coming: Higher education and the revolution ahead

An avalanche is coming: Higher education and the revolution ahead

Sir Michael BarberKatelyn DonnellySaad Rizvi

UUK12th March 2013

‘It’s tragic because, by my reading, should we fail to radically change our approach to education, the same cohort we’re attempting to “protect” could find that their entire future is scuttled by our timidity.’

David PutnamSpeech at Massachusetts Institute of

Technology, June 2012

‘This argument about unbundling needs to be studied and acted on by university leaders around the world.’

From the foreword byLawrence Summers

President Emeritus, Harvard University

An avalanche is coming…

The global economy is changing

THE GLOBALECONOMY ISSUFFERING

Source: Schooltutoring.com

The cost of higher education increases every year

The value of a degree has been falling

Only 18% of people think that university is good preparation for today’s labour market

Content is ubiquitous

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How can universities avoid ruin?

> Relevance is not everything

> Distinctiveness matters

> It’s hard to please all of the students all of the time

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Much of the value added won’t be content

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Close the theory/practice gap

The three or four-year, full-time degree course is no longer the standard offering

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Relationships with the city or region are becoming increasingly important

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As the monopoly over awarding degrees breaks down, universities need to consider their true value

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ELITE UNIVERSITIES

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‘5 models’ of the future university

MASS UNIVERSITIES

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NICHE UNIVERSITIES

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LOCAL UNIVERSITIES

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LIFELONG LEARNING

MECHANISMS

Governments & Regulation

Businesses and entrepreneursUniversities

What are the implications?

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