SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP Enhancing and Sustaining ASIAN Higher Education Institution Leadership: AKEPT’s Mission and Strategic Role Enhancing and Sustaining ASIAN Higher Education Institution Leadership: AKEPT’s Mission and Strategic Role SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP

Outline SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP 1. Leadership in IHL 2. Challenges & Opportunities 3. Enhancing and Sustaining IHL Leadership: the case of Malaysia 4. AKEPT’s Mission and Strategic Roles

Leadership in IHL? SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP  Leadership is the transformation of expertise and vision into actions that are judged effective by the led (Cowan & Heywood, 2001)  Academic leadership as ‘… a practical and everyday process of supporting, managing, developing and inspiring academic colleagues...’ (Ramsden, 1998:4)  Academic leadership is the act of building a community of scholars to set direction and achieve common purpose through the empowerment of faculty and staff (Gmelch & Wolverton, 2002)

4 GLOBAL SCENARIO OF HIGHER EDUCATION Challenges The role of universities and academics Curriculum that meets market needs R&D&C in a national innovation systems Teaching and learning methods Widening of access and mobility Globalization & Standardization Resource utilization SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP

Leadership of AIHL: Challenges SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP The quality of students? Students for the ‘real world’? Students with the ‘right’ skills? Students with ‘ASIAN and world-class’ citizen? The ‘lost’ soul of higher education? ‘Hungry for success’ phenomena? Increasing cost and investment in HE? University Leadership in Crisis? (Sirat, Ahmad & Azman (2012). Higher Education Policy, 25: ).

Leadership of AIHL: Opportunities SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP ‘ASIAN Century’- where Asian politics, economy and culture is expected to dominate the 21 st Century. Highly intellectual, but respect, proud of and preserved ASIAN work culture and traditions. Collaboration – leveraging on each other’s strengths through AUPF platform.

Strong and Sustainable Leadership A nation’s success can only come, and be sustainable by an intellectual leader with a strong character. To strategise and ensure that the leadership will ‘be able to withstand the global storms and lead us through challenges high and low to take us to greater heights of success.’ Asian IHL leaders need to be more visible in a changing global HE landscape. SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP

Significance of Enhancing and Sustaining AIHL Leadership: the case of Malaysia

ETP HETP GTP NHESP Phase 1 Foundation Phase 2 Strengthening Phase 3 Excellence Relationship GTP, ETP & HETP N(H)EM  New worldview  Civilisational-based  Re(de)fining the Global Knowledge Systems NEM  High-income  Inclusiveness  Sustainability  People First  Quality of Life MOE  5 systems aspirations  6 individual aspirations  11 shifts  3 waves  MOE New

THE SEVEN STRATEGIC THRUSTS NHESP: THE SEVEN STRATEGIC THRUSTS SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP THE SEVEN STRATEGIC THRUSTS Widening Access and Increasing Equity Improving Quality of Teaching and Learning Intensifying Research and Innovation Strengthening of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) Intensifying Internationali- sation Enculturation of Lifelong Learning Reinforcing MoHE’s Delivery System

NHESP: 23 Critical Agenda Projects (CAPs) SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP GovernanceLeadershipAcademia Teaching & Learning R & D Internation alisation Graduate Employability Private HEIs APEX MyBrain 15 Lifelong Learning Academic Audit PTPTN (Accessibility & Sustainability Human Capital Development Fund MOHE Delivery System Holistic Student Development Polytechnic Transforma- tion Academia -Industry E-Learning Center of Excellence Top Business School Entrepreneurship Knowledge Transfer Partnership

The new robust 2 nd Phase National Higher Education Plan focuses on: SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP 1 Strengthening efforts in producing human capital 2 Enriching creativity and innovation in HE 3 Creating a conducive higher education ecosystem 4 Benefitting globalization 5 Transforming leadership

Example of Ministerial Leadership – National Higher Education Strategic Plan – Phase II Example of Ministerial Leadership – National Higher Education Strategic Plan – Phase II

InstitutionNumberStudentStaff Public University 20523,02029,713 Private University & Colleges 33(9) ,29622,068 Polytechnic3092,1487,306 Community College 8022,3802,750 Total5881,044,84461, Malaysian HEI’s Students & Academic Staff, 2013 SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP

Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT) SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP Established in January 2008 An organization under the Ministry of Education, Malaysia Is in line with the launching of National Higher Education Strategic Plan (NHESP) - to transform higher education in Malaysia, especially in the area of human capital development.

AKEPT’s Vision To be acknowledged as the global benchmark and referral centre for Higher Education Leadership, Learning and Teaching and Research and Innovation. SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP

AKEPT’s Missions 1)To align with the Ministry’s transformational agenda for higher education to ensure that higher education institutions are globally competitive. 2)To be recognized as the premier referral centre for research and innovation, teaching and learning, and leadership competencies for higher education. 3)To facilitate Higher Education Institutions in making Ministry’s transformation agenda a success. SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP

AKEPT’s Objectives 1)To strengthen the governance and organization of higher education institutions through the provision of training, advisory, and coaching programs designed for senior and middle management to develop effective and strategic leadership talent. 2)To generate a culture of creative and innovative solutions to the critical issues on leadership in higher education through effective research. 3)To provide innovation in crafting learning and teaching strategies to improve the quality of learning among students. 4)To brand AKEPT through regional and international leadership institutions SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP

1)To pursue the Leadership Critical Agenda in achieving the desired goal of NHESP. 2)To provide relevant and pragmatic training programs, advice and facilitation to higher education institutions. 3)To promote and facilitate a culture of research and publication on issues and challenges in higher education. 4)To put in place a structured framework and provide advices on succession planning for higher education institutions. 5)To strengthen leadership in learning and teaching in HEIs. 6)To inculcate leadership skills among student leaders to become future leaders. 7) To widen and encourage international collaboration. SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP AKEPT’s Strategic Roles

AKEPT’s Strategic Action Plan To be acknowledged as the global benchmark and referral centre for Higher Education Leadership, Learning and Teaching and Research and Innovation PROGRAMMES LEADERSHIP CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COLLABORATION INTERNATIONALIZATION TALENT POOL PUBLICATION GOVERNANCE BRANDING NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP

1)Succession planning and talent management 2)Leadership training for top and middle management in higher education institutions 3)Leadership training for Young Lecturers 4)Leadership training for Master Trainers in learning & teaching 5)Development of training modules in learning & teaching 6)Training in research, innovation and commercialization 7)Training in research and publication 8)Seminar in academia leadership, learning and teaching as well as research and innovation AKEPT’s Strategic Programmes SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP

AKEPT’s Leadership Model Global Strategic Foundation Research Teaching Services SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP

Empowered HEI Leaders Centre for Leadership Training Centre for Leadership in Learning and Teaching Centre for Leadership in Research and Innovation Centre for Leadership Training Centre for Leadership in Learning and Teaching Centre for Leadership in Research and Innovation Involvement of; - HEI Top Management - Administrators - Lecturers - Young Lecturers - Student Leaders Training Modules Profiling Succession Plan Publications Research Talent Pool Involvement of; - HEI Top Management - Administrators - Lecturers - Young Lecturers - Student Leaders Training Modules Profiling Succession Plan Publications Research Talent Pool AKEPT’s CentreOutcomesOutputs AKEPT’s Programme Output/Outcome SHAPING MINDS, BUILDING LEADERSHIP

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