1. The Growing Accountability Agenda: Progress or Mixed Blessing
Jamil Salmi
IMHE General Conference
Paris, 8-10 September 2008

4. outline of the presentation
the growing accountability agenda
the accountability crisis
the benefits of accountability

5. the growing accountability agenda
integrity and honesty
effective use of resources and quality of results

6. unethical and fraudulent practices
financial management
academic management
information management

7. accountability mechanisms
legal requirements
financial incentives
demand-side funding
university boards
rankings

8. outline of the presentation
the growing accountability agenda
the accountability crisis

10. excessive requirements?
reporting to death
unfair rankings
measuring learning outcomes US
OECD

11. outline of the presentation
the growing accountability agenda
the accountability crisis
the benefits of accountability

12. benefits of accountability
choice of college
information about labor market outcomes
voluntary initiatives
Ireland US
Belgium
culture of transparency

13. the fear of transparencyUS
Pakistan
New Zealand
Colombia

14. conclusion
the end
American Council on Education concluded a 2005 study on internationalization in the following words:
US higher education institutions have a long
way to go before students graduate with international skills and knowledge

15. University Accountability
Upgrade your knowledge –
enhance, repair, connect, and adapt your universities!
Richard Yelland

16. conclusion accountability is healthy two principles constructive mode
Teaching: top professors teaching undergraduate students
Alignment: University of São Paulo
Time dimension: Kazakhstan, Gulf states, Saudi Arabia

17. Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Luxemburg, MMU in Malaysia, Paris School of Economics, Olin College of Engineering

18. conclusion accountability is healthy two principles constructive mode
mutually-agreed or voluntary
Teaching: top professors teaching undergraduate students
Alignment: University of São Paulo
Time dimension: Kazakhstan, Gulf states, Saudi Arabia

19. mutually agreed

20. conclusion accountability is healthy two principles
constructive mode
mutually-agreed or voluntary
no accountability without autonomy
Teaching: top professors teaching undergraduate students
Alignment: University of São Paulo
Time dimension: Kazakhstan, Gulf states, Saudi Arabia

21. autonomy