1. Jon F Baldwin Registrar Responding to Challenges and Opportunities in Modern Universities: What behaviours, attitudes and styles do we need for success? © University of Warwick, 2008

2. Overview Strategic Challenges Leadership and Management: Critical Attributes What qualities and characteristics do we need to succeed? © University of Warwick, 2008

3. The need for reform Size matters: concentration of excellence and playing to strengths Too many universities? Collaborations and mergers Good management and leadership Need to reduce bureaucracy and burdens on universities The student as consumer Overarching Issues © University of Warwick, 2008

4. Internationalisation Drivers: Globalisation –Increasing transfer of people, services, goods Nature of the academic enterprise –Trans-national mapping of disciplines Competition –Massive expansion underway –Demand in China & India –Where do our universities rank in international (US) terms? © University of Warwick, 2008

5. Internationalisation Features: Student recruitment & mobility Convergence at system level (Bologna implications) Staff recruitment & mobility Most highly cited League tables Reach of brand reputation © University of Warwick, 2008

6. Internationalisation Modes: Internationalisation at home –in-bound recruitment –curriculum reform –teaching/learning process –student expectations for technology-enhanced learning Internationalisation abroad –off-shore delivery –More Euro-Asian collaborative taught programmes –European intervention in Anglophone markets in Asia –distance-learning –networks and partnerships © University of Warwick, 2008

7. Funding and Finance Funding is a major issue: HE tuition in Europe is funded, per student, 10k less than in the USA Continue to develop alternative streams of income Build a fund-raising/development capacity Establish an endowment for the next generation (Increasing university endowments is the route to real funding freedom in the long term) Develop further financial aid possibilities Fees debate Sustainable Universities (surplus) © University of Warwick, 2008

8. Research and Teaching Research excellence: building on strengths Higher Education and Business: Exchanging and developing knowledge and skills Teaching and learning: delivering excellence © University of Warwick, 2008

9. Leadership and Management: Critical Attributes Leadership and partnership –Of our staff, of the profession and partnership with academics Risk manager / taker Flexible, non-bureaucratic –Dont be part of the compliance culture Visible, not boardroom only Strategic –Not operationally (detailed) focus Open to new ideas, cultures © University of Warwick, 2008

10. Heads of Administration need to be... Loyal and committed Intuitive Stubborn and resolute Moral code of ethics Accomplished trapeze artist Team player Tact and diplomacy Honesty and integrity Jack of all trades © University of Warwick, 2008

11. Quiz time! What other qualities and characteristics do we need to succeed? © University of Warwick, 2008

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21. Qualities and characteristics ********* without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without ********* is dangerous and dreadful. Samuel Johnson © University of Warwick, 2008

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27. Living with ineffability and ambiguity Actually, there is no recipe…and no-one has all the ingredients anyway © University of Warwick, 2008

28. What are we here for? ……..the advancement of learning and knowledge by teaching and research and the provision of a University education. © University of Warwick, 2008

29. Where are we going? Forget the road map and use the compass © University of Warwick, 2008