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An avalanche is coming: Higher education and the revolution ahead SIR MICHAEL BARBER SAAD RIZVI
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‘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 Putnam Speech 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 by Lawrence Summers President Emeritus, Harvard University
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An avalanche is coming…
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The global economy is changing
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THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS SUFFERING
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Source: Schooltutoring.com The cost of higher education increases every year
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The value of a degree has been falling
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Content is ubiquitous
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FACULTY DEGREES RESEARCH GOVERNANCE CURRICULUM TEACHING/LEARNING ASSESSMENT EXPERIENCE STUDENTS
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How can universities avoid ruin?
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> Relevance is not everything
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> Distinctiveness matters
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> 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
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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 ‘5 models’ of the future university
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MASS UNIVERSITIES
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‘5 models’ of the future university NICHE UNIVERSITIES
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‘5 models’ of the future university LOCAL UNIVERSITIES
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‘5 models’ of the future university LIFELONG LEARNING MECHANISMS
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Governments & Regulation Businesses and entrepreneurs Universities What are the implications?
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@MICHAELBARBER9 @SAADHRIZVI THANK YOU
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