Presented by Professor Ed Byrne Vice-Chancellor and President Monash in the 21 st Century Presentation to Academic Heads Conference 30 November 2009

Monash Futures Agenda: The Context -Distinctive profile based on: -Excellence in research and education -Six distinctive Victorian campuses -A unique international footprint across Europe, Asia and Africa -External factors -Elite competitors pursuing excellence by going ‘small’ -Government 20/40 agenda and removal of caps on student numbers

Monash Futures Agenda: The Choice -Of the many models under consideration, the University Council has endorsed a strategy of: -One Monash -Judicious Growth -Accessible Excellence -As academic heads you will be central figures in this evolution

Monash Futures Agenda: Work in Progress Grand Challenges Passport Mark II Campus Enhancement Improved Services Academic Strengthenin g

-Steering Group to define academic standards (starting with Levels D and E) -Cluster Taskforces to identify academic strengths -Definition of research- and teaching-intensive positions

Academic Strengthening -Leadership of academic heads: -To recognise excellence in academic performance -To identify and manage academic strengthening opportunities -To select the right performance supervisors who will properly manage performance and development of academic careers -To use the the new on-line performance development system to support performance management -To identify and manage underperformance -To ensure that the efforts of professional staff are also supporting these goals

Grand Challenges -Themes: -overarching agenda and funding -across faculties -Grand Challenges -Focused plans of action -Potentially funded from themes -feasibility -significance -Faculties remain primary home of research staff and primary budgetary units Sustainability Health & Wellbeing Productivity & Innovation Social Inclusion Faculties

Monash Advanced Studies Institute -Merit-based -All-campuses -Researchers and educators -Defining the Monash PhD -Building inter- disciplinary linkages NB: Proportions in the pie graphs above are for illustration purposes only

Campus Enhancement

-System of Central and President-led campuses -Distinctive offerings at Berwick and Gippsland -Unique capacity to nurture transitions and participation: -Only Go8 with secondary education on 3 campuses -Only Go8 on Open Universities Australia Board -Low-SES now >25% at Berwick and Gippsland

Passport - Mark II -Refinement of course offerings -2008: approx. 12,000 unique timetables -Less duplication: 10% initial reduction -Lighter administrative burden -School and community engagement to grow bigger, better pool of incoming students Watch this space!

Quality Services -Revitalising services -Improved delivery to staff and students -Removing red tape

Why are we doing this? -“Adopt as your fundamental creed that you will equip yourself for life, not solely for your own benefit but for the benefit of the whole community” – John Monash