1. the perfect storm . . .

2. Constructing Knowledge Societies: New Challenges for Tertiary Education
Lisbon
20 May 2004

4. are our tertiary education institutions ready?
In particular universalizing basic education and adapting to the knowledge economy
We are not as involved with clients as we should
Our capacity to respond to new challenges has been severely eroded for clients to deal with new knowledge or within the institution in moving towards programmatic lending
Uncoordinated series of responses WBI,IFC, infodev

5. outline of the presentation...
the dimensions of change
the changing tertiary education landscape
new challenges, opportunities and constraints

6. dimensions
of change...
growing importance of knowledge

7. economic development is increasingly linked to a nation’s ability to acquire and apply knowledge
WHY DO WE SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION? IT IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS INCREASINGLY LINKED TO A NATION’S ABILITY TO ACQUIRE AND APPLY TECHNICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE AND THAT THE PROCESS OF GLOBALIZATION IS ACCELERATING THIS TREND.
OUR 1998 WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT OBSERVES THAT “THE CAPACITY TO ADOPT AND DISSEMINATE RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IS DEPENDENT ON BETTER PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR tertiary EDUCATION”.

8. acceleration of speed of creation of new knowledge
increased rate of innovation/shorter product life cycles

9. duration of Intel domination
(4 years)
386
486
Pentium
Pentium Pro
Pentium II
Celeron
Pentium III
(3 years)
(2 years)
(1 year)
(6 months)
(3 months?)
© 1998 Pankaj Ghemawat, Harvard Business School
1999 Hideki Mori, World Bank

10. growth of the Internet

11. dimensions of change ... growing importance of knowledge
the information and communication revolution

12. the information and communication revolution

13. ICT revolution expansion of computing power
falling cost of transmitting information
convergence of computing and telecommunications

14. outline of the presentation...
the dimensions of change
the changing tertiary education landscape

15. the changing tertiary education landscape
change in education and training needs
change in forms of competition
changes in organization and modes of operation

16. the changing tertiary education landscape
change in education and training needs
higher skill levels
continuing education

17. lifelong learning

18. the changing tertiary education landscape
change in education and training needs
higher skill levels
continuing education
learning to learn
demand for international degrees

22. the changing tertiary education landscape
change in education and training needs
change in forms of competition
long distance competition

24. new forms of competition …

25. new forms of competition …

26. new forms of competition …

27. the changing tertiary education landscape
change in education and training needs
change in forms of competition
long distance competition
franchise universities

28. franchise universities …

29. the changing tertiary education landscape
change in education and training needs
change in forms of competition
long distance competition
franchise universities
corporate universities

30. Motorola University

31. the changing tertiary education landscape
change in education and training needs
change in forms of competition
long distance competition
franchise universities
corporate universities
media companies, libraries, museums & secondary schools

34. the changing tertiary education landscape
change in education and training needs
change in forms of competition
change in the institutions
a greater variety of clients

35. university of the future?
continuing education
postgraduate studies
first degree

36. the changing tertiary education landscape
change in education and training needs
change in forms of competition
change in the institutions
a greater variety of clients
inter- and multidisciplinarity

41. the changing tertiary education landscape
change in education and training needs
change in forms of competition
change in the institutions
a greater variety of clients
inter- and multidisciplinarity
new pedagogical practices
technological infrastructure

43. changing pedagogy Teaching Learning Teacher Mentor or Coach
Student Learner
Synchronous Asynchronous
Passive Active
Linear Nonlinear
Scheduled On-demand
Teaching material Achieving a
Learning Goal

44. the changing tertiary education landscape
change in education and training needs
change in forms of competition
change in the institutions
a greater variety of clients
inter- and multidisciplinarity
new pedagogical practices
technological infrastructure
flexibility

46. outline of the presentation...
the dimensions of change
the changing tertiary education landscape
new challenges, opportunities and constraints

47. challenges, opportunities
& constraints ...

48. new challenges
changing role of the State

49. changing role of the State
the state has a responsibility to put in place an enabling framework to encourage tertiary education institutions to be more innovative and responsive
In particular universalizing basic education and adapting to the knowledge economy
We are not as involved with clients as we should
Our capacity to respond to new challenges has been severely eroded for clients to deal with new knowledge or within the institution in moving towards programmatic lending
Uncoordinated series of responses WBI,IFC, infodev

50. role of the State defining a coherent vision and policy framework
setting an enabling regulatory environment
In particular universalizing basic education and adapting to the knowledge economy
We are not as involved with clients as we should
Our capacity to respond to new challenges has been severely eroded for clients to deal with new knowledge or within the institution in moving towards programmatic lending
Uncoordinated series of responses WBI,IFC, infodev

51. role of the State defining a coherent vision and policy framework
setting an enabling regulatory environment
offering appropriate financial incentives
In particular universalizing basic education and adapting to the knowledge economy
We are not as involved with clients as we should
Our capacity to respond to new challenges has been severely eroded for clients to deal with new knowledge or within the institution in moving towards programmatic lending
Uncoordinated series of responses WBI,IFC, infodev

52. new challenges
changing role of the State
digital gap

53. the digital divide

54. telephone penetration rates

55. computers per thousand persons

56. Internet penetration rates

58. new challenges changing role of the State digital gap
integration of technology
nature of the education experience
quality assurance

59. franchise universities …

60. new challenges changing role of the State digital gap
integration of technology
nature of the education experience
quality assurance
intellectual property rights

62. conclusion
the end

64. Crisis =
Danger + Opportunity

65. is there a vision?
DESPITE THE SUSTAINED EFFORTS OF COUNTRIES TO INVEST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR tertiary EDUCATION SYSTEM, THERE REMAIN MANY DAUNTING CHALLENGES AHEAD.