1. Ireland: Transforming Higher Education – and one Case Study in Progress Mike Murphy ASEE International Forum 14 June, 2014

2. Case Study - Ireland Population – 4m In Higher Education: 200K (80% full-time) Participation rate in Higher Ed: 66% Approx 41K new full-time UGs every year – 75% of whom study on 4-year degree courses 8K full-time research students (5% of total) €2.3b spend annually (approx €11K per student)

3. Higher Education in Ireland University Sector (7 Universities) Non-University Sector (14 IoTs) 90K full-time students 17K part-time students 8.5K research students 65K full-time students 16K part-time students 1K research students

4. Higher Education in Ireland University Sector Non-University Sector DIT 13K full-time students 5K part-time students 2.5K post-grad students

5. Irish Government Priorities Reform the system – Alignment to national strategic objectives – Support a knowledge-based economy and society Avoid mission drift Reward performance Collaboration/clustering/consolidation

6. The start of a journey … or the next step in a journey? The “Hunt Report”

7. Creating an Alliance…. TU4Dublin

8. DITITBITTTotal Undergrad Full and Part-time Enrolments 14,7203,0285,31923,067 Postgraduate 2,510 200 189 2,899 Total 25,966 2013-2014: Student Enrolment

9. Programme Provision: Levels 6 and 7

10. Programme Provision: Levels 8-10

11. Transformation Agenda 3 Presidents don’t want to simply merge They have set an ambitious transformation agenda: – An internationally recognised TU with significant regional, national and global impact – Core attributes: Student-centred learning Embedded civic engagement Practice-led and research informed

12. Why Create a TU? We have the opportunity to reinvent ourselves Legislation and process creates opportunity for us and the expectation to seize that opportunity We can’t stand still in a global changing higher education landscape Global recognition of our graduates… in most comparator countries we would already be a TU Being a TU opens up opportunities for us; including to better serve our city and our region

13. Target Timelines TU Dublin Alliance MOU Signed Stage 1 Expression of Interest 31 July 2012 Stage 2 Submit Implementation Plan to HEA Stage 3 Evaluation of Plan Stage 4 Application for Designation as a TU Stages

14. HEA Criteria & Work-Streams HEA Criteria Work-streams

15. Alignment of Work Streams to Foundation Themes Work-streams Foundation Themes

16. Re-imagining our curriculum The digital campus Strengthening our research The Enterprising University Dublin’s globally- engaged university TU4Dublin Connecting through dialogue Converging for designation Getting our people ready Designing our workplace Creative Foundations

17. OrientationCharacteristics Transforming Our Learning Vision, Policy & Principles Universal Design The TU Programme Portfolio Strategy, Programmes and Learners Environmental Scan The TU Quality Framework Process & ProcedureStudent Voice The TU Curriculum Model Guidelines and Templates Practice-led, research informed Our First Year Experience Resources, activities and initiatives Transitions Pedagogy Curriculum Commission Standards, Policy & Principles Scholarship of T&L Graduate AttributesPolicy, TemplatesQA Foundation Theme: Re-imagining our Curriculum

18. Key Questions We plan to legally merge first as quickly as possible, while planning our transformation Is this best approach? How best to achieve this transformation?