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INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

Transformation of postgraduate education in Malaysia

ZAINI UJANGUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia

http://www.utm.my/[email protected]

Int. Conf. Postgraduate Education @ KL, UKM 28 Nov 2010

THOUGHTSIssues,

scenario

MY DREAMSFuture,

framework

BRIDGINGOutcomes,

strategy


What I plan to speak about …

THOUGHTSScenario, issues

MY DREAMSFuture, framework

BRIDGINGOutcomes, strategy


Limitations!

TRANSFORMATION PATH

UTM MINISTRY


Strategy

Structure

Culture

Organizationaltransformation


Scenario 1● R&D activities globally in USA,

Europe and Japano 1990 - 95%o 2007 – 76%

● R&D spending 2007(from GDP)o Japan 3.4%o USA 2.7%o European Union 1.8%o China 1.4%

UNESCO Science Report 2010



Scenario 2World publication

2002 2007USA 31% 28%European Union 40% 37%

UNESCO Science Report 2010

China 5% 10%Japan 9% 7%South Korea 2% 3%Brazil 1.7% 2.7%

28% growth in higher education sector in Asia



Scenario 3World population

Recent census

World population 6.9 bChina 1.3 bIndia 1.2 b

United States 0.31 bIndonesia 0.24 b

http://www.census.gov

Facebook > 0.4 b



PG education issues

● Accessibility● Relevance● Research funding● Quality● Value creation



Future?

1 PG programestablishment

2

PG advancedstudies

3

University research focus

4PG academia-

Industry partnership

5PG Entrepreneurialsciences

MY DREAMSFuture,

framework


Future?Critical success factors

1 PG programestablishment

2

PG Advancedstudies

3

University research focus

4PG academia-

Industry partnership

5PG Entrepreneurialsciences

Stage Critical success factors

1 PhD staff

2 Well known professors

3 Research culture

4 Global networks

5 New academia

MY DREAMSFuture,

framework


Framework?● Funding mechanism● Physical infrastructure● Talent management● Knowledge ecosystem

● Immigration policy● Accreditation● Mobility

MY DREAMSFuture, framework


Outcomes?● Value creation● Sustainability● Quality of life● Value added

o Degreeso Expertiseo Business modelso Capitalo Networkso Culture



● Big problems require a new approach to innovation. pp 10

● “… to address them, universities must break out of the traditional, hierarchical model that worked so well for the Manhattan Project … and actually change the way they approach the process of innovation” pp 12

● “…Five Minds for the Future, Prof Howard Gardner …. Disciplined mind … synthesizing mind … creating mind … respected mind … ethical mind …”

Entrepreneurial science


New academia

Faculty members

Learning materials

Philosophy

Funding

Students

Venue

Learning modes

Outcomes

BRIDGINGOutcomes,

strategy

Conventional

Professors

Books, journals

Specialization

Grants, fees

School leavers, mid-career

Campus

Lectures, tutorials, lab,

studios

Degrees, expertise

New academia

Professors, inventors, entrepreneurs

Books, journals, experiences, Internet, internship

Integration

Grants, fees, VC, endowment, REITs

School leavers, mid-career, businessmen, early-career, life-long

Campus, Internet, incubators, brands

Lectures, tutorials, lab, studios, internship, incubators, experiential

learning, 5 minds

Degrees, expertise, business models, capital, networks, culture


PG strategy?● Brand association

o Washington Accordso Graduates acceptable in PG

program in top universitieso Networks with top universities

● Focus on delivery system● Quantity, first



DELIVERY

Focus on delivery system!

Academic excellenceDistributionchannel

Branding Customerexperience

BUSINESS MODEL

PROCESS OFFERING DELIVERY

Organiz’n Source Enabler Core Productconcept

Benefits & perfom’ce

Product system

Support services

Distributchannel

Brand Customer experience


PG strategy in Malaysia: Quantity, first

Impact /Quality

Quantity

High

HighLow


UTM Key performance indicators (KPI)

No Indicators 2008 2010 2013

1 Staff with PhD 37% 55% 75%

2 or Indexed-publication <300 3000 10,000

3 Citation 340 3000 10,000

4 Postgraduate 33% 40% >50%

5 Research fund/yr RM35m RM50m RM100m

6 Graduate employability* 83% 85% 90%

7 or Intellectual property 550 2000 5000

8 Spin-off company 1 20 100

9 Research load (time) 30% 50% 70%

* Graduate employability within 3 months

UTM Transformation Program

57%

500

1200

40%

>50

-

2100

12

40


UTM student profile

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Year Bachelor Postgraduate

1984 3,886 2

1985 3,857 3

1990 5,348 175

2004 17,897 3,291

2005 15,895 3,004

2006 15,109 2,823

2007 14,792 3,942

2008 14, 456 4,850

2009 14,245 6,432

2010 13,000 8,000

2011 11,500 9,000

2012 10,000 10,000

Year Masters PhD

2000 1165 251

2005 2445 559

2010 nov 6129 2047

Quantity

Quality/Impact

Quantity

Quality/Impact

UG students

PG students


MALAYSIAPostgraduate enrolment in engineering & technology**

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Postgraduate enrolment

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Local universities 3,354 4,160 5,926 6,108 5,837 8,261 10,129

UTM 2,362 2,324 2,390 2,333 3,405 3,354 4,391

UTM (%) 70 56 40 38 58 41 43

**Technology = ICT, remote sensing, geo-information technology, etc

http://www.utm.my/vc/speeches


UTM innovation on post graduate education

21

● Mainstream programso Differentiationo High value creation

Special 2010 initiatives● 3-year-PhD program (Japanese system)● Thesis Format: Paper compilation for PhD and Masters● 5000 students in Global Outreach Program● Postgraduate schools (4 in 2010)● Postgraduate departments (30 in 2011)● 2012 Foreign: 5000 (25%) students; 200 (10%) lecturers● 2010 Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology

● Out-campus/executive programso Expansiono Full cost recovery

UTM Faculties, schoolsS&T Non S&T

Science Built Environment

Electrical Engineering Management & Human Resource

Civil Engineering Education

Chemical Eng. & Natural Resources International Business School (PG)

Mechanical Engineering Islamic Civilization (PG)

Geoinformation Science & Engineering Perdana School of S,T&I Policy (PG)

Bioscience & Bioengineering Language Academy

Biomedical Eng. & Health Sciences

Computer Science & Information Systems

Razak School of Eng.& Advanced Tech (PG)

Advanced Informatics School (PG)

Petroleum Engineering & Renewal Energy

2500 to 3000 “non-UTM sponsored” foreign students

2009/10

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UTM research alliancesAlliances

K-economy

Infocom

Transportation

Construction

Water

Sustainability

Nanosciences

Biotechnology

Energy

Materials and manufacturing

Cybernatics


UTM transformation plan

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Nationalization

Quality

Reputation

Global player

Branding

1900 1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Formation

Research University

Postgraduate

ISO

AnugerahKualiti PM

UTM

TreacherTechnicalSchool

Technical College

JB CampusInternational

Campus

Tokyo Office

COE

BIP

Boston Office

Palo Alto Office

The Big Picture

Madinah Office

SETARA 6


UTM-MIT Partnership on Industrial Biotechnology (1.11.10)

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Internationalization

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©ZAINI UJANGDSNS, DNS, PPT, FASc, FIChemE (UK), FMIM, AMP (Harvard), PhD, MSc, BEng, MIEM, PEng (M), CEng (UK), CSci (UK), MICWEM, (UK) MIWA (UK)

Slides available at http://www.utm.my/vc/speeches

“I have well-defined plans, ambitions and objectives …

… I always like to arrive at least an hour before training begins.

… I have never been late in my life!”

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