what you need to know about universities, knowledge hubs and the miracle of asia
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
UNIVERSITIES, KNOWLEDGE HUBS
AND THE MIRACLE OF ASIA
7th August 2012
University of Moratuwa Teachers Association (UMTA)
University academics are protesting, the funding cuts, lack of autonomy, lack of facilities for research, politicization of universities, drop in standards of university entrants etc.
Government says that asking for 6% of GDP cannot be given. They also say these are political agendas. They also say that Sri Lanka will become a knowledge hub and the Miracle of Asia.
The University of Moratuwa Teachers Association presents its view to you. It seeks your attention for the 2 minutes it will take you through the Ten Miracles of Education.
Miracle #1: Sri Lankan Universities produce more graduates with less money!
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
110,000
120,000
130,000
62000
63000
64000
65000
66000
67000
68000
69000
70000
71000
Expenditure (Rs. Per year)
Student Enrollment
Recu
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02
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Miracle #2: SL Universities will lead the creation of a Knowledge Hub by spending less on education every successive year
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 20150
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
University Expenditure as % of Government Expenditure
Year
%
Miracle #3: SL where % of qualifying students entering universities has remained the same for
20yrs, is to become a knowledge hub
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
%
Miracle #4: SL where only 0.05% of GDP is spent on research (ranked below Ethiopia) is to become a global knowledge hub. Moreover, only
less than 1% of university spending is on research (leading universities spend 16%)
Academics are essentially researchers from which they teach students. Deprive them of funds for same and they leave or simply become note givers!
Typical WesternSri Lanka
Miracle #5: SL the knowledge hub where only 2/3rd of academic positions can be filled and of those in service,
only 40% have PhD qualifications.
Academic Cadre Posts Approved (2009) – 7,510Cadre Posts Filled by 31st Dec 2010 – 4,984 ( 66%)
Quiz……..
What proportion of benefits would a senior engineer forego if he/she were to join a university by leaving an industry position in Sri Lanka?
Answer - 2/3rd
(Less pay, No medical, No insurance, No quarters, No transport, No Bonuses, No concessionary loans, No support staff, No direct telephone, Not even scholarships!)
Did you also know that university academics
earn just 1/10th of what they can earn at a university abroad. Have you wondered why they stay in Sri Lanka?
Miracle #6: SL, a knowledge hub where universities produce a medical doctor for less than USD 10,000 and an engineering graduate
for less than USD 6000
Commerce & Man-agement
Arts
Engineering
Science
Agriculture
Medicene
- 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000
33,928
56,172
104,533
131,551
134,969
191,452
Recurrent Expenditure Per Student Per Year
Miracle #7: SL, a Knowledge Hub where an Internationally accredited Engineering Degree is provided at 1/10th or less of the international cost.
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10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000 66,667
41,025
25,547
14,745
1,761
US
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stu
den
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er
year
* In Sri Lanka an International Highways cost more to build than elsewhere, where dinner at an international hotels cost as much, where an international sportsmen is paid as much as his counterparts elsewhere. But an international degree is provided at 1/10th the international price.
1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00
Good vocabulary
Trained in timely submission of outputs
Having Good Social values
Good in speed reading
Experienced in using basic office-software
Good speaking and writing in university …
Honestly indicating the member …
Experienced in group work
Conceptually Sound (Subject Basics)
Not Exhausted
Willing to study / Learn
Miracle #8: Where students entering universities after competitive AL exams are found to have poor learning
skills and attitudes but who are still transformed to ‘world class graduates’
0 1 2 3 4
Assessment of Skills and Attitudes Engineering Undergraduates possess at entry -Scale of 4
Miracle #9: SL, a Knowledge Hub that makes the least public investment on education.
Quiz….
How many years does it take for the Payback of the
public investment of producing an Engineering
Graduate at a Sri Lankan University?
Three (03) Years!!
Is there a better investment?
Cost of 4 Years of Uni Education – Rs 500,000( @2010 prices)
Monthly value of service with only GCE AL qualifications – Rs 20,000 increasing at
say 5% p.a.
Monthly value of service with B.Sc. Eng degree – Rs 50,000 (min) increasing at say
10% p.a.
Return on Investment –
Payback Period – 3 Years
IRR – around 30%
Miracle #10: SL, to show how a Knowledge Hub can be created by Spending less than 2% on education where others countries required 4-6%
India
The World Definition of a Hub is a place which pulls resources (good teachers) and demand (good students)
Sri Lankan Government definition of a Knowledge Hub is where professors and
professionals continue to leave the country in search of better opportunities elsewhere followed by a significant
number of students.
Defence and Urban De-velopment
Higher Education0
50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
Re-cur-rent
Did you know that by reducing Defence Spending by 4% , university recurrent
spending can be doubled?
2012 Budget Allocations (Rs mn)
Quiz….
How many Engineering graduates could have been produced with the USD 162 million loss from the hedging deal with Standard Chartered Bank?
27,000 (what the country needs for 15 years!)
If it was commercially invested at 12% it would be enough to provide for 4,500 children to enter university annually.
The Next Miracle
From the 1970s, our Politicians allowed a very good school education system to deteriorate to one that is now only exam oriented and tuition class dependent.
Now the next phase of this Miracle is to destroy the existing university system by creating mushrooming ‘universities’ similar to how the tuition culture came to being, where higher education will be restricted mostly to skill development, then commercialized, packaged and sold as degrees to desperate students who are being kept out of proper universities.
So What…?
Ensure State universities are adequately funded so that current staff is retained and encouraged to develop their facilities.
Undertake systematic reforms that will provide all students more access to and choice in higher education while improving quality to meet modern market requirements.
It’s a Civil Society Issue and not just a university staff salary issue. Its about education and the future of Sri Lanka continuing as an educated society.
Thank you.
Spread the message…Save our universities and
schools …. Increase funding…..
Lets target 6% of GDP for education!
University of Moratuwa Teachers Association (UMTA)