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Int. Conf. Postgraduate Education @ KL, UKM 28 Nov 2010 Transformation of postgraduate education in Malaysia ZAINI UJANG Universiti Teknologi Malaysia http: //www. utm. my/vc zaini@utm. my INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS THOUGHTS Issues, scenario MY DREAMS Future, framework BRIDGING Outcomes, strategy

What I plan to speak about … THOUGHTS Scenario, issues MY DREAMS Future, framework BRIDGING Outcomes, strategy INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

Limitations! MINISTRY TRANSFORMATION PATH INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS UTM

Culture Organizational transformation Structure INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

Scenario 1 ● R&D activities globally in USA, Europe and Japan o 1990 - 95% o 2007 – 76% THOUGHTS Scenario, issues ● R&D spending 2007(from GDP) o o Japan 3. 4% USA 2. 7% European Union 1. 8% China 1. 4% UNESCO Science Report 2010 INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

Scenario 2 World publication 2002 USA 28% 40% 37% China Japan South Korea Brazil Scenario, issues 31% European Union THOUGHTS 2007 5% 9% 2% 1. 7% 10% 7% 3% 2. 7% 28% growth in higher education sector in Asia UNESCO Science Report 2010 INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

Scenario 3 World population Recent census World population Scenario, issues 6. 9 b China THOUGHTS 1. 3 b India Facebook 1. 2 b > 0. 4 b United States 0. 31 b Indonesia 0. 24 b http: //www. census. gov INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

PG education issues THOUGHTS Scenario, issues ● Accessibility ● Relevance ● Research funding ● Quality ● Value creation INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

PG Entrepreneurial sciences Future? PG academia. Industry partnership MY DREAMS Future, framework PG advanced studies 1 University research focus 4 3 2 PG program establishment INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS 5

Future? PG Entrepreneurial sciences 5 Critical success factors PG academia. Industry partnership MY DREAMS Future, framework PG Advanced studies 1 University research focus 2 PG program establishment 3 4 Stage Critical success factors 1 Ph. D staff 2 Well known professors 3 Research culture 4 Global networks 5 New academia INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

Framework? MY DREAMS Future, framework ● Funding mechanism ● Physical infrastructure ● Talent management ● Knowledge ecosystem ● Immigration policy ● Accreditation ● Mobility INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

Outcomes? BRIDGING Outcomes, strategy ● Value creation ● Sustainability ● Quality of life ● Value added o o o Degrees Expertise Business models Capital Networks Culture INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

● 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 …” INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

BRIDGING Outcomes, strategy New academia Conventional New academia Faculty members Professors, inventors, entrepreneurs Learning materials Books, journals, experiences, Internet, internship Specialization Integration Funding Grants, fees, VC, endowment, REITs Students School leavers, mid-career, businessmen, early-career, life-long Campus, Internet, incubators, brands Learning modes Lectures, tutorials, lab, studios, internship, incubators, experiential learning, 5 minds Outcomes Degrees, expertise, business models, capital, networks, culture Philosophy Venue INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

PG strategy? ● Brand association BRIDGING Outcomes, strategy o Washington Accords o Graduates acceptable in PG program in top universities o Networks with top universities ● Focus on delivery system ● Quantity, first INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

Focus on delivery system! BUSINESS MODEL Organiz’n Source PROCESS Enabler Core OFFERING Product concept Benefits & perfom’ce Product system DELIVERY Support services Distribut channel DELIVERY Academic excellence Distribution Branding Customer channel experience INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS Brand Customer experience

PG strategy in Malaysia: Quantity, first High Impact / Quality Low Quantity High INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS

UTM Transformation Program UTM Key performance indicators (KPI) No Indicators 2008 2010 1 Staff with Ph. D 37% 55% 57% 75% 2 or Indexed-publication <300 3000 500 10, 000 3 Citation 340 3000 1200 10, 000 4 Postgraduate 33% 40% 5 Research fund/yr RM 35 m RM 50 m >50 6 Graduate employability* 83% 85% - 90% 550 2000 2100 5000 1 20 12 100 30% 50% 40 70% 7 or Intellectual property 8 Spin-off company 9 Research load (time) 2013 * Graduate employability within 3 months INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS >50% RM 100 m

UTM student profile 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 14, 456 14, 245 6, 432 2010 13, 000 8, 000 2011 11, 500 9, 000 2012 10, 000 Ph. D 2000 1165 251 2005 2445 559 2010 nov 6129 2047 4, 850 2009 Masters 3, 942 2008 Year UG students Quality/ Impact Quantity Quality/ Impact PG students Quantity INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS 19

MALAYSIA Postgraduate enrolment in engineering & technology** 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 70 56 40 38 58 41 43 UTM (%) **Technology = ICT, remote sensing, geo-information technology, etc http: //www. utm. my/vc/speeches INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS 20

UTM innovation on post graduate education ● Mainstream programs ● Out-campus/executive programs o Differentiation o High value creation o Expansion o Full cost recovery Special 2010 initiatives ● 3 -year-Ph. D program (Japanese system) ● Thesis Format: Paper compilation for Ph. D 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 INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS 21

UTM Faculties, schools S&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 22

UTM research alliances Alliances K-economy Infocom Transportation Construction Water Sustainability Nanosciences Biotechnology Energy Materials and manufacturing Cybernatics 23

The Big Picture UTM transformation plan Global player Anugerah Kualiti PM Branding Palo Alto Office Boston Office Post graduate Technical College Madinah Office Tokyo Office ISO Quality SETARA 6 COE Treacher Technical School UTM 1950 1970 Research University BIP Nationalization Formation 1900 Reputation International Campus JB Campus 1980 1990 2000 2010 INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS 2020 24

Internationalization UTM-MIT Partnership on Industrial Biotechnology (1. 10) INSPIRING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS 25

“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!” Slides available at http: //www. utm. my/vc/speeches Jose Mourinho Real Madrid ©ZAINI UJANG DSNS, DNS, PPT, FASc, FIChem. E (UK), FMIM, AMP (Harvard), Ph. D, MSc, BEng, MIEM, PEng (M), CEng (UK), CSci (UK), MICWEM, (UK) MIWA (UK) INSPIRING INNOVATION AND CREATIVE MINDS 26