PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

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PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Prof. Dato Dr. Hassan Said Vice Chancellor
President Taylors University College (hassan.said
_at_taylors.edu.my)
National Private Higher Education Conference,
18-19 November 2008, Putrajaya, Malaysia
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FUTURE SCENERIO IN HIGHER EDUCATION

• Changing Governance
• - Demand for Alternative Tertiary System
  (ATS)
• - Complex Management and Empowerment
• Global Mobility
• - Global Understanding How to live
  together
• - Partnership Political will
• - Shifting Economic Hubs New Knowledge
• Lifelong Learning Distant Education Revolution
• - Graduates as lifelong learners (enhance
  knowledge)
• - Demand for Technical and Vocational
  areas

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FUTURE SCENERIO IN HIGHER EDUCATION

• Innovation and Clustering
• - Competitive RD for new knowledge and
  innovation
• - Global research clusters (university
  industry)
• Funding From Non-State Sources
• - Australia, Japan, South Korea, USA over
  50 of funding comes from non-state sources
• - China over 40 public univ. income from
  tuition
• Arts, Humanities, Science and Technology
• - Holistic and cultured graduates, thinking
  skill
• - Multidisciplinary teaching research
• Values - integrity, team spirit, tolerant,
  excellence

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NEW PARADIGM SHIFT IN HIGHER EDUCATION
- from industry to service - from
supply to demand - from taught learning to
flexible learning - from institution to
network - from knowledge transmission to
personal learning - from formal to
informal - from reputation to performance
based - from education for career to
education for life
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QUICK FACTS ON HIGHER EDUCATION(Enrolment 2004 -
2007)
21 increase from 2004 to 2007
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FUNDING ON PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
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PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION WHY?

• Sharing Equity Responsibility
• - private sector to share financial burden
  on HE
• - private sector in the human capital
  development
• Democratisation of Higher Education
• - Insufficient places in the public higher
  institutions
• - Program and university of choice for
  students
• Diversity in the Higher Education System
• - Autonomy and self sustainability
• - In-house talent management
• The needs of Industries (MNI)
• - curriculum design, internship,
• - graduate capability for their consumption

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GLOBAL OUTLOOK ON PRIVATE HE

• Needs to Adapt to Global Economic/Fiscal
  Realities alternative funding mechanism
• Higher Education is a Public Good business
  potential (125 million students require HE by
  2010)
• Global Education Market gtUSD2.5 Trillion in 2006
  (USD2.2 Trillion in 2002)
• Private Higher Education Market Grew from USD200
  Billion (2001) to gtUSD400Billion (2006)
• 24 Tertiary Spending in OECD is Private and is
  rising
• Over 70 of the Australian Universities Offshore
  Partners are with the Private HEIs
• Top Universities in USA are Private

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ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

• Understanding on the concept of College,
  University College and University
• - upgrading issues
• - homegrown and foreign programs
• Greater Expectation on the Delivery System
• - fast decision could reduce cost
• Intellectual Infrastructure Vs Profit
• - expectation on higher salary (new public
  scheme)
• - compete on limited talent pool
• Governance and Management
• - Businessmen manage academic institution

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ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

• Policies and Dynamism of Higher Education
• - higher education and the global
  competitiveness
• - some policies hinder new initiatives
• Incentives and Grants from the Government
• - performance based human capital
  development
• Research Culture
• - needs support collaboration
• Competition Vs Partnership
• - MAPCU to promote sharing
• Public Perception on the Private IHEs
• - Quality and best practices

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ACTION PLANS

• Revisit Policies to Promote Good Governance
• - staffing, fees, chicken and egg
  situation
• Reward for the High Performers
• - empower except establishment and quality
  aspects
• - funding to reward excellence
• Greater Funding from the Government
• - prepare input for the 10th Malaysian Plan
• Enhancing Capability
• - quantity and quality / talent management
• Partnership with Local and International HE
• research staff development

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CONCLUSION

• Private provider is major player in HE
• Relaxing some administrative procedures to enable
  private providers compete globally
• Greater funding and incentives from Government to
  stimulate growth and excellence
• Research Culture to be enhanced
• Quality and good Branding to attract better
  foreign students and recognition
• Graduate Capability and Core Values to support
  the National Mission
• Develop Intellectual Infrastructure
• Enhancing Public-Private Partnership

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Thank You