[global hr forum 2011] stem higher education: excellence in a changing world
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Scientific and technological innovation is often the source of a nation's future competitive advantage. As a result, countries are making efforts to systematically educate and support science and technology talent. While Korea is ranked highly in the science and mathematics section of international student academic achievement tests such as the PISA and TIMSS, it has yet to see a Nobel Prize laureate in a scientific field, thus bringing into question whether the current education policies are capable of educating world class talent. In this session, we will examine the science and technology education systems of Korea and several other countries, diagnose Korea's current education system and discuss ways to prepare the science and technology talent for tomorrow's changing society.TRANSCRIPT
S i W ld Cl S i & T h l Ed ti f F t T l t
Research and Development for a Global Session: World‐Class Science & Technology Education for Future Talents
STEM Higher Education: Excellence in a Changing WorldEconomy: Integrated Innovation PartnershipsSTEM Higher Education: Excellence in a Changing World
IAN WHITEIAN WHITEDeputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge
Master of Jesus College Cambridge
Acknowledgements:
Master of Jesus College, Cambridgevan Eck Professor of Engineering
gSeeram Ramakrishna, NUS Singapore; Hans J. Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education;
Adrian Paul, UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC); Mike Biddle, UK Technology Strategy Board
Evolution of the University Landscape
Global Role of Leading Universities
• Original: Education, Religion, Learning and Researchg g g
• Educated and trained citizens
• Social mobility benefiting from international engagement• Social mobility benefiting from international engagement
• Rich source of research, commentary, evolutionary and transformative ideas
• Expertise base and, increasingly, skills and resources base• Generation of new knowledge, discovery and invention
• Vehicles for growth: Enhancing indigenous industry and business, and attracting inward investment
• International reputation and recognition
Evolving Roles of Leading Universities
Seeram Ramakrishna, 2010
What Next for University Education?
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The Resilience of Knowledge in the Economy
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Global Role of Leading Universities
• Educated and trained citizens• Educated and trained citizens
• Social mobility benefitting from international engagement
Ri h f h t l ti d t f ti id• Rich source of research, commentary, evolutionary and transformative ideas
• Expertise base and, increasingly, skills and resources base• Generation of new knowledge discovery and inventionGeneration of new knowledge, discovery and invention
• Vehicles for growth: Enhancing indigenous industry and business, and attracting inward investment
• REBALANCING OF THE ECONOMY
• SOURCES OF INNOVATION• SOURCES OF INNOVATION
Low-Low-Carbon
High ValueHigh Value Manufacturing and Financial
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EnergyDigital Economy
Services
UKHealthcare
UKInnovationPriorities
UK Finance Sector
• London, joint top-ranked financial centre in the world (with New York).UK insurance industry is the 3rd largesty g
• 1/3 of European assets are under management in the UK (£$5 trillion)
• £50.5bn in net exports (2008)
• Employing 1 million people (2009)• Employing 1 million people (2009)
• Generating $150,000 GVA per employee (2007) - more than twice national a eragenational average
University Responses
• Improve the quality of university governance• Invest in faculty members• Ensure outstanding infrastructureg
• Deliver locally pertinent and globally relevant education
• Make STEM education more attractive to top studentsp• Balance leadership and collaborative learning experiences• Balance curriculum-led studies with curiosity-led studies• Balance vision-driven learning with knowledge acquisition
• Enhance partnerships with stakeholders• Government • Academic Collaborators• Academic Collaborators• Industry and Commerce• Third Sector Organisations
Deliver Globally Relevant Education
Make STEM education more attractive to top studentsBalance Leadership and Collaborative learning experiencesp g p
Curriculum and Innovation: Recent Perspectives
If you have the best students, have them learn from each other!If you have the best students, have them learn from each other!
Engage faculty spanning the full spectrum: theoreticians to businessmen
Keep staff who are in touch with industry: speak its language and have industrial success -encourage them to become role models, explain how it worked for them
Configure your graduate association as a business club: make it as good an industrial rollerdeck as possible
Minimise barriers to innovation: encourage spin-outs, spawned-outs (graduates starting their own businesses) and snuck-outs (students beginning companies through their courses).
Encourage students to identify the next innovation which might well undermine current companies not solely serve industry directly
Regional Innovation –gthe Changing Role of ClustersFrom 1209-1980 Cambridge has been one of the UK’s oldest universities in a small market town, surrounded by agriculture
In 2010 Cambridge is ranked in the top 6** of the World’s universities and has:World s universities and has:
• 10 Research Institutes including: Sanger Genome Research Centre, The Welding Institute, Nokia, Toshiba, Microsoft and Unilever Research
• 17 Science Parks including: Trinity Science Park, Babraham Research Campus, Granta Park, St John’s Innovation Centre, Cambridge Business Park and Adastral Park
• >1,000 Science-based Companies including: ARM, Autonomy, Abcam, Amgen, Astra-Zeneca, Cambridge Silicon Radio Cambridge Display Technology Genzyme Kodak Motorola
** 2010/2011 QS World University Ranking 1st
Cambridge Silicon Radio, Cambridge Display Technology, Genzyme, Kodak, Motorola
• >40,000 employees: dominated by life sciences and ICT, followed by materials and a small manufacturing sector
2010 THE World University Ranking 6th
Balance Curriculum-led with Curiosity–led Studies:Curriculum and InnovationCurriculum and Innovation
Balance Curriculum-led with Curiosity–led Studies:Curriculum and InnovationCurriculum and Innovation
Balance Curriculum-led with Curiosity–led Studies:Curriculum and InnovationCurriculum and Innovation
National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges for the 21st Century (2010)the 21 Century (2010)
Proactive Encouragement to InnovateMake solar energy economicalProvide energy from fusionD l b i h d
Proactive Encouragement to Innovate
Develop carbon sequestration methodsManage the nitrogen cycleProvide access to clean waterR t d i b i f t tRestore and improve urban infrastructureAdvance health informaticsEngineer better medicinesR i th b iReverse-engineer the brainPrevent nuclear terrorSecure cyberspaceE h i t l litEnhance virtual realityAdvance personalized learningEngineer the tools of scientific discovery
Enhance Partnerships with Stakeholders: Agree functional rolesfunctional roles
UK Stakeholders arranged in Exploitation LandscapeUK Stakeholders arranged in Exploitation Landscape
UnderstandDiscover Adapt/Integrate Validate Deploy
EPSRC
Government and business
ETI, TSB and other partners
Universities Commercialisation
Initiation Exploitation
Mechanisms for Support of Innovation
Research TrainingKnowledge Transfer
Partnerships with Technology Strategy Board Industry and
Industrial CASE awards (through EPSRC and
Knowledge Transfer Networks
Board, Industry and others
Project partners on
EPSRC and universities)
Industrial Doctorate
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Project partners on research grants
Innovation and
Industrial Doctorate CentresKnowledge Transfer
Secondments
Knowledge Centres Industry Fellowships
Knowledge Transfer AccountsAccounts
Collaboration Fund
Mechanisms for Support of Innovation
Research TrainingKnowledge Transfer
Partnerships with Technology Strategy Board Industry and
Industrial CASE awards (through EPSRC and
Knowledge Transfer Networks
Board, Industry and others
Project partners on h t
EPSRC and universities)
Industrial Doctorate
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
research grants
Innovation and Knowledge Centres
Industrial Doctorate CentresKnowledge Transfer
Secondmentsg
Industry Fellowships
Knowledge Transfer AccountsAccounts
Collaboration Fund
Integrated Innovated Partnerships: The Cambridge Integrated Knowledge Centreg g g
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Analysis Value Chain
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Partnering/BusinessDe-riskingRESPONSIVE MODE RESEARCH
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IKC – allows EPSRC funding to extend towards exploitation
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Exploitation Approach:“Build Roadmapping into Research Planning”pp g g
• Business support for technical teams
• Roadmapping• Opportunity exploration• Value network mapping• Business Development consultantsBusiness Development consultants
• Commercialisation Research
• Partnership with industry
• Open exploitation model based onOpen exploitation model based on technology platforms
Platforms and Demonstrators
MaturityMaturity
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Integrated Innovated Partnerships –The Cambridge Integrated Knowledge Centre
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Electronic Posters pDeposition
Organic Displays/PVLCOS
Concluding Remarks
• Time of great opportunity for the University sector
• Conflicting demands
• Deliver locally pertinent and globally relevant educationy p g y
• Importance of global partnerships
• Innovation depends on STEM education remaining attractive to top students• Innovation depends on STEM education remaining attractive to top students
• Balance Leadership and Collaborative learning experiences
B l C i l l d t di ith C i it l d t di• Balance Curriculum-led studies with Curiosity-led studies
• Balance Vision-driven learning with Knowledge acquisition
• Forge strong partnerships with stakeholders
• Encouraging students to realise the importance of their degrees and their own importance to the world’s futureimportance to the world s future