Higher Education’s Role Amidst the Changing Climate

(presentation to Senate of the Philippines, 16 March 2017)

Facts and FiguresHigher education (HE) is a rapidly expanding sector with a 5-yr average growth rate of enrolment of 6.8%*

Total enrolment for AY 2015/16 is 4,104,841*

Total number of HEIs = 1,934*

Baccalaureate 3,659,482 Master's 170,591 Doctoral 22,470

SUCs 112 LUCs 102Other Gov’t Schools 14 Private 1,706

Source: * CHED-OPRKM-Knowledge Management Division as of March 14, 2017** Country Report during South East Asian Regional Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2016

88% of scientists with post-graduate degrees are in

the HEIs**

Teaching

Research, Innovation& Productivity

Community Engagement

17,000 faculty are being trained on Science, Technology and Society (STS) all over the country

¼ of the STS program is dedicated on climate change, DRRM and sustainability science.

Modules for elective courses on DRRM, climate and sustainability science.

Similar to the CHED-DA project on module development, training of teachers and piloting in selected HEIs on BIOTECHNOLOGY.

Teaching

Office of Programs and Standards Development (OPSD)

From 2011-2016,39 research projects were funded totaling P200 million.

Projects from 34 HEIs (27 SUCs and 7 private) on 2 key platforms: (A) Biodiversity and Conservation and (B) Environment, Climate Change, DRR and Energy.

Research & Innovation

Towards a new era for higher education strategic research portfolios to spawn an army of 21st century intellectual capital with playful and curious minds, love of country and global intellectual presence. 

CHED Research Branding:

Office of Planning, Research and Knowledge Management (OPRKM)

CHED Research Branding:

Office of Planning, Research and Knowledge Management (OPRKM)

Research & Innovation(-) Mangrove Belt (+) Mangrove Belt

Towards a new era for higher education strategic research portfolios to spawn an army of 21st century intellectual capital with playful and curious minds, love of country and global intellectual presence. 

National Service Training Program (NSTP) can harness the immense amount of volunteerism (RA7077, RA 9163 )

Modules include citizenship training (3 hrs), DRRM Awareness (7 hrs), Environmental Protection (7 hrs), Community exposure (10 hrs), Community services (32 hrs) and Self-Awareness & Values Development (7 hrs)

Extension is re-defined as the institutional deliverable for practical, evidence- and science-based solution that address real-world social, economic, and environmental challenges of communities (CMO 57, s. 2015)Under the NAFES Extension program, 4 out of 25

project s worth P 20.7 million (CMO 56, s. 2016).

Thousands of students participated in the the rehabilitation of’ Katunggan Eco-park  in Leganes, Iloilo.

Extension & Volunteerism

Some Ideas for Collective and Concerted Climate Action in Higher Education

‘Green Campus’ Program, development of models of a low-carbon operations and risk management and GHG emission inventory of HEIs

Climate action plans and campus master plan for all SUCs and interactive platform for STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System)

Creation of Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Research & Extension (CAMRE) Fund; facilitate academe-industry to create “greener industries”, harmonization of Climate R&E in the NHERA, and standardization of monitoring & evaluation processesGender and Development (GAD) - Climate Change Extension Program (CMO 01, s. 2015; CMO 52, s. 2016)

Harmonization of NSTP and Extension for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Updates to curricula across a diverse range of disciplines and support the development of distance-learning tools

Carbon emissions in HEIs, UK, 2006

Building energy use;

48.7%

Transport fleet; 0.5%

Water and waste; 0.8%

Business travel; 3.0%Staff commute; 6.1%

Student commute;

8.6%

Air travel - in-ternational students;

31.5%

Air travel - business + student exchange;

0.9%

Source: SQW Energy and SQW Consulting (2009). Research into a carbon reduction target and strategy for Higher Education in England: A report to HEFCE.

Higher Education as a Force for Social and Cultural Transformation

2016 Higher Education Pre-Summit & Education Summit

21 Oct 2016 Shangri-La, Taguig

Strategic Communication

Solid Disciplinal Foundation

Seeking Truthand Creating

New Knowledge

Creativity, Improvisation and

Regenerative Capacity

Integrated Scholar

of the 21st Century

Sustaining andPropagatingCulture and Values

Leadership, Critical ThinkingAnalysis and Problem Solving

Moral Reasoning and Judgment

Produce Filipinos with humanist values; an evocation to serve the Filipino nation and their communities; the ability to think through the ethical and social implications of their actions; and the competency to learn continuously in order to enhance their capability to fully engage in the world of work or in the resourceful creation of jobs; and, more importantly, live meaningfully in today’s complex world.”

Higher Education as a Force for Social and Cultural Transformation

2016 Higher Education Pre-Summit & Education Summit

21 Oct 2016 Shangri-La, Taguig

However, we need a catch-up strategy to increase the number of our scientists…

Finland 10,655

Korea 7,601

Singapore 7,323

Japan 7,015

Malaysia 2,581

Vietnam 1,178

Thailand 764

Indonesia 205

Nepal 191

Philippines 149Nigeria 119

Researchers per Million Inhabitants (2011)

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Tackling climate change: the role of HEIs after Paris

1. Tap its wealth of intellectual capital and engage all the academic disciplines to take leadership in climate adaptation and mitigation and create hubs of expertise in HEIs;

2. Develop and implement climate response actions across teaching, research, extension and operations; and

3. Responsibility of universities to ‘lead by example‘ by seeking and role-modeling solutions in campus operations and the local community towards a healthier, more sustainable society

“Seeing beyond the horizon has always been higher learning’s special concern. Universities thrive because of an insatiable yearning to understand ourselves and the world. We mold minds capable of innovation because we are able to imagine a world different from the one we live in. ”

Drew Gilpin FaustPresident, Harvard University