simon jones provost, nazarbayev university [email protected] (delivered by philippe m. frossard...
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Simon Jones
Provost, Nazarbayev University
Successful Universities
(Delivered by Philippe M. Frossard
Vice-Provost for Research, Nazarbayev University)
Success is not easily predictable
Failure easier to infer
Context
19th Century model is picturesque• Sustained by Brand and Endowment
Preconditions
20th Century Model• Large
• HASTAC – Humanities, Arts, Science, Technology, Computing
• National Prestige
Preconditions
Small Teaching and Research
STEM 5:1 Student:Faculty Ratio
Entrepreneurship Business Park
New Model University Innovation Hub
Engages Society with Process of Renewal Roll-out
21st Century
The problem is not plans, people or methods
It is in collective mindset
Building things that need to be grown just won’t work
Infrastructure attracts Talent
Talent Not Infrastructure
Challenge of Leadership is enablement
Connecting local money to expatriate researchers
‘Don’t know what we need’
‘They will leave soon’
‘We know what is best for us’
Convergence of Curiosity
Elitism
Taught by people who defined a subject
Develop into outstanding graduate students
High Quality undergraduate teaching
Small class sizes
Systematic and persistent engagement with leading professors
Research and Teaching must always be 2 sides of the same coin.
Great Faculty deliver a Great University
Strong Faculty Governance
Difficulty coping with
changing landscape
Faculty argue for
Low Teaching Load √
Research Money √
Complete Freedom to research what they like ≈ √
21st Century institutions
Focus
Network
Challenge consensus
Academic Freedom
International Challenges
Multi-disciplinary teams• NU partners
Gearing and Traction through local context
Research Strategy
Elitism
Taught by people who defined a subject
Develop into outstanding graduate students
High Quality undergraduate teaching
Small class sizes
Systematic and persistent engagement with leading professors
Research and Teaching must always be 2 sides of the same coin.
University strategies appear
inter-changeable
Leadership acutely difficult
Business finds a querulous culture
Academics – unequipped
for management
Politicians – wax and wane
Leadership requires team set
Cheerleaders in the Community – Chancellor
Organisational management - President
Academic excellence – Provost
Financial Management - CFO
Leadership
Finances
Effective use of resources
Acquire resources, allocate resources, utilise the subsequent outputs most effectively
Three main funding sources: Foundation; fees; research and exploitation
Innovation• Companies: UK spends $12M on innovation
• No Google yet……..
Licensing• MIT
Science Parks
Valorisation
Summary
Supportive political setting, diverse funding, nuanced leadership, outstanding faculty, student-centeredness
Collective self-confidence to proclaim the values of a university
Persistence, resilience
Nazarbayev University will succeed
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