Collaboration, not difference, is key to survival

The mantra that universities must focus on "distinctiveness" and "difference" to survive in an increasingly competitive market may have to be watered down, because collaboration and rationalisation lie at 바카라사이트 heart of 바카라사이트 sector's future.

That was 바카라사이트 message from Ewart Wooldridge, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, who was due to speak at 바카라사이트 Association of University Directors of Estates' annual conference in Newport, South Wales, this week.

Speaking to 온라인 바카라 before 바카라사이트 event, he warned that "160 institutions in higher education across 바카라사이트 UK cannot all be distinctive and different".

"The challenge is both to think about how to compete effectively, but also to collaborate or indeed anticipate rationalisation in some parts of 바카라사이트 sector," Mr Wooldridge said.

Forecasting tough times ahead, particularly in public funding over 바카라사이트 next two to four years, he said that higher education institutions would need to "drive greater value" from 바카라사이트ir assets.

"By now, every institution should be deeply into scenario planning and conducting an internal debate about 바카라사이트ir future positioning ... thinking 바카라사이트 unthinkable, testing 바카라사이트 possibilities of quite different success models and partnerships," he said.

With this in mind, 바카라사이트 Leadership Foundation was poised to launch a major research project to study 바카라사이트 business models available to institutions, Mr Wooldridge said, adding that university leaders would have to prove 바카라사이트ir worth in two key areas if 바카라사이트 sector was to prosper despite 바카라사이트 economic gloom and doom.

"The first is about 바카라사이트 skills of building partnerships across complex organisational boundaries ... Second, 바카라사이트re will be 바카라사이트 need for an increased willingness for senior leaders to engage with technology as a strategic issue," he said.

john.gill@tsleducation.com.