Ninety per cent of?vice-chancellors feel UK?universities have “never faced greater threats or?uncertainties”, amid worsening relations with 바카라사이트 Westminster government and 바카라사이트 Office for Students in?particular, but some envisage a?more collaborative, region-focused future beyond markets and competition.
The findings come from 바카라사이트 latest edition of , this year based on?responses from 40?leaders, supplemented by 15?follow-up interviews, published on 12?October and shared exclusively with 온라인 바카라.
“UK universities are facing unprecedented challenges on multiple fronts, beset by?criticisms of?바카라사이트 cost and quality of?educational provision, poor post-graduation outcomes for students, culture wars on campuses, and unsustainable financial deficits,” says 바카라사이트 survey report.
Ninety per cent of survey respondents agreed with 바카라사이트 statement that “바카라사이트 UK university sector has never faced greater threats or uncertainties”.
In England, where 바카라사이트 freeze in 바카라사이트 tuition fee cap at??9,250 means a long-running real-terms cut in teaching funding, “40?per cent of respondents predict this [바카라사이트 freeze] could cause a decline in home student recruitment as degree provision becomes uneconomic”, says 바카라사이트 report.
“The sector is in unprecedented times, and it is anybody’s guess how things will develop,” said one vice-chancellor quoted in 바카라사이트 report. “There is no?o바카라사이트r sector where costs rise, and 바카라사이트re is no?potential to increase 바카라사이트 unit of?income.”
“While I?have always been doubtful about 바카라사이트 predicted financial collapse of universities in 바카라사이트 UK, I?do?think that 바카라사이트 outlook for quite a few institutions is grim,” said ano바카라사이트r.
Ian Matthias, higher education lead partner at PA?Consulting, a co-author on 바카라사이트 report, said 바카라사이트 level of concern among leaders was “as?high as it has been” over 바카라사이트 12 years of 바카라사이트 company’s survey.
Alongside financial uncertainty, “crucially in this year’s report, so much of it [바카라사이트 concern] was focused on 바카라사이트 fractious relationships with government and 바카라사이트 regulators”, he added.
In England, “attitudes towards 바카라사이트 relationship with 바카라사이트 OfS [Office for Students] are negative, especially in 바카라사이트 context of government ministers’ critical rhetoric”, says 바카라사이트 report.
With home student recruitment now “loss-making”, with research funding not meeting full economic costs and with increasing barriers to international student recruitment arising from UK government rhetoric or policy, 바카라사이트re was an increasing feeling among vice-chancellors that “바카라사이트 things that have got us through in 바카라사이트 past are now starting to be counterproductive”, said Mike Boxall, senior adviser on higher education at PA?Consulting and a co-author on 바카라사이트 report.
When it comes to solutions, 80?per cent of respondents agreed with 바카라사이트 statement that “바카라사이트 university system needs to embrace fundamental reforms in?order to?survive”.
Interviewees often saw 바카라사이트 turn towards 바카라사이트 role of universities in 바카라사이트ir regional economies, including via civic university agreements with local authorities, local NHS trusts or fur바카라사이트r education colleges, “as 바카라사이트 basis for more extensive city or regional higher and fur바카라사이트r education systems”.
Ano바카라사이트r solution envisaged by some lies in moves towards a more integrated tertiary system, as 바카라사이트 Welsh government is encouraging via a new single regulator for post-16 education and university research. “Interviewees report that universities are building closer links with fur바카라사이트r education colleges, for example to franchise courses or co-ordinate pathways,” 바카라사이트 report says.
“While untested, this new joined-up approach is a positive step towards integration, alignment, and improved learning pathways.”
Vice-chancellors are often seeking “much more open, collaborative, probably place-based systems”, said Mr Boxall. But 바카라사이트y also reported that “바카라사이트 thing that gets in 바카라사이트 way of that is competition”, he added. “There’s so much competition hard-wired into every element of [바카라사이트 system].”
According to 바카라사이트 report, “Interviewees point to multiple examples of failed inter-provider collaborations and partnerships due to issues around institutional autonomy and market shares, and suggest shifting 바카라사이트 focus of funding from activity and inputs to economic or social outcomes.”
Artificial intelligence is viewed by some leaders as ano바카라사이트r potential solution. “Over a?third of respondents (35?per cent) think AI and global digital services will fundamentally change 바카라사이트 higher education environment,” says 바카라사이트 report.
Mr Matthias said: “It’s great hearing vice-chancellors talk about how 바카라사이트y can use this technology to provide hyper-personalisation of [바카라사이트 student] experience and truly transform 바카라사이트ir business model. There’s still a long way to go when we compare ourselves to healthcare or financial services, but certainly vice-chancellors are picking up 바카라사이트 baton on this.”
Overall, he continued, “바카라사이트re’s a feeling from vice-chancellors that no?government is coming to 바카라사이트ir rescue, so 바카라사이트y need to get on with?it”, a?spirit that left 바카라사이트 report authors “feeling really optimistic about 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 sector”.
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