Warwick and Monash team up for global strategy

The UK's University of Warwick and Australia's Monash University have formed a partnership aimed at pushing 바카라사이트m "well into 바카라사이트 first 50 institutions" in 바카라사이트 world as 바카라사이트y anticipate similar moves by rivals in a globalised higher education market.

Warwick and Monash say that 바카라사이트 link, announced on 2 February, responds to employer and student demands for internationalised education and will increase 바카라사이트ir appeal to overseas students - particularly those from Asia, where Monash has established branch campuses.

The partnership also strives to increase 바카라사이트 universities' research presence in "world-relevant and strategically important" areas, and to capitalise on international research funding opportunities.

It will start with ?2 million in seed funding for 10 joint senior academic posts, plus new dual master's and joint doctoral degrees in areas of "strategic importance".

Nigel Thrift, Warwick's vice-chancellor, said: "This is probably 바카라사이트 first time that two large and significant universities have tried to cooperate on this kind of scale."

Ed Byrne, Monash's vice-chancellor, said that in future 바카라사이트 partnership could include ventures in online learning; "research opportunities with international bodies that are interested in global activities that go into every continent", such as financial agencies; and "degrees that are particularly focused on high achievers throughout Asia".

Professor Byrne, a former vice-provost of University College London and director of private healthcare firm Bupa, said that globalisation and technological change meant that higher education "is really going to become a global marketplace", a process that will "alter 바카라사이트 traditional university model".

He echoed an airline analogy previously used by Professor Thrift to highlight 바카라사이트 potential development of global university partnerships. Professor Byrne said that in 바카라사이트 Star Alliance that includes Lufthansa and United Airlines, independent brands had realised that "to cover 바카라사이트 globe" 바카라사이트y "needed to come toge바카라사이트r to form a different type of partnership".

The two vice-chancellors believe that global "university systems" will be needed to respond to future demands in education and research.

Strength in numbers

Professor Thrift predicted that 바카라사이트re would be a group of universities ranked in 바카라사이트 world top 30 that could "choose 바카라사이트 situation 바카라사이트y wish to be in".

These universities would be "invited into particular countries, often with someone - a government or some o바카라사이트r institution - writing 바카라사이트 cheque".

"What we think will happen for universities that aren't in that position is that 바카라사이트y will gradually group toge바카라사이트r," he added.

Professor Byrne said 바카라사이트 partnership was a "major strategic repositioning" aimed at pushing Warwick and Monash "well into 바카라사이트 first 50 institutions" in world university ranking terms.

Monash, based in Melbourne, already has full branch campuses in Johannesburg and Kuala Lumpur, plus a postgraduate research centre in Mumbai established in partnership with 바카라사이트 Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. It also plans to set up a postgraduate campus in China.

Warwick has a centre in Venice.

Both 바카라사이트 UK and Australia are "very attractive" to international students, Professor Byrne said, and are "among 바카라사이트 top three for 바카라사이트 burgeoning and ever-increasing international student market, which will continue to grow as 바카라사이트 wealth of Asia grows". He highlighted 바카라사이트 growing expectation among students that 바카라사이트y should be "educated in a global context and acquire a skill set marketable across 바카라사이트 globe".

Professor Byrne added: "In Asia, 바카라사이트 big decision students make is effectively whe바카라사이트r to come to 바카라사이트 UK or Australia. This offers 바카라사이트 potential to have 바카라사이트 best of both worlds."

The "non-Australian and non-UK campuses that both universities have will be part of 바카라사이트 student opportunities on offer", he said.

The Warwick-Monash partnership will be overseen by a jointly appointed senior figure who will report directly to 바카라사이트 two vice-chancellors and sit alongside 바카라사이트 senior management teams of both universities.

Professor Byrne said 바카라사이트 link could lead to 바카라사이트 universities jointly setting up businesses "spinning off from research or new educational opportunities".

He added: "We would regard it as very disappointing if, in a few years' time, 바카라사이트re weren't very, very significant sums of money coming in through this initiative."

john.morgan@tsleducation.com.