The University as a good citizen

The University as a good citizenEnrico Jacobs – Vice-Chancellor: Belgium Campus

Belgium Campus – ITversityEnrico M. JacobsVice-Chancellor

T +27 (0) 12 542 3114C +27 (0) 82 687 [email protected]

www.belgiumcampus.ac.za

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DHET: 2003/HE08/001

Belgium Campus – Quick Fact Sheet• Private Higher Education Institution - DHET (1999)

• NPO

• BBBEE Level 2

• Academic Corporations KHLim, KHL, PXL UNIVEN, CPUT Erasmus Mundus

• Government DST, City of Tshwane Belgian Development Cooperation

• Industry

• Bursaries

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Belgium Campus – Quick Fact SheetAcademic Offerings:a. Faculty of Information Technology

3 x Higher Certificate in Information Technology (1 y – NQF 5) Diploma in IT (3 years – NQF 6) Bachelor of Information Technology (3 years – NQF 7) Bachelor Degree of Computing (4 years – NQF 8) Master of ICT in Innovation (2 years – NQF 9) (2015)

b. Faculty of Business (2015) SME Management Management Assistant

c. Faculty of Teacher Training Higher Certificate in Teacher Training

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How to measure a University?• Passing rate < 50%?• # of graduates?• Research output

??? School leavers graduates

SA BC

SA environment

EU environment?

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Factors possibly restraining growthThe official unemployed• 25.9 % unemployed • 51.5% 15 – 24 year and 28.9% 25 – 34 year• 1 520 000 completed high school• 280 000 have a tertiary qualification

The not economically active, age 15-64 (including students, illness & homemakers): 14 987 000

Total economically active (including the informal sector): 17 916 000

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Factors possibly restraining growthEducation• High drop-out in High Schools

Of the 987 680grade 10 learners in 2009, only:• 496 090 attended grade 12• 348 117 pupils passed (35.2%)• 120 767 university endorsement (24.3%)

• MLA, TIMMS & SAQMEC studies on mathematics, science, literacy & life skills show that SA learners attain the lowest average test scores than all participating countries

• 5.3% of people age 20 and older has a tertiary qualification• Target participation rate of 20%• Degrees awarded in 2011: 61 299

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Factors possibly restraining growthHIV/AIDS• 5 813 000 HIV positive (11.8%)• 17.3% of the population between 15 – 49• Estimated related deaths 2010: 393 777 (~65%)• Projected impact on size SA population 2020: 53.0 – 63.7

Migration• Immigration: low skilled people• Emigration

• Between 1 000 000 to 1 600 000 since 1994• Skilled professionals; IT sector stands out• Push & pull factors

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Towards a prosperous future for SABRIC becomes BRICS• South Africa joins Brazil, Russia, India & China on 24/12/2010• The BRICS countries are the biggest & fastest growing emerging

markets• By 2050 they would become the most dominating economy• More than 25% of the land area• More than 40% of the world’s population• Political cooperation• Major trade accords

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Transition in economyStructural shift to the tertiary sector

• 68% of the GDP• Moving to a knowledge-based economy

• Technology, e-commerce, financial and other servicesYearly GDP growth between 3% and 4.5%Receptive for local & foreign investment• Excellent protection of investors• Financial system among the best in the world• Well developed business infrastructure• South Africa’s geographical position

• Ideal trans-shipment point between emerging markets• Access to SADC• E.g. 18 out of Africa’s 20 largest companies are South-African

Job opportunities• 829,000 unfilled positions• Wage increase by 286.4% for high-skilled occupations since 2000

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Reflecting• BRICS• New knowledge based economy• 829 000 unfilled positions• 280 000 unemployed with a tertiary qualification• 51.5% of unemployed younger than 24• 61 299 degrees

Do we equip students with skills required today?

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Key factor for curriculum development is employability• Get employed• Stay employed• Progress during career (including LLL)• Help to prosper & develop

Vital skills

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Participative development modelRequires constant revision and consultation with all stakeholders:•Industry

• Skills required• Profiles required• Context work environment

•Student• Academic profile• Intellectual ability• Personal profile

•Academia• Defines curriculum, learning outcomes and skills• Close contact with industry and society• Follow progress and evolution of R&D

• Place• Regional and national

context and goals• Benefit all stakeholders• Place management• Todays and future skills

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Having the right ingredientsThe Participative Development Model requires a mind-set and a culture which needs to have a careful balance between following components:

1.Academic content

2.Work based environment content

3.Workplace content

4.The individual student

5.Workplace training

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Having the right ingredients1. Academic content• Theoretical foundations

• Conceptualization• Abstract, critical and analytical thinking• Learning to recognize and solve problems

• Theory behind the theory• The why-questioning

• Making theory tangible• Presentation of good practices & solutions in different

disciplines• Right composition of subjects

• Exit level outcomes of qualification• The work based environment• The individual

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Having the right ingredients2. The work based environment content• Linking the academic content with real life environment

• Practical exercises• Assessment validates both

• Business specific skills• Additional curricula• Skills specific to the company

• Soft skills• Communication• Customer focus• Team spirit• Teaching and demonstrating

Must lead to awareness and the integration of the business logic

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Having the right ingredients3. The workplace content• Workplace specific products and tools

4. The individual student• Student centred learning

• Valuable active participants• Co-creators of new knowledge• Catering for student specific needs

5. The workplace training• Benchmarking of acquired skills and knowledge in a competitive

environment with real projects and colleagues

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Measured results & recommendationsResults•Low drop-out rate of students ± 10%•Immediate employability of graduates•All graduates are employed with salaries on or above average salaries in the sector•Rapid career advancement

The Participative Development Model is a contribution in building the knowledge society

Recommendations•Requires active contact between university and industry•Requires specialized streams•Academia must redesign but must stay responsible for curriculum content, and teaching & learning strategies to accommodate business requirements

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Final thoughtsDemolish the Ivory Tower

Universities must understand the place and role of a citizen and cultivate graduates to fill these places and roles.

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The University as a good citizen