Valladolid Anatomy of a World-Class University

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THE ANATOMY OF A WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY:LESSONS FROM A HONG KONG-BASED RESEARCH UNIVERSITY(A CASE STUDY)

Violeta C. ValladolidDe La Salle University

August 2012


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examined the administrative and academic system of oneuniversity in Hong Kong to determine what makes it a world-class university based on Salmis (2009) framework on

complementary set of attributes of a world-class university

case study design, with data coming from multiple sources,including interviews with University administrators


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not achieved by self-declaration; rather, elite status isconferred by the outside world on the basis of internationalrecognition (Salmi, 2009)

Process not based on subjective qualification or reputation

But based on various criteria set by different award-givingagencies and institutions

QS World University Rankings

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)

Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THES)

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)


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CRITERIA USED BY AWARD-GIVINGAGENCIES

USNWR

Financial resources

Faculty resources

Student selectivity

Retention and graduation rates

Reputation

QS

Academic reputation

Employer reputation

Faculty-student ratio

Citations per faculty

International faculty

International students


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CRITERIA USED BY AWARD-GIVINGAGENCIES

ARWUNo. of alumni winning Nobel Prizes

& Fields Medals

No. of staff winning Nobel Prizesand Fields Medals

No. of highly cited researchers in 21broad subject categories

No. of articles published in journalsof Natureand Science

No. of articles indexed in ScienceCitation Index Expanded & Social

Sciences Citation Indexper capita performance withrespect to the size of an institution

THES

industry income- innovation

international diversity

teaching-learning environmentresearch: volume, income and

reputationcitations- research influence


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Highlyqualified

faculty andstudents

Excellence inresearch

Internationaldiversity

Academicpeer review/reputation

Teaching-learning

environment


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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AWORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY

(SALMI 2009)

WorldClass

University

Contribute toadvancement of

knowledgethrough research

Teach with mostinnovative

curricula andpedagogical

methods

Has internationalreputation

Produce graduateswho stand out in

intenselycompetitive arenas Make research an

integral

component ofundergraduateteaching


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THREE ATTRIBUTES OF A

WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY(SALMI 2009)

Concentration of Talent

Abundant Resources

Appropriate Governance


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with faculty with high academic qualifications, awards,

honors, and distinctions

Faculty

Professor and Equivalent 30%

Academic Honorees and Awardees

Nobel Laureates 4Wolf Prize Laureate in Mathematics 1IEEE Fellows 26Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 6Foreign Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 4Academicians of Academia Sinica

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Winners of the State Natural Science Award 12Awardees of the Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 14Awardees of the Croucher Senior Medical Research Fellowship 4Fellows of the American Physical Society 5Fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery 4Others 4


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enrolled mostly top 500 HKCEE and HKAL students (240students)

attracts high caliber students from different geographicalregions, admitting mostly Band A JUPAS applicants whosetop choice is this University (99% of student intake)admits close to 200 Secondary Six students in HK throughthe Early Admissions Scheme (AS) (41% of student intake)most of its non-JUPAS entrants are also top scorers in theGCE A-Level and in International Baccalaureate DiplomaProgramme

has a good mix of graduate students, whose credentials

include sound research background, high academicdistinctions, and English language proficiency

has the ability and the privilege to select most

academically qualified students


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has students and faculty who are not exclusively from thecountry where the university operates(internationalization)

Internationalization

Programhas a unit that

formulates policies foracademic linkages

education withoutborders, and is hometo students and facultyfrom 45 countries and

regions

partnerships with alarge number of

institutions around theworld

member of a numberof international

education bodies

host for over 150visiting delegations

annually

student exchangeprograms with over

200 institutions


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Partner Universities / Institutions 273

Countries / Regions 34

Collaboration/Student Exchange 438

University-wide Agreements 237Departmental Agreements 201

Exchange Students Undergraduate Students

Mainland China 1106Others 131

Outgoing Students 1198

Incoming Students 1142


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has abundant resources to respond to the huge costsinvolved in running a complex, research-intensiveuniversity

During SY 2008-2009, the annual total income was aboutHK$4.4 billion

Source HK$ million Percentage

Government Subventions 2,916 66.1%

Tuition, Programmes and Other Fees 1,207 27.3%

Interest and Investment Income (471) -10.7%

Donations and Benefactions 279 6.3%

Ancillary Services Income 161 3.7%

Other Income 322 7.3%

Total 4,413 100%


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ABUNDANT RESOURCES

has abundant resources and funds for research

From Research Grants Council General Research Fund(2009-2010)

Number ofProjects

Amount(HK$ million)

Biology and Medicine 58 58.38Engineering 43 27.13Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies 57 27.45

Physical Sciences 26 14.52Total 184 127.47

From External Research Funding (2008-2009) HK$ million Percentage

Research Grants Council/University Grants Committee

General Research Fund, etc.

Direct Allocation

204.24

189.22

15.02

38.91%

36.04%

2.86%Government Departments and Agencies 86.88 16.55%Charitable, Trust and Individual Donations 74.88 14.26%Innovation and Technology Fund 41.50 7.91%Quality Education Fund 7.94 1.51%Industry and Others 109.52 20.86%Total 524.96 100%


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has the state-of the-art facilities and resources to support

their teaching and learning environment

137-hectare campus,

with over 150 buildings

seven libraries (2.5Mholdings, 13K

periodical titles, 100K

e-journals, 600 e-database)

campus network foron-campus and offcampus network

outlets and Wi-Fiaccess

museums and galleriesand cultural facilities,meeting and outdoorvenues, and sports

facilitiesseveral types of

accommodation (for6135 slots)


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Governance

appointment of theChief Executive ofthe HKSAR as the

University Chancellor

presides at theCongregations of the

University

is entitled to call forinformation on anyUniversity matter

chairs the Council,which is the governingand executive body of

the University

Vice-Chancellor aschief academic and

administrative officerautonomy to use

funding andimplement its own

curricula andacademic standards

entails an environment that fosters competitiveness,unrestrained scientific inquiry, critical thinking, innovation,

and creativity and that are not bound by cumbersomebureaucracies and externally imposed standards


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CONCLUSION

The path towards becoming a world-class university islong and arduous.

The dynamic interaction among the 3 sets of features

what makes the difference.

Two critical factors should be present to facilitatebecoming a world-class university: external (role of

government) and internal (institution itself) factors.


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CONCLUSION

Now, what lessons can be learned from this university byother universities that also aspire to become a world-classuniversity but do not get funding from their government?

There are various strategic dimensions necessary at the

institutional level: leadership and strategic vision

sequencing of plans and activities to reach its goals

culture of quality

internationalization strategy learning environment


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