APM Welcome, APM North West Network Conference, Synergies Across Sectors
An avalanche is coming summary page
1. Coming Avalanche on
Education Sector
Funding Model
Teaching
Research
Students
Globalization
Degree
Shift from government subsidiary
to student tuition and alumni
endowment
• Profile – can be any one any where
• Needs – Ongoing skill upgrade
• Curriculum is
becoming a
commodity
• MOOCs make world
class content available
any time for free
• Value of degree maybe
questioned
• Increasing acceptance
of non-degree
credentials
• More funding is
concentrated in fewer places
• Other players are gaining
influence in research
• Competition comes
from universities in
other countries
• Emerging MOOCs
provide alternative to
acquire & upgrade
skills