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1. Unbundling University activity and the
role of funders
Prof Andrew Crouch
&
Ms Nazira Hoosen
3 May 2018
Going Global Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2. Ratio of Student Fees, State Subsidies and 3rd Stream
Income at the University of the Witwatersrand
2010
FEES SUBSIDIES OTHER
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
• Proportion of Government subsidies decreased over the last 7 years
• Student fee contribution increased – a major factor which contributed to the #feesmustfall
• Greater contribution from contract research and private funders.
• Leading to more directed research
• Diversification of partners
• More independence for the university
• Funding regime changed in 2017.
• Fee education was announced for students from marginalised communities
• Create expectation of unlimited access

3. BotswanaMauritius
FEES SUBSIDIES OTHER
Madagascar
MozambiqueTanzania Zambia
Ratio of Student Fees, State Subsidies and 3rd Stream Income
in some African countries

4. Factors which impact on university activities
1. Unpreparedness by students for university
• Universities have to put expensive support programmes in place
• Language diversity in SA both a challenge and an opportunity
2. Impact of technology on both the teaching and research project.
• Expensive upgrades on infrastructure to keep pace with technological advances
• Re-tooling of academic staff to embrace new pedagogies.
3. Insourcing of previously outsourced workers and service
• Labour and union pressure to insource workers in the service, security and maintenance areas.
• Large HR costs associated with such insourcing
• Creation of expectations and benefits.
4. Spiralling cost of research due to weak currency