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UNESCO CHAIR/UNITWIN NETWORK PROGRESS REPORT FORMTitle of the Chair/Network:Host Institution:Date of establishment ofChair/Network:(mm, yyyy)Period of activity under report:(mm, yyyy - mm, yyyy)Report established by:(name, position)Chair in Higher Education ManagementThe University of Bath, UKMarch 2000August 2011 – October 2012Richard Mawditt – Chairholderrichardmawdittinbath@btopenworld.com1. Executive Summary:Major outcomes, results and impact of the Chair, including on national policies, in relation to itsobjectives as stated in Article 2 of the Chair Agreement (between the Institution and UNESCO)(Not exceeding 300 words)As reported previously the Chair has continued to play an advisory role and provide education and training in higher educationleadership, management and performance in developing countries particularly maintaining close links in Sub-Saharan Africa. TheChairholder holds Honorary Professorships in Africa at The National University of Lesotho (NUL) and The University of Zambia.However, the more active African role has been with higher education in Namibia and South Africa (Johannesburg and Stellenbosch)in HE strategic policy coupled with leadership, performance, governance, institutional organisation and the management of change.The continuing relationship with The University of Namibia (UNAM), and indeed with the Namibian Government at Prime Ministerlevel, has been especially rewarding with a project in the coming year to repatriate pre-independence educational policydocumentation to the UNAM Library Archive.The stimulus from the 2009 UNESCO HE World Conference continues to be pertinent and the Chair’s paper “Defining theDeterminants of Higher Education and the Effective Management and Performance of Today’s University” (as updated from thepresentation at the 2009 Conference) continues to be a valuable tool and about to be published in a book at The Univeristy ofJohannesburg.The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Higher Education Management degree continues to flourish and attract postgraduateresearch students from the southern African region and beyond. The initiative to create the doctorate in HE Management was one ofthe principal objectives when setting up the Chair which has proved more than satisfying with now some 125 registered internationalstudents and a 20% successful completion rate already.The Chair has made significant contributions to UNESCO’s activities for example the UK National Commission’s’ ‘Policy Briefinginitiative’ and at the Global Convention on ‘Diversification and Differentiation of Higher Education’.

22) Activities:Overview of activities undertaken by the Chair during the reporting perioda) Education/Training/Research(key education programmes and training delivered and research undertaken by the Chair during the reporting period,target group and geographical coverage)i) Education(leading to certificate)The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Higher Education Managementdegree (initiated by the Chair) continues to be a significant programme of theUniversity of Bath’s School of Management. A part-time research degree, essentiallyan international doctorate, is a four-year programme. Since the inception of the Chair,with this doctoral programme as one of its core objectives, some 25 doctorates havebeen awarded.(approximately 50% women)Postgraduate students are registered from: Africa; Asia; Australasia; Canada; Europe;Latin America; United Arab Emirates; and the West Indies.ii) Training(short term)Not a current activity although an initiative at The National University of Lesotho wascancelled during a programmed visit of the Chairholder due to a general strike of staffand students (which became prolonged) on NUL’s campus.Region: Africaiii) ResearchAs a member of the Council for Education in the Commonwealth (CEC) project group,the Chairholder provided a report for the Commonwealth Heads of GovernmentMeeting (CHOGM) in Australia (October 2011). The comprehensive report entitled“increasing the impact that civil society has on governments’ thinking”. wascompleted and presented to CHOGM in Perth, Australia in October 2011.Region: Europe.Further research has updated the Chairholder’s documents on Defining theDeterminants of Higher Education Management and Performance now included in anew book to be published shortly at the University of Johannesburg ‘ PerformanceManagement’ seriesRegion AfricaThe Chairhold has acted as External Examiner at The University of Nottingham for aPhD student from Lybia and adviser to a research student at The University of Bristol.Region Africa and Europe

3b) Conferences/Meetings(key conferences and meetings organized by the Chair or to which its Chairholder contributed)i) Key conferences and workshops hosted by the Chair“Disruptive change and innovation in higher education”.Conference held to celebrate the 10 th Anniversary of the University of Bath Doctor of HigherEducation in Management degree programme – Bath September 2012.ii) Other conferences/organizational activities undertaken by the ChairholderGerald Walters Memorial Lecture – Speaker Dr Margaret Heffernan“Infernal Combustion : Money, Power and Competition” – Bath May 2012iii). A selection of conference presentations by the Chairholder and other colleaguesGlobal Convention on ‘Diversification and Differentiation of Higher Education’ –In collaboration with The University of Zagreb, Croatia – Dubrovnik October 2011.UK National Commission for UNESCO – UK Expert Colloquium – London March 2012.c) Interuniversity Exchanges/Partnerships(principal exchanges/partnerships between the Chair and other institution,s including UNESCOChairs/UNITWIN Networks)The Chair continues to have close relationships in Africa with the following universities all ofwhich have been visited during the current year :The National University of LesothoStellenbosch University -South AfricaPretoria Univeristy – South AfricaThe University of NamibiaA negative aspect has been the lack of response from colleagues in Zambia. Since the changes ofMinister of Education and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Zambia there has been a lack ofresponse to the Chair’s initiatives. There has been a similar lack of response from the Zambian OpenUniversity where a severe illness of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (who has been the Chairholder’scontact in the past) has curtailed development there.

4d) Publications/Multimedia Materials(major publications and teaching/learning materials)Please tick relevant fields ofoutput and indicate volume of Booksoutput:Books (edited)[tick]Books (chapters) 1MonographsResearch Reports / 1Journal Articles (refereed)Conference ProceedingsOccasional PapersTeaching/Learning MaterialsMultimedia Materials (CD-Rom)Multimedia Materials (Video)Multimedia Materials (Other)[no.]e) Cooperation with UNESCO Headquarters, Field OfficesThe UK National Commission for UNESCO has been reviewing both its own role and that of thedozen or so Chairs in the UK. The Chairholder has been closely involved with the secretariat as oneof the lead contributors in i) The UK UNESCO Colloquium advising the UK Ambassador to UNESCOand ii) The Policy Brief on the UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks Programme.f) Other(any other activities to report)

53. Future Plans and Development Prospects:Outline of action plan for the next biennium and short/medium and long-term developmentprospects. Please do not hesitate to refer to difficulties that the Chair has experienced(Not exceeding 300 words)In the immediate future a project with the University of Namibia (UNAM) to repatriate asignificant collection of policy documents relating to Namibia’s future education aspirations andplans from the pre Independence period through to full independence in 1990. This valuablecollection will supplement and enhance the University Archive for future research and needs ofscholars. The Chairholder is taking the lead in this project.The aims and objectives of the Chair continue to be as pertinent and necessary in the immediatefuture as they were when established and the success of establishing the Chair especially totrain senior university leaders (both Executive and lay Governors) and managers fromdeveloping countries has been outstanding and beneficial to many nations beyond those towhom it was originally intended. With a number of Vice-Chancellors and Ministers across theglobe having experienced the training initiatives of the University of Bath it bodes well for anequally fruitful future.However, the success of developing training programmes over the past decade has beenrewarded with a fruitful proliferation of outstanding courses now arranged locally particularly insouthern Africa. Whilst taking some measure of credit in what has been achieved through theefforts of the Chair, it is even more satisfying to see the development of leadership andperformance management training progressing successfully in such countries, as South Africa,Tanzania, Malawi, Namibia, Mauritius and the United Arab Emirates, where the Chair haspreviously been involved.It has been the Chair’s intention to encourage more cross border collaboration with the benefit offunding from the Gulf Region assisting the aspirations of those in southern Africa but the globalrecession has curtailed these plans, hopefully for not long.End of the Form