The Challenge of Establishing World-Class Universities

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8 The Challenge of Establishing World-Class Universities Figure 2. Characteristics of a World-Class University (WCU): Alignment of Key Factors Source: Created by Jamil Salmi.
Executive Summary 9 Table 2. Costs and Benefits of Strategic Approaches for Establishing World-Class Universities Conditions Ability to attract talent Upgrading existing institutions Difficult to renew staff and change the brand to attract top students Approach Merging existing institutions Opportunity to change the leader - ship and to attract new staff; existing staff may resist Creating new institutions Opportunity to select the best (staff and students); difficulties in recruiting top students to “unknown” institution; need to build up research and teaching traditions Costs Less expensive Neutral More expensive Governance Difficult to change mode of operation within same regulatory framework More likely to work with legal status different from that of existing institutions Opportunity to create appropriate regulatory and incentives framework Institutional culture Difficult to transform from within May be difficult to create a new identity out of distinct institutional cultures Opportunity to create culture of excellence Change management Source: Created by Jamil Salmi. Major consultation and communication campaign with all stakeholders “Normative” approach to educate all stakeholders about expected norms and institutional culture “Environmentally adaptive” approach to communicate and socially market the new institution • Governments could create new world-class universities from scratch (clean-slate approach). Table 2 summarizes the pros and cons of each approach. It should be noted that these generic approaches are not mutually incompatible and that countries may pursue a combination of strategies based on these models. Strategies at the Institutional Level The establishment of a world-class university requires, above all, strong leadership, a bold vision of the institution’s mission and goals, and a clearly articulated strategic plan to translate the vision into concrete targets and programs. Universities that aspire to better results engage in an objective
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Bibliography 105 U.S. News & World
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