New Direction in Government Planning:
A Focus on Higher Education
Dr. Mohd Gazali bin Abas
Economic Planning Unit
Human Capital Development Section
Prime Minister's Department
1. National Mission 2020
· Human Capital Development (HCD) for high income with positive values and ethics
· Promote R&D & high quality innovation
· Increase women participation
2. 10th Malaysian Plan Strategic Thrusts
· Creating a conducive environment for unleashing economic growth
· Moving towards inclusive socio-economic development
· Developing and retaining a first-world talent base
· Building an environment that enhances quality of life
· Designing Government philosophy and approach to transform Malaysia
3. National Education + Training Development Expenditure Affected by
· Merger of MOE & MOHE
· Economic Cycle
o Recession: 10 year cycle (e.g.1976, 1986 – oil crisis, 1997 – East Asian financial crisis, 2008 – global financial crisis)
4. M’sia is transforming to a service based economy
· More food-based agriculture
· Producing high value-added goods
· Capital deepening in industries
· Dynamic manufacturing with more K-intensive industries
· Modern services – finance, business, ICT, and manufacturing-related services
5. Talent Development Framework
Basic Education / · Ensuring Every Child Can Succeed· Holding Schools Accountable for Changes in Student Outcomes
· Investing in Great Leaders for Every School
· Attracting and Developing Top Talent in Teaching
· Transforming the Effectiveness of Delivery / Revamping education system to significantly raise student outcomes
Tertiary Education / · Mainstreaming and Broadening Access to Quality Technical Education and Vocational Training
· Enhancing the Competency of Tertiary Graduates to Prepare Them for Entering the Labour Market
· Strengthening Academia-Industry Cooperation and Research Capacity / Raising skills to increase employability
Professional Life / · Making the Labour Market More Flexible
· Upgrading the Skills and Capabilities of the Existing Workforce
· Attracting and Retaining Talent
· Attract, Develop and Retain Top Talent in the Public Service / Reforming labour market to transform Malaysia into a high-income nation
6 Competition among education institutions for shrinking pool of supply
· Tertiary education cohort’ of 17-23 years is expected to reduce overtime
7. U21 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems 2013
· Rank - 27th (Overall score - 52%)
· Resources - 71% (Top 12)
· Environment – 87% (Mid 25)
· Connectivity – 40% (Bottom 14)
· Output – 19% (Bottom 5)
8. University of the future: the 5 drivers of change
Democratization of Knowledge Access / · Ubiquitous content· Broadening of access to higher education
· Increased participation in emerging markets
Digital Technology / · Mass open online courses & learning
· Digital teaching & learning on campus
· Blended learning
Integration with Industry / · Scale & depth of industry-based learning
· Research partnership and commercialisation
· Industry as competitors in the certification & delivery of content
Contestability of Market & funding / · Fiercely competitive domestic & International student market
· Challenges to government funding
· Competing for new sources of fund
·
Global mobility / · Emerging markets become global scale competitors
· Academic talent increasing sourced by emerging markets
· Emergence of elite & truly globalised university brand
9. Typical university model + ICT
Customers / Domestic / International / IndustryEducation disciplines / Arts / Engineering / Science / Business / Health / Law / IT
Sales / School / Open day / Agent / Road shows / Digital / Partnerships / Others
Delivery / On Campus / Digital / Partnerships
Student Services / Student Admin / Career centers
Back Office / In-house / Outsource
10. Future university model
Customers / Domestic / International / Industry Professionals / Oth Edu ProvidersSchool leavers / Mature Age / High end / Mass Market / B2B / Executive Education
Parents / Content Wholesalers / Content Consumers / Service Providers
Education disciplines / Vocational / Higher Edu / Research / Mass Dist / Content Aggregation / Entertainment / Financial Services
Sales / Mainly Digital
Delivery / Digital / Partnerships
Student Services / Student Admin / Career centres
Back Office / In-house / Outsource
11. 11th Malaysia Plan
· Intensifying & rationalizing capacity – Rus, soft prog training, affirmative intervention for target grps, ICT support
· Corporate & governance reform – more autonomy, financial sustainability, productivity vs cost, remuneration + reward
· Market driven & result based performance – competitiveness, product & services, investment & asset mgmt, graduate employability
· Branding & globalization – regional education hub, attracting world class unis, niche specialization
· Excellence in innovation & value creation – curriculum + pedagogy, R&D, soft skills + industry relevance
· Private-Public HIES and Academia-Industry – private HIEs investment, industry input & intervention, resource sharing + knowledge transfer, collaboration