Universities and Globalisation - Sir Howard Davies, London School of Economics

On March 24, 2005, yoni and I attended a seminar titled 'Universities and Globalisation'(.pdf) in Melbourne presented by Sir Howard Davies from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
[For project members, you can view full version of notes on our Yahoo Groups site.]

The seminar covered

• the international marketplace and current state of play of international higher education in brief,
• the risks in expanding into an international market, and
• LSE's strategy for expansion and development in an international sense.

Some questions which arose from the seminar you might find worth commenting on:

1. What opportunities or threats might emerging markets like China and India pose?
2. How is the 'student experience' mainatined along with rationalisation of resources and the 'brand identity'?
3. Is it worthwhile considering socio-political risks (such as the impact of September 11) in expanding and/or marketing internationally?
4. How do research universities reconcile and maintain a balance with teaching on an international level?
5. Where will internationalisation of higher education take us in 5-10 years from now?

Okay, the last question is a big one, but in terms of both the business angle and the future of academic institutions worldwide, we may well see such an impact internationally so as to change the face of higher education -- how does this grab you?

To end, I've included some links in reference to Sir Howard Davies and the current sitaution of the London School of Economics and comments made in papers, etc. This may provide more insight into the situation both in the UK and across the globe.

• Bahrain meet to discuss Islamic banking
• Article, reviews and lectures by Sir Howard Davies
• Disgracing the LSE (for something completely different!)
• You slay me: Davies gets point of Buffy slang