“Higher Education Administration – In The New World” - Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive UUK

Higher Education Administration in the New World

Nicola Dandridge

Chief Executive, Universities UK

12 November 2012

Higher education in the new world

• Unpredictable futures• The impact of student choice• The economy• Global competition and disruptive innovators• New higher education providers• Immigration• UUK and ARC

Unpredictable futures

• Student number controls• Government policy• Sector strategy?• Mission differentiation and competition• Impact of student choice

Impact of student choice

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85%

Proportion of implied total student numbers for 2012-13 to be deregulated

-12%

-10%

-8%

-6%

-4%

-2%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

Change between implied student numbers in 2012-13 and 2011-12 student number controls limit

% of SNC from Core and margin

0%5%

10%15%19%

6,000 9,002

Average net fee

The economy

The UK faces the most prolonged period of publicspending cuts since the Second World War – (Source: IFS)

OECD data on graduate supply and cost per student

Global competition and disruptive innovators

Digital innovation

New higher education providers

• New universities and new providers• Reforming the regulatory framework• The HE Bill that never was

Immigration

UUK and ARC

• UUK Priorities• Increased diversity within the sector• New roles in a changed environment• Co-regulation and shaping the future

Nicola DandridgeChief Executive, Universities UK

Nicola.Dandridge@UniversitiesUK.ac.uk