Kazakhstan-World Bank Joint Economic Research Program

Robin Middlehurst

Outline

• Leadership Foundation - Overview• Leadership Challenges for UK HE• Leadership Foundation - Activities• Programme Evaluation• Leadership Foundation – Research• Leadership Foundation - International

Background

• Established 2004• Independent Board with private sector Chair • Range of activities

– Open Programmes– Tailored Programmes– Membership– Research – Consultancy– International

• Small central team & Key associates

Funding

• Funding Council (government) grant• Membership fee + service• Fee income for programmes &

projects

Vision

• “Our vision is that the leadership, governance and management of UK higher education institutions is regarded as world-class and the practice of excellence in leadership attracts the same high esteem as excellence in research, teaching and learning”

Key Statistics

• Over 96% of the higher education sector are LFHE members

• There are 150 UK member institutions• 25,000 website downloads of LFHE Research

publications• Take-up of core programmes has increased

by 16% this year

Key leadership issues in HE

15 key strategic

challenges for UK HE

institutions, 2005 - 2012

Student numbers Funding/Fees

Research – RAE -leadership of research

Competition/collaboration

Resources/Estates: Project Management

Internationalisation

HR

Enhancing student experience – teaching and

learning

IT/E-learning

Governance

Access / widening participation

Market positioning / ‘Brand’

Sustainability and social/cultural agendas

Business/regional/community links

Embedding equality and diversity in all activities

Leadership development issues

in UK HEIs

• Succession planning – selecting and nurturing leadership talent

• Market positioning of HEIs – brand; student perceptions; community/regional/global

• Implications of Information and Communications Technology

• Coping with change• Developing senior teams and project teams• Leadership of collaborations, partnerships, alliances• Middle management development• Evolving governance context• Leadership of teaching and research• Diversity

Activities• Four main work-streams

– Supporting individual leaders (programmes such as Top Management Programme, Senior Strategic Leadership, mentoring, coaching)

– Developing Higher Education Institutions’ leadership capacity (working with senior teams, organisational development, LFHE Fellowships)

– Promoting professional learning networks

– Generating ideas and innovation (Research, Small Development Projects)

• Cross-cutting themes

– International, cross-sector, diversity, sustainability

Programme Evaluation

• Participant Feedback• Inter-modular assessment• Client satisfaction• Impact Analysis

LFHE Research Base

• Investment in the sector • Range of research projects• Purposes:

– Increase LFHE intellectual capital and knowledge resources

– Identify key challenges and issues in HE leadership, governance and management

– Identify good practice and relevant issues across sectors and internationally

– Taking the LFHE forward – Linking to programmes and wider activities

International Projects

• Joint programmes

• Twinning schemes

• Study visits

• International conferences

• Joint research

International Projects

• China-UK Leadership Development Network Programme

• Canadian Study Tour• Top Management Programme - Brussels,

Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Washington• Transatlantic partnership (Washington)• Programme for HE leaders from Pakistan• India-UK Leadership Development Network

Programme • Research on managing institutional

partnerships (with Malaysia, Australia)