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