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In the future, attending university would be compulsory for school leavers. New students would access their course materials on iPad or Kindle devices, lectures would last 10 minutes because most of the classes would be offered online, and if graduates did not find \u201cproper\u201d jobs within six months of leaving university, their fees would be reimbursed. <\/p>\n
In the future, public universities would need the government to contribute no more than 10 percent of their income, vice-chancellors would be remunerated in line with their institution\u2019s world ranking, and the MBA (Master of Business Administration) would be dethroned by the MFA (Master of Fine Arts), as creativity became increasingly important. <\/p>\n
But rather than \u201cscience fiction\u201d, this was the \u201crevolution\u201d higher education across the world was undergoing, the 11th International Education Business Partnership Network Conference heard yesterday. <\/p>\n
\u201cI can assure you, each and every one of the examples I\u2019ve just given you is a real-life case that I have seen somewhere during my trips all over the world\u2026 And the question for us today is whether the tertiary education systems of developing countries are ready to participate in this revolution,\u201d Moroccan education economist Jamil Salmi told delegates on the third day of the conference held at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. <\/p>\n
Salmi emphasised the importance of knowledge for economic and social development, the speed at which new knowledge was being generated, and changing education needs and practices. <\/p>\n
He suggested that, apart from engineers and economists, the \u201cnew competencies\u201d employers were seeking in graduates were imagination and creativity. <\/p>\n
Using the example of cellphones and laptops, Salmi argued that design, rather than technical specifications, distinguished a product from its competition. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo how do we teach creativity? Our students need to learn to invent, to experiment, to think out of the box\u2026 To take chances, to break the rules, to make mistakes, and to have fun. And maybe this is the case in South Africa, but, believe me, in so many universities I have visited all over the world, it\u2019s still about memorising the textbook\u2026 And not contradicting the professor.\u201d <\/p>\n
Salmi also contended that, with knowledge changing so rapidly, there had to be a move towards a mode of lifelong learning. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I work with universities that offer a medical degree, I challenge them: instead of offering your five-year or seven-year programme for $10 000 (R81 722), why don\u2019t you offer lifetime programmes for $50 000\u2026 Offer them relevant upgrading and retraining throughout the course of their professional careers \u2013 off campus, online.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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