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Higher Education & Academic Integrity Where Are We Heading?. Mohamed Nagib Abou-Zeid. March 1 st , 2014. Outline. Our Center and its Mission New Advancement & Progress in ICAI The World Around Us International Trends in Higher Education Implications on Performance and Expectations.
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Higher Education & Academic Integrity Where Are We Heading? Mohamed Nagib Abou-Zeid March 1st, 2014
Outline • Our Center and its Mission • New Advancement & Progress in ICAI • The World Around Us • International Trends in Higher Education • Implications on Performance and Expectations
Mission of ICAI ICAI was founded to combat cheating, plagiarism, and academic dishonesty in higher education. Its mission has since expanded to include the cultivation of cultures of integrity in academic communities throughout the world. ICAI offers assessmentservices, resources, and consultations to its member institutions, and facilitates conversations on academic integrity topics each year at its annual conference.In order to meet the continually evolving needs of our membership in future years, ICAI encourages, supports, and shares research that predicts, describes, and responds to trends and issues relating to academic integrity standards and practices. ICAI membership benefits are extended to faculty, administrators, students, and staffat membership institutions around the globe, and to its individual members, partners, and supporting organizations.
Themes & Progress • National & International Outreach • New Board Members • New Guidelines of Board Membership & Duties • Longer Term Plans • Integrity-Thematic Projects • Strengthening Communication with our Members • ICAI Growth
Top 10 Populous Countries 1950 China = 555 Millions USA = 360 Millions Italy = 48 Millions
Top 10 Populous Countries 2000 China = 1266 Millions USA = 277 Millions Nigeria = 108 Millions
Top 10 Populous Countries 2050 India = 1550 Millions USA = 350 Millions Congo = 160 Millions
Projection By 2030, developing countries will account for about 80 percent of the world’s total urban population.
Poverty Francisco Marmolejo, WB, CHEA, 2014
1950 FAO, 2000
2000 FAO, 2000
2025 FAO, 2000
Water Rich Top 10 In Annual Water km3 /imgres?imgurl=http://www.eco-h2o.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/draft_lens2356846module494//
Corruption transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi
Corruption Index • No. 1 Denmark -New Zealand - Singapore • No. 6 Canada • No. 20 USA • No. 98 Egypt • No. 129 Syria • No. 152 Ukraine • No. 178 Somalia(182/182)
Corruption in Education • Academic Dishonesty • Bribing • Fabrication of Research Data, Publications & Theses • Forging Certificates and Records • Manipulation of Admission • Systemization • Others
What About Environment? Chuck Edwards
Powder Cement Industry About 1.0 tons of CO2 for each ton of Cement
Your 290 tones CO2 47,000 m3 CO2 Emission Chuck Edwards You
You Chuck Edwards
“I Did not misuse wood, stones or dyes and did not pollute the water of the Nile”
Higher Education Institutions • About 17,000 Institutions in 200 Countries • Nearly 4,700 in the US (310 millions) • Nearly 3,000 in Europe • Far Less Institutions in Developing Countries • Top Ranked Institutions in stable countries • US • Canada • UK • Hong Kong • Australia • Japan • Singapore
The 3P’s of Academic Integrity Penalization or Corrective Prevention Promotion Courtesy of CAI, St; Louis
Competitiveness Productivity Prosperity Competitiveness is not a Goal in Itself
Accreditation • Mark of Excellence • Continuous Process • Assessment Based • Standards for Technical Education Sector • Institutional Capacity • Conveys Confidence to Community • Transfer of Degree and Job Mobility
Excellence “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act but a habit” Aristotélēs 384 BC – 322 BC www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/images/largepng/
Interdependency Francisco Marmolejo, WB, CHEA, 2014
Time for a Change? “ Italian University 1350
“Universities won’t survive…higher education is in deep crisis…The college campus won’t survive as a residential institution. Today’s [college] buildings are hopelessly unsuited and totally unneeded” Peter Drucker Francisco Marmolejo, WB, CHEA, 2014
War of Talents…..Not Degrees Francisco Marmolejo, WB, CHEA, 2014
Wireless Revolution www.abuma.com
New Type of Students Francisco Marmolejo, WB, CHEA, 2014
Top WB’s Higher Ed List Diversifying options, but leveling the playing field. Assuring good quality institutions. Making post-compulsory education & training equitable and affordable. Targeting public resources toward programs that yield high social returns. Using innovative approaches to retain students and ensure employability Improving secondary education. Increasing autonomy and cost-efficiency of Higher Ed Institutions/systems. Arming students with information so they make smart choices. Embracing competition – national and global. Fostering openness and an evidence-based culture in High education. Francisco Marmolejo, WB, CHEA, 2014
ICAI & Future Look • Strategic Alliance…..Strategic Goals