Leading, governing and managing enterprising universities

1. Leading, governing and managing enterprising universities 26th January 2011 Professor Julian Beer Dr Rebekah Southern University of Plymouth

2. Overview of Session University of Plymouth Setting the Scene - our LGM project Progress to date Early findings Group activity: spot the mission statement Points for consideration

3. What we set out to Achieve University of Plymouth “An understanding of the new market space that the enterprise agenda is creating for the HE sector, and to explore and further develop the business models needed for its successful exploitation” “In so doing, we will examine both the approaches taken by other HEIs, and the key challenges inherent in creating such business models”

4. What we set out to Achieve University of Plymouth Specifically….. The strategic decision-making processes aimed at creating a new form of distinctiveness (“why”) The distinctiveness of the various strategic models along an enterprise continuum (“what”) The new business models that underpin the distinctiveness strategies (“how”) Forms of collaborative partnerships and strategic alliances that characterise and inform the business models for this agenda (“with whom”)

5. Work Programme University of Plymouth Three phases of work with associated outputs: Phase One: Desk Based Review and Development of Analytical Framework - Production of a baseline map of HE institutions’ market space Phase Two: Exploration of Distinctiveness Strategies and Underpinning Models - Report on the rationales for the distinctive strategies; good practice summaries Phase Three: Comparative Analysis - Comparative analysis report of business models; good practice toolkits A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

6. Progress to Date University of Plymouth Phase One research complete Baseline map(s) produced ‘Family’ of study associates identified Initial engagement with each HEI undertaken, study visits being scheduled

9. GROUP ACTIVITY Spot the Mission Statement!

10. Our mission is to be an outstanding and distinctive university that provides degree courses of the highest quality, informed by a culture of scholarship, expertise and teaching excellence Higher Education for the delivery of a sustainable food chain and rural economies Our enterprising approach will further develop our reputation as a world-leading University and our enterprise culture will deliver sustained innovation and international impact. We will use the knowledge we create to transform lives. We will achieve this through world-class research, excellence in teaching and learning, and through our partnerships and collaborations. We will maintain our commitment to driving social inclusion, economic prosperity, and environmental quality in our local community and beyond Our Mission is to be recognised as a university of quality and distinction. Our ambition is to be a university that undertakes original research that informs our teaching, and that seeks to be engaged – with our wider communities and constituencies as well as with students, colleagues, and partners As a research-intensive international university with a strong enduring reputation we strive to: create, advance and disseminate knowledge and develop outstanding graduates and scholars to make a major impact upon global society Fair to middling at everything!