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Asia Matters
Asia Ireland Higher Education and
Global Talent Forum
9 July 2015
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin
@asiamatters_biz #AsiaIrlTalent @asiabizweek
‘How Asia and Ireland Can Partner in Education to
Create Global Talent Clusters and Drive FDI’
9 July 2015
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin
In Pursuit of Excellence:
Creating a Global University
Prof. Andrew Deeks
President, University College Dublin
+
In pursuit of
excellence:
Creating a Global
University
Professor Andrew J Deeks
President
University College Dublin
(Ireland’s Global University)
+UCD Colleges
Outline
 Our global society
 Demands on our graduates
 The part of a Global University
 Global footprint
 Partnerships with Asia
 Conclusion
+UCD Colleges
Our Global Society
 Rise of the Multinationals
 Specialisation within countries
 Demise of domestic industries
 Improvements in the ease and cost of
communication and transportation
+ Connectivity
+ International Air Traffic
+UCD Colleges
Our Graduates
 Must be prepared to take their place in this global
society
 Must be able to work successfully across cultural,
political and geographical borders
 Must be able to able to exploit the opportunities that
arise from organisations and teams which are
culturally diverse
+UCD Colleges
Intercultural Competence
 Variously defined as ‘the ability to
communicate/interact effectively and appropriately
with people of other cultures’
 More completely ‘the ability to communicate, interact
and work effectively and appropriately with people of
other cultures, exploiting the opportunities that
diverse viewpoints and approaches brings’
+UCD Colleges
Developing Intercultural
Competence
 Mostly based on an individual's experiences while
interacting with other cultures.
 During interactions, the individual will experience
certain obstacles caused by differences in cultural
understanding between two people from different
cultures.
 Such experiences motivate the individual to acquire
skills that can help him/her to interact effectively with
people coming from a different cultural background.
+UCD Colleges
Dimensions of cultural difference
(Hofstede)
 Collectivism vs individualism
 Power distance
 Long term vs short term orientation
 Uncertainty avoidance
 Masculine vs feminine orientation
 Indulgence vs restraint
+UCD Colleges
The part of Global Universities
 Global universities are characterised by
 High percentage of international students
 High percentage of international faculty
 International partnerships which lead to the exchange
of students and faculty
 Research addressing global issues
 Such universities generate significant opportunities
for students to have the experiences which develop
intercultural competence
+
UCD
• Ireland’s largest university, ranked 139th globally by
QS
• ~32,000 Students
• Over 6,000 International students in Dublin
• Over 5,000 Students taught overseas
• 18% of Irish students spend some part of their studies
abroad
Overview
+UCD - HighlightsUCD Highlights
 First choice for Irish undergraduate students
 >30% of PhD students in Ireland
 >25% of Graduate students in Ireland
 #1 Irish university for research funding
 #1 Irish university for research publications
Overview
+
Overview
Global Research Connections
+UCD Colleges
Global footprint &
Asia partnerships
 Beijing-Dublin International College
 Penang Medical College, Malaysia
 Global Centres in China, India, Malaysia and the US, which are the
foundations for our UCD Global Network
 Degree programmes in co-operation with partners in China, Singapore,
Malaysia, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka
 UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland (in partnership with Renmin
University), one of Hanban’s 10 model Confucius Institutes
 Construction starting in September for the first purpose built Confucius
Institute building in the world joint funded by the Chinese Government
(with the Irish Government)
Overview
+UCD Colleges
Conclusions
 Our society is increasing global and increasingly
connected
 To fully benefit from and contribute to this global
society our graduates should possess intercultural
competence
 Such competence is generated through intercultural
interactions, and our Global Universities are ideally
placed to provide these opportunities
 Partnerships with Asia are a vital part of a Global
University, and these partnerships take a variety of
forms
+
Thank you for your attention.

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“In Pursuit of Excellence: Creating a Global University” Professor Andrew Deeks

  • 1. Asia Matters Asia Ireland Higher Education and Global Talent Forum 9 July 2015 Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin @asiamatters_biz #AsiaIrlTalent @asiabizweek ‘How Asia and Ireland Can Partner in Education to Create Global Talent Clusters and Drive FDI’
  • 2. 9 July 2015 Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin In Pursuit of Excellence: Creating a Global University Prof. Andrew Deeks President, University College Dublin
  • 3. + In pursuit of excellence: Creating a Global University Professor Andrew J Deeks President University College Dublin (Ireland’s Global University)
  • 4. +UCD Colleges Outline  Our global society  Demands on our graduates  The part of a Global University  Global footprint  Partnerships with Asia  Conclusion
  • 5. +UCD Colleges Our Global Society  Rise of the Multinationals  Specialisation within countries  Demise of domestic industries  Improvements in the ease and cost of communication and transportation
  • 8. +UCD Colleges Our Graduates  Must be prepared to take their place in this global society  Must be able to work successfully across cultural, political and geographical borders  Must be able to able to exploit the opportunities that arise from organisations and teams which are culturally diverse
  • 9. +UCD Colleges Intercultural Competence  Variously defined as ‘the ability to communicate/interact effectively and appropriately with people of other cultures’  More completely ‘the ability to communicate, interact and work effectively and appropriately with people of other cultures, exploiting the opportunities that diverse viewpoints and approaches brings’
  • 10. +UCD Colleges Developing Intercultural Competence  Mostly based on an individual's experiences while interacting with other cultures.  During interactions, the individual will experience certain obstacles caused by differences in cultural understanding between two people from different cultures.  Such experiences motivate the individual to acquire skills that can help him/her to interact effectively with people coming from a different cultural background.
  • 11. +UCD Colleges Dimensions of cultural difference (Hofstede)  Collectivism vs individualism  Power distance  Long term vs short term orientation  Uncertainty avoidance  Masculine vs feminine orientation  Indulgence vs restraint
  • 12. +UCD Colleges The part of Global Universities  Global universities are characterised by  High percentage of international students  High percentage of international faculty  International partnerships which lead to the exchange of students and faculty  Research addressing global issues  Such universities generate significant opportunities for students to have the experiences which develop intercultural competence
  • 13. + UCD • Ireland’s largest university, ranked 139th globally by QS • ~32,000 Students • Over 6,000 International students in Dublin • Over 5,000 Students taught overseas • 18% of Irish students spend some part of their studies abroad Overview
  • 14. +UCD - HighlightsUCD Highlights  First choice for Irish undergraduate students  >30% of PhD students in Ireland  >25% of Graduate students in Ireland  #1 Irish university for research funding  #1 Irish university for research publications Overview
  • 16. +UCD Colleges Global footprint & Asia partnerships  Beijing-Dublin International College  Penang Medical College, Malaysia  Global Centres in China, India, Malaysia and the US, which are the foundations for our UCD Global Network  Degree programmes in co-operation with partners in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka  UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland (in partnership with Renmin University), one of Hanban’s 10 model Confucius Institutes  Construction starting in September for the first purpose built Confucius Institute building in the world joint funded by the Chinese Government (with the Irish Government) Overview
  • 17. +UCD Colleges Conclusions  Our society is increasing global and increasingly connected  To fully benefit from and contribute to this global society our graduates should possess intercultural competence  Such competence is generated through intercultural interactions, and our Global Universities are ideally placed to provide these opportunities  Partnerships with Asia are a vital part of a Global University, and these partnerships take a variety of forms
  • 18. + Thank you for your attention.