2. Educación Superior en Siglo XXI
Mr. Wilfried Vanhonacker
Ex Decano Escuela de Negocios Skolkovo de Moscú
Patrono Fundación Innovación Bankinter
Bilbao, 7 de Junio de 2012
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3. Educación Superior en Siglo XXI Page 2
Higher Education in the 21st Century:
Some Reflections
Dr. Wilfried R. Vanhonacker
Trustee, Bankinter Foundation for Innovation
June, 2012
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4. Educación Superior en Siglo XXI: Focus Page 3
University education: intellectual excellence
Vocational training: technical prowness
knowing how to
do something
academic competence
expertise-is-all
model
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5. Educación Superior en Siglo XXI Page 4
Expertise is necessary but not sufficient
Increasingly so
Differentiation in the job market:
Professional Competence
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6. Educación Superior Siglo XXI: Competence Model 5
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Academic Competence Professional Competence
knowing how to knowing how to get
do something something done
skills to survive and thrive
― self-master skills
(manage myself)
― social skills
(manage relationships)
IQ EQ + SQ
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7. Educación Superior Siglo XXI: IQ +EQ +SQ Page 6
IQ EQ SQ
• Knowledge • Empathy • Influence
• Expertise • Confidence • Persuasiveness
• Brilliant mind • Initiative Taking • Leadership
• Critical thinking • Self-control • Political
• Rational • Take feedback awareness
argument • Agile • Cultural
• Analysis / • Perseverance sensitivity
Structure • Intuition • Develop others
• … • Bold but grounded • Grace
• Willing to learn • Ability to listen
• … • Give
• …
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8. Educación Superior Siglo XXI: What’s the Role of
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Education
Certify expertise or develop competence?
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9. Educación Superior Siglo XXI: Are We Doing This
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Right? Some Reflections…
a) Content ?
Knowledge: basic knowledge/ info: what, if all is available?
Proper skills/competencies: soft skills (EQ+SQ)
evaluation (source credibility)
a) Approach?
Timing: When, What?
One-size-fits-all model: one2one?
Teaching versus mentoringcoaching: role of “teacher”?
Teaching versus learning
Pedagogical models: experiential learning
Collaborative / participative learning
Technology
Role models
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c) Product–Market fit?
Graduates -> marketable?
-> ready for world?
cross-cultural experience/exposure
international experience/ exposure
flexible/ adaptable
survival skills
d) “Raw material”?
Digital (“wiki”) generation
Free
Hyper connected
Broad
Hyper active
Impatient
Multi task
Short attention span
Fit with our pedagogical model?
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11. Educación Superior Siglo XXI: Implications: Change
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is Necessary
a) Should we, will we, can we ?
b) Where: - curriculum
- approach
- business model
c) Opportunities to experiment/innovate
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12. Educación Superior Siglo XXI: Opportunity Page 11
“ A crisis is too good an opportunity to waste!“
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13. Publicación disponible
www.fundacionbankinter.org
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