21/01/2015
"How Oxford restructured for the twenty-first century"
Friday, February 13th, 2015
Prof. Roger Goodman (University of Oxford, Head of Social Sciences Division) will give a special lecture on Feb. 13th at the University of Tokyo.
Registration Here
http://www.leadership.m.u-tokyo.ac.jp/events/4927/
In 2000, the University of Oxford introduced its most significant reforms for more than half a century. The University was divided into five (later four) independent divisions to which all financial and academic responsibility was devolved. An ‘as earned’ principle was introduced which meant that Divisions and Departments received funds on the basis on which money came to the university and then ‘bought’ services either from the University or on the open market. The introduction of this internal form of market competition was designed to enable the University to continue to complete externally on the global stage. After almost fifteen years of this model being in place, it is clear that it has had many positive benefits. But it also suffers from several major drawbacks which the university is now needing to address with some urgency.
