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Reaping the benefits of
increased international
research enrolments in
engineering
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Presenters
Kirstin Dunncliff
Centre Coordinator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science & Engineering
Chanel Hopkinson
Research & Research Training Officer, Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
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Overview
Background
Strategies
Benefits
Way forward
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340
The Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment at a glance
33and
supported
bystudents countries academic
supervisors
ERA 5(“well above world standard”) for the two-digit Engineering category
No. 1 university in the world under 50 years of age
Times Higher Education World University Rankings ‘100 Under 50’ and QS World University Rankings ‘Top 50 under 50’ 2013
Equal 2nd2012 Excellence in Research Australia assessment (ERA)
in Australia for research “well above world standard”
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Background
Low domestic research student enrolments
95% employment rate B Eng (AGS 2013)
Starting salary ~$80k pa (Engineers Australia 2013)
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So, what is an RHD?
Research Higher Degree Candidate
Masters (2 years)
PhD (4 years)
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Strategies to increase
enrolments
Focus on the international market
Scholarship schemes implemented
Leveraging international offshore home government
schemes
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Trial 50:50
scheme
2008: Trial 50:50 Faculty-Supervisor scholarships
Supervisor funded 50% living allowance
Faculty matched 50% living allowance
President’s Visiting Scholarship granted by UoN
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Pilot scheme
results
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International Domestic
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50:50 scheme
expanded
2010: Faculty 50:50 scheme in University round
expanded to include relocation, health cover, thesis
allowance, establishment allowance
2014: 50:50 scheme adopted by University
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Quantifiable
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Faculty 2
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Faculty 5
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Quantifiable
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Domestic International
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Country of
origin
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External funding
schemes
Leveraging funding through home government
schemes
Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC), Vietnamese
International Education Development, home university
scholarships
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Benefits
Building capacity
Completion rates increased/completion times
decreased
Increased research outputs
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Completion rates
increased
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Faculty 1 Faculty 2 Engineering & Built Env Faculty 4 Faculty 5
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Completion times
decrease
^ 2 students in this year went offshore to submit their thesis and therefore took considerably longer than expected
Average number of years to complete PhD
Candidates
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Domestic 4.7 5.3 4.4 4.1 4.2
International - 3.6 3.65 4.43^ 3.9
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Increased research
outputs
60% to 70% of research outputs linked to RHD
students (Larkins)
25% increase in C1 HERDC journal articles
26% of research publications written by RHD
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Case scenario
- high calibre
international student
Completed in 3 years
7 conference papers + 2 journal articles
Working with UoN research centre
Attracted $1.6M in competitive funding to date
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International
collaborations
Increased collaborations with former home
institutions
Future international collaborations with alumni
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Economic benefit
Education 4th largest export (2013 Trade Ministers Report)
Contribute $4.3B p.a. (2009 Access Economics Report)
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Internationalisation
Enhanced communication skills
Global citizenship
Diversity
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Way forward
Supervisor funded 75% living allowance
University guarantees funding of 25% of living
allowance
President’s Visiting Scholarship
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Way forward
- Domestic market
Summer scholarships
Automatic top-ups for honours 1 students
50:50 domestic students
Engaging with industry
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Conclusion
Increased enrolments
Increased outputs
Future focus on domestic markets
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THANK YOU.
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