Teaching in a Global World: Challenges and Opportunities for Small-Sized Universities - Insights from Italy

Today’s academic institutions are strongly involved in the modern globalization process. The aim of the paper is to investigate if small-sized universities face particular challenges and if they obtain some advantages or are adversely affected by the ongoing process. The focus is on Europe and, specifically, on Italy, one of the signatory countries of the Bologna Declaration, that has implemented the European international reform process. Based on official data from the Italian Ministry of University and Research, first we analyse university characteristics and then we calculate performance selected indicators that are informative of a few key aspects, such as teaching quality and internationalisation and look at student satisfaction. Results show that teaching quality in small-sized public universities is similar to that in big-sized public ones whereas small-sized private universities perform better than big-sized private ones. Attractiveness for students abroad is greater for smaller and more specialized universities, and this is especially evident for private universities. Satisfaction as well is higher for students studying in small-sized universities. However, doubts exist for the future due to the possible negative effects of the very complex and strict administrative procedures of the current organization and evaluation system. Keywords: universities, small-sized, teaching, performance, Europe, Italy

determinant of business intelligence systems quality on Indonesian higher education information center

PDDIKTI Feeder as a business intelligence application is used as an information center in higher education, containing master data of each student and lecturer, learning process data, reporting graduate data and lecturer activities in teaching for decision making. Paradoxically, through the empirical data there are many problems in implementing business intelligence systems in private universities, related to the maturity of information technology, data quality and information culture. Addressing this gap, we present a descriptive verification analysis research on 40 private universities in Bandung city, Indonesia, using the Partial Least Square Model. We conclude there is a positive influence of information technology maturity, data quality and information culture on the quality of the business intelligence system.

Efficiency of Public and Private Universities in Bangladesh: A Comparative Approach using Data Envelopment Analysis

The aim of this study is to measure the efficiency of higher educational institutions and investigate the comparative efficiency of public and private higher education in Bangladesh. Using data envelopment analysis (DEA), technical efficiency of 15 public universities and 20 private universities of Bangladesh are evaluated over the period 2008-2018. The empirical results reveal that public universities on an average operate between 56.2 to 80.7 percent level of technical efficiency while the private universities between 49.1 to 77.6 percent level over the study period. That is, universities in Bangladesh, on an average, do not operate efficiently in terms of resource utilization. Over the years only 33% public universities and 25% private universities are found efficient. The inefficient universities can improve their efficiency by utilizing full capacity of the inputs or reducing the amount of inputs at the estimated inefficiency rate of the respective universities. Findings also show that the public universities have the scope of producing 1.24 to 1.78 times and private universities 1.28 to 2.04 times as much output from the same level of inputs. Special monitoring by the regulatory authorities is required for inefficient universities to enhance their efficiency level.

The expert guide in spanish private universities: analysis of their presence and management for scientific knowledge transfer

The guide of experts is a directory of researchers from an institution who are willing to collaborate with the media and allows journalists to locate them autonomously in a short time. It is a communication tool that optimizes the media projection of the organization's intellectual capital, increasing the visibility, branding, and organization's intellectual capital, increasing the visibility, brand, and reputation of the institution. For this reason, its presence and management in Spanish private universities are researched. The objectives are to ascertain their presence or absence from the guide; identify the reasons that have slowed down their digital implementation; analyze their location, type of format, and languages; research how an expert is located; analyze the curricular data offered by the researcher; reveal the curricular data offered by the expert, and make known the methods for contacting the specialist. The methodology is based on content analysis and the study period is from February to June 2020. The results indicate a poor presence, although they are always located in the press rooms and their format is usually digital (not in pdf), allowing the search by name-surname or specialty, mainly only in Spanish, offering little curricular information on the researchers and always allowing contact by telephone or institutional e-mail through both direct contact and contact mediated by the communication office. It concludes with an overview of its implementation and an identification of the dysfunctions and good practices detected for transferring scientific knowledge through this organizational tool.

Vaksinasi Covid 19 Menuju Masyarakat Heard Immunity dan Sehat Bebas Covid – 19

ABSTRAK ITKeS Muhammadiyah Sidrap salah satu perguruan tinggi swasta dibidang Kesehatan berperan dalam percepatan program pemerintah dalam menekan angka penularan Covid – 19 yaitu Vaksinasi. Tujuan Pelaksanaan vaksinasi Covid - 19 ini dengan memberikan penyuluhan kepada mahasiswa dan masyarakat akan pentingnya melaksanakan vaksinasi Covid - 19 hingga sampai pada pelaksanaan vaksinasi Covid 19. Pada kegiatan ini ITKeS Muhammadiyah Sidrap bekerjasama dengan Puskesmas Pangkajene dan Puskesmas Lancirang. Vaksinasi ini diikuti sebanyak 258 orang peserta terdiri dari Dosen, Mahasiswa dan Masyarakat yang berdomisili disekitar kampus ITKeS Muhammadiyah Sidrap kel. Rijang Pittu Kec Maritengngae Kab. Sidrap. Kata Kunci: Vaksinasi Covid 19, Masyarakat, dan Pemerintah ABSTRACT ITKeS Muhammadiyah Sidrap One of the private universities in the fields of health play a role in accelerating the government's program in reducing the transmission rate of Covid - 19, namely Vaccination. The implementation of the Covid - 19 vaccination begins with providing counseling to university students and the public. In this activity ITKeS Muhammadiyah Sidrap in collaboration with Puskesmas Pangkajene and Puskesmas Lancirang. Vaccination was followed by 258 people consisting of lecturers, university students, and the public who live near campus ITKeS Muhammadiyah Sidrap kel. Rijang Pittu Kec Maritengngae Kab. Sidrap. Keyword: Vaccination Covid – 19, Public and Government

Pengaruh Kepemimpinan Transformasional dan Manajemen Pengetahuan terhadap Kinerja Organisasi: Organisasi Pembelajaran sebagai Mediator

This study aims to explain the implementation of transformational leadership, knowledge management, learning organization, and organizational performance at private universities in West Java province and examine the effect of transformational leadership and knowledge management on organizational performance mediated by learning organization. The unit of analysis is the head of a private university campus in West Java Province, Indonesia. Respondents were 38 rectors and vice rectors from 59 private universities and the sampling technique is simple random sampling. Data are analyzed by using Partial Least Square (PLS) technique. The results show that all the measured independent variables and the mediator have very good values, but the dependent variable has good values ??and is still needed to be improved. In addition, transformational leadership and knowledge management have a significant and positive effect on learning organization. Learning organization also has a significant and positive effect on organizational performance. It can be concluded that all higher education leaders need to apply transformational leadership, knowledge management and learning organizations to improve their organizational performance. Leaders at the university level need to encourage all employees to develop learning strategies and provide learning opportunities for their employees. In addition, they also need to develop open discussion and communication between employees so that employees can share knowledge and skills to solve problems they face in doing their jobs.

Explaining the influence behind Malaysia’s pharmacy students’ career choices within the pharmaceutical industry

Objective: The pharmaceutical industry has been portrayed as a promising sector for pharmacy graduates. Nonetheless, little is known about pharmacy students’ preferences, knowledge, and attitudes toward careers in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as the factors that may influence them. Method: A self-developed questionnaire was administered to pharmacy students in public and private universities in Malaysia from October to November 2018 via online platforms. Results: Only 38.8% out of 433 students who completed the survey stated their preference for working in the pharmaceutical industry. The mean (SD) of knowledge, perceived syllabus, and attitudes related to pharmaceutical industry career preferences were 8.73 (1.77) (full score of 12), 28.50 (5.83) (full score of 40), and 30.59 (4.32) (full score of 50), respectively. Students from private universities, those in years one and three of study, and those with higher attitude scores were more likely to choose the pharmaceutical industry as their career option. Conclusion: Increasing exposure to pharmaceutical industry careers that involve patient contact and clinical knowledge application is needed to improve students’ attitudes toward pursuing a career in this field.

The Application of Kotter's Model of Change in the Higher Education: A Case Study in Vietnam Private Universities

With the changing demands of higher quality teaching profession, especially the increasing trend of studying at private universities, many fail to produce desired effects, even when guided by organizational change models. Educational specialists, educators, academics, school administrators, and even scientists have all contributed to the development of change management as a significant concept. The purpose of this study is to apply Kotter's 8-step model of change to educational administration of private universities in Ho Chi Minh City. Change efforts focus on enhancing faculty capacity to support diverse student success. The change process is planned using Kotter's (1996) eight-step change model and is therefore a regulated, linear, sequential change process. The initial steps were reviewed, and the strategies considered workable. This approach enhances faculty acquisition and project success. Characterization of each step provides insight into ways to apply Kotter's model of change in higher education settings.