Media Source: University World News (UK)
Date: 10 September 2024
Most of the innovations seen in higher education are incremental, merely small alterations to the standard. True innovations are quite rare. Organisationally, innovative universities can be public or private. However, being innovative is often easier for private institutions because they have fewer regulations and less public…
Most of the innovations seen in higher education are incremental, merely small alterations to the standard. True innovations are quite rare. Organisationally, innovative universities can be public or private. However, being innovative is often easier for private institutions because they have fewer regulations and less public accountability. While transparency is usually a positive thing, a certain degree of freedom and flexibility of action aids experimentation. For instance, it is unlikely that the University of Central Asia (UCA) would be able to realise all of its alternative education ambitions had it functioned under the line-item public budget typical for Central Asian states. On the other hand, private universities typically secure their own funding and therefore must be careful; doing something too radical may alienate donors or students.