[Music] thank you let me start with giving you
thank you let me start with giving you
thank you let me start with giving you some numbers on 2015 19 point 5 million
some numbers on 2015 19 point 5 million
some numbers on 2015 19 point 5 million students joined University across the
students joined University across the
students joined University across the European Union distributed along
European Union distributed along
European Union distributed along bachelor’s master’s and doctoral studies
bachelor’s master’s and doctoral studies
bachelor’s master’s and doctoral studies eleven point nine percent of these
eleven point nine percent of these
eleven point nine percent of these students were here in the UK who we
students were here in the UK who we
students were here in the UK who we invest significant amount of money in
invest significant amount of money in
invest significant amount of money in infrastructure for studies and education
infrastructure for studies and education
infrastructure for studies and education 0.5% of the GDP to be precise and you
0.5% of the GDP to be precise and you
0.5% of the GDP to be precise and you can find similar numbers all around
can find similar numbers all around
can find similar numbers all around Europe on investment for this despite
Europe on investment for this despite
Europe on investment for this despite all of this we fail to capitalize this
all of this we fail to capitalize this
all of this we fail to capitalize this we fail to create value we have nearly
we fail to create value we have nearly
we fail to create value we have nearly 20 million students joining universities
20 million students joining universities
20 million students joining universities every year and yet we don’t manage to
every year and yet we don’t manage to
every year and yet we don’t manage to create the new leonardo’s the new graham
create the new leonardo’s the new graham
create the new leonardo’s the new graham bell’s the new Galileo’s at scale
bell’s the new Galileo’s at scale
bell’s the new Galileo’s at scale universities should be providing the
universities should be providing the
universities should be providing the ecosystem necessary to drive creative
ecosystem necessary to drive creative
ecosystem necessary to drive creative knowledge and original discoveries the
knowledge and original discoveries the
knowledge and original discoveries the main objective of university is to
main objective of university is to
main objective of university is to educate and create research it is to
educate and create research it is to
educate and create research it is to push students and researchers to the
push students and researchers to the
push students and researchers to the cutting edge of thinking it is to
cutting edge of thinking it is to
cutting edge of thinking it is to provide an ecosystem needed for critical
provide an ecosystem needed for critical
provide an ecosystem needed for critical and creative thinking it is to challenge
and creative thinking it is to challenge
and creative thinking it is to challenge the way we do things right now
the way we do things right now
the way we do things right now after twelve years in university I can
after twelve years in university I can
after twelve years in university I can see that both education and research are
see that both education and research are
see that both education and research are far from achieving this students are
far from achieving this students are
far from achieving this students are rarely challenged to collaborate with
rarely challenged to collaborate with
rarely challenged to collaborate with different environments and to share
different environments and to share
different environments and to share their ideas this is essential to connect
their ideas this is essential to connect
their ideas this is essential to connect ideas in the 21st century most of you
ideas in the 21st century most of you
ideas in the 21st century most of you students come to University and you’re
students come to University and you’re
students come to University and you’re used to interaction with the use of
used to interaction with the use of
used to interaction with the use of social media
social media
social media instant action-reaction yet you put
instant action-reaction yet you put
instant action-reaction yet you put yourself from the time machine and go
yourself from the time machine and go
yourself from the time machine and go back in time
back in time
back in time you’re sitting on a university classroom
you’re sitting on a university classroom
you’re sitting on a university classroom I were just there
I were just there
I were just there listening there is no interaction on the
listening there is no interaction on the
listening there is no interaction on the research side I see that there is a
research side I see that there is a
research side I see that there is a profound disengagement between
profound disengagement between
profound disengagement between researchers or academics and the core
researchers or academics and the core
researchers or academics and the core management structures this creates an
management structures this creates an
management structures this creates an environment that strongly dissent avise
environment that strongly dissent avise
environment that strongly dissent avise innovation as well we don’t collaborate
innovation as well we don’t collaborate
innovation as well we don’t collaborate with different industries and we
with different industries and we
with different industries and we certainly do not collaborate among our
certainly do not collaborate among our
certainly do not collaborate among our internal faculties and research centers
internal faculties and research centers
internal faculties and research centers when I was doing my master’s degrees and
when I was doing my master’s degrees and
when I was doing my master’s degrees and my bachelor’s I have the opportunity to
my bachelor’s I have the opportunity to
my bachelor’s I have the opportunity to learn from professors who are actively
learn from professors who are actively
learn from professors who are actively doing research on the topics they were
doing research on the topics they were
doing research on the topics they were they were teaching us the way my
they were teaching us the way my
they were teaching us the way my university approach learning was very
university approach learning was very
university approach learning was very different from traditional universities
different from traditional universities
different from traditional universities it was called the project-based learning
it was called the project-based learning
it was called the project-based learning at the beginning of each course we were
at the beginning of each course we were
at the beginning of each course we were challenged with a real-life research
challenged with a real-life research
challenged with a real-life research problem and by the end of the course we
problem and by the end of the course we
problem and by the end of the course we had to provide a technological solution
had to provide a technological solution
had to provide a technological solution original solution as part of a final
original solution as part of a final
original solution as part of a final project for every course during my five
project for every course during my five
project for every course during my five years of bachelor and master’s by
years of bachelor and master’s by
years of bachelor and master’s by creating knowledge through researching
creating knowledge through researching
creating knowledge through researching we cultivate creativity and we bring our
we cultivate creativity and we bring our
we cultivate creativity and we bring our students to think critically which
students to think critically which
students to think critically which nurtures innovation that was planted in
nurtures innovation that was planted in
nurtures innovation that was planted in all of us during our masters and
all of us during our masters and
all of us during our masters and bachelor’s universities should bring
bachelor’s universities should bring
bachelor’s universities should bring students to be a part of the major
students to be a part of the major
students to be a part of the major disruptions we are living nowadays if
disruptions we are living nowadays if
disruptions we are living nowadays if students are part of this then they will
students are part of this then they will
students are part of this then they will be nurtured by research and innovation
be nurtured by research and innovation
be nurtured by research and innovation from day one and they would like to join
from day one and they would like to join
from day one and they would like to join us in the role of academic research
us in the role of academic research
us in the role of academic research after four years of working in academia
after four years of working in academia
after four years of working in academia I finished my PhD and I found myself
I finished my PhD and I found myself
I finished my PhD and I found myself that most of that time I was working on
that most of that time I was working on
that most of that time I was working on complex mathematical analysis that
complex mathematical analysis that
complex mathematical analysis that probably no one will
probably no one will
probably no one will and building technological solutions
and building technological solutions
and building technological solutions that the industry will never look at
that the industry will never look at
that the industry will never look at kind of a lot of time right not really
kind of a lot of time right not really
kind of a lot of time right not really anyway this was very good for publishing
anyway this was very good for publishing
anyway this was very good for publishing and if there is any academic here in the
and if there is any academic here in the
and if there is any academic here in the room they will understand when I say
room they will understand when I say
room they will understand when I say that our major master it’s not
that our major master it’s not
that our major master it’s not disruption is to publish no matter what
disruption is to publish no matter what
disruption is to publish no matter what deadline is approaching we have to
deadline is approaching we have to
deadline is approaching we have to publish something well to me that’s not
publish something well to me that’s not
publish something well to me that’s not innovation that’s not disruption and
innovation that’s not disruption and
innovation that’s not disruption and certainly that does not help society
certainly that does not help society
certainly that does not help society understand why we are building these
understand why we are building these
understand why we are building these complex systems my next role in academia
complex systems my next role in academia
complex systems my next role in academia was far more appealing we actually went
was far more appealing we actually went
was far more appealing we actually went out of the world and start asking people
out of the world and start asking people
out of the world and start asking people why do you need technology how can
why do you need technology how can
why do you need technology how can technology help your everyday business
technology help your everyday business
technology help your everyday business we were talking to the artists to the
we were talking to the artists to the
we were talking to the artists to the doctors to the engineers and tell them
doctors to the engineers and tell them
doctors to the engineers and tell them how can we make technology generate
how can we make technology generate
how can we make technology generate value in your everyday business I was
value in your everyday business I was
value in your everyday business I was finally working in the highly dynamic
finally working in the highly dynamic
finally working in the highly dynamic innovative and creative environment that
innovative and creative environment that
innovative and creative environment that I thought academia was well I didn’t
I thought academia was well I didn’t
I thought academia was well I didn’t have much time to publish it is very
have much time to publish it is very
have much time to publish it is very difficult to publish this kind of work
difficult to publish this kind of work
difficult to publish this kind of work in renowned journalist and also all the
in renowned journalist and also all the
in renowned journalist and also all the brand’s I was working on they were they
brand’s I was working on they were they
brand’s I was working on they were they went to somebody else to be managed
went to somebody else to be managed
went to somebody else to be managed essentially because I am NOT a lecturer
essentially because I am NOT a lecturer
essentially because I am NOT a lecturer so according to university rating
so according to university rating
so according to university rating standards I had achieved very little in
standards I had achieved very little in
standards I had achieved very little in these two years based on my experience I
these two years based on my experience I
these two years based on my experience I see the main problem of universities and
see the main problem of universities and
see the main problem of universities and academic research being the following
academic research being the following
academic research being the following the way we value academic research is
the way we value academic research is
the way we value academic research is based on publications citations and
based on publications citations and
based on publications citations and grounds now let me ask you this question
grounds now let me ask you this question
grounds now let me ask you this question and let’s think about it how do we
and let’s think about it how do we
and let’s think about it how do we disrupt industries from academia doing
disrupt industries from academia doing
disrupt industries from academia doing this how do we put the bear
this how do we put the bear
this how do we put the bear mine’s in the world assuming they’re
mine’s in the world assuming they’re
mine’s in the world assuming they’re still in university to solve real-life
still in university to solve real-life
still in university to solve real-life problems that can help both society and
problems that can help both society and
problems that can help both society and industries more importantly how do we do
industries more importantly how do we do
industries more importantly how do we do all of this while being a lecturer well
all of this while being a lecturer well
all of this while being a lecturer well I’d like to challenge that I think that
I’d like to challenge that I think that
I’d like to challenge that I think that I have achieved more technological
I have achieved more technological
I have achieved more technological disruption in these two years of King’s
disruption in these two years of King’s
disruption in these two years of King’s College that know my accumulated work in
College that know my accumulated work in
College that know my accumulated work in the past I think that when you engage
the past I think that when you engage
the past I think that when you engage with industries you establish your
with industries you establish your
with industries you establish your research priorities and it helps you to
research priorities and it helps you to
research priorities and it helps you to be the first ones many things I also
be the first ones many things I also
be the first ones many things I also think that universities are the ideal
think that universities are the ideal
think that universities are the ideal environment to disrupt industries and
environment to disrupt industries and
environment to disrupt industries and create new ideas we offer a neutral
create new ideas we offer a neutral
create new ideas we offer a neutral position who don’t want a commercial
position who don’t want a commercial
position who don’t want a commercial outcome we want to change things how do
outcome we want to change things how do
outcome we want to change things how do we are done if we engage with industries
we are done if we engage with industries
we are done if we engage with industries they are so rigid that their commercial
they are so rigid that their commercial
they are so rigid that their commercial outcome is so important that they will
outcome is so important that they will
outcome is so important that they will never change current business models
never change current business models
never change current business models approaches or even think about creative
approaches or even think about creative
approaches or even think about creative new solutions so we can educate creative
new solutions so we can educate creative
new solutions so we can educate creative thought in both society and industry and
thought in both society and industry and
thought in both society and industry and the most important part of all we have
the most important part of all we have
the most important part of all we have access to skill set the same way I was
access to skill set the same way I was
access to skill set the same way I was attracted by university searching for a
attracted by university searching for a
attracted by university searching for a dynamic innovative and changing
dynamic innovative and changing
dynamic innovative and changing environment we have a fresh new batch of
environment we have a fresh new batch of
environment we have a fresh new batch of 20 million students joining University
20 million students joining University
20 million students joining University every year with similar interests its
every year with similar interests its
every year with similar interests its motivate them at the same time I see
motivate them at the same time I see
motivate them at the same time I see many advantages of changing the way we
many advantages of changing the way we
many advantages of changing the way we approach research in universities first
approach research in universities first
approach research in universities first of all we can increase branding build
of all we can increase branding build
of all we can increase branding build profile and increase credibility
profile and increase credibility
profile and increase credibility when doing the complicated math and
when doing the complicated math and
when doing the complicated math and writing papers it is important if we are
writing papers it is important if we are
writing papers it is important if we are not able to make society understand why
not able to make society understand why
not able to make society understand why we are doing this it loses its value for
we are doing this it loses its value for
we are doing this it loses its value for example you can write a paper about
example you can write a paper about
example you can write a paper about haptic communications using
haptic communications using
haptic communications using software-defined networks or you can go
software-defined networks or you can go
software-defined networks or you can go ahead and build a system and show the
ahead and build a system and show the
ahead and build a system and show the world how a surgeon can do robotic
world how a surgeon can do robotic
world how a surgeon can do robotic surgery and still feel the sense of
surgery and still feel the sense of
surgery and still feel the sense of touch we have done that and the public
touch we have done that and the public
touch we have done that and the public was amazed when they could see what
was amazed when they could see what
was amazed when they could see what technology could achieve we also wrote
technology could achieve we also wrote
technology could achieve we also wrote the paper as well but it’s important to
the paper as well but it’s important to
the paper as well but it’s important to have the two sides of the story once we
have the two sides of the story once we
have the two sides of the story once we have increased branding we have built
have increased branding we have built
have increased branding we have built our profile and our credibility is good
our profile and our credibility is good
our profile and our credibility is good then industries will come and work with
then industries will come and work with
then industries will come and work with us because they want our creative and
us because they want our creative and
us because they want our creative and critical thinking and that in the end is
critical thinking and that in the end is
critical thinking and that in the end is formed in strong collaboration strong
formed in strong collaboration strong
formed in strong collaboration strong partnerships and these are private
partnerships and these are private
partnerships and these are private funded projects for universities which
funded projects for universities which
funded projects for universities which lets us have more people more
lets us have more people more
lets us have more people more researchers working with us ultimately
researchers working with us ultimately
researchers working with us ultimately universities want to be leaders which in
universities want to be leaders which in
universities want to be leaders which in the end is having high number of
the end is having high number of
the end is having high number of students enrolling every year and be in
students enrolling every year and be in
students enrolling every year and be in the forefront of research so if we bring
the forefront of research so if we bring
the forefront of research so if we bring our students and make them work in real
our students and make them work in real
our students and make them work in real life problems it means that we are
life problems it means that we are
life problems it means that we are creating the skill set that the market
creating the skill set that the market
creating the skill set that the market meets and eventually students will like
meets and eventually students will like
meets and eventually students will like to come and work with us just because we
to come and work with us just because we
to come and work with us just because we are fulfilling that objective take for
are fulfilling that objective take for
are fulfilling that objective take for example the MIT and the media labs
example the MIT and the media labs
example the MIT and the media labs culture of demo or time versus the
culture of demo or time versus the
culture of demo or time versus the publish or perish of regular academia
publish or perish of regular academia
publish or perish of regular academia it’s something to think about so with
it’s something to think about so with
it’s something to think about so with all of this what I mind my message here
all of this what I mind my message here
all of this what I mind my message here is that we have to work together
is that we have to work together
is that we have to work together academics and core University structure
academics and core University structure
academics and core University structure and to understand that we are here to
and to understand that we are here to
and to understand that we are here to help each other to help us grow
help each other to help us grow
help each other to help us grow it has to be a win-win case let’s change
it has to be a win-win case let’s change
it has to be a win-win case let’s change the way we recruit talent they said not
the way we recruit talent they said not
the way we recruit talent they said not everyone wants to be a lecture but yet
everyone wants to be a lecture but yet
everyone wants to be a lecture but yet we want to work in academic research the
we want to work in academic research the
we want to work in academic research the way University values our work we are
way University values our work we are
way University values our work we are focused on outreach rather than in
focused on outreach rather than in
focused on outreach rather than in publications limits our career and we
publications limits our career and we
publications limits our career and we are forced to leave let’s build
are forced to leave let’s build
are forced to leave let’s build processes administrative processes that
processes administrative processes that
processes administrative processes that are flexible enough to let us grow to
are flexible enough to let us grow to
are flexible enough to let us grow to let us adapt to the dynamism of
let us adapt to the dynamism of
let us adapt to the dynamism of technological disruption of nowadays and
technological disruption of nowadays and
technological disruption of nowadays and by this I mean changing the entire
by this I mean changing the entire
by this I mean changing the entire structure of administrative procedures
structure of administrative procedures
structure of administrative procedures within universities we produce more
within universities we produce more
within universities we produce more science graduates and PhD students than
science graduates and PhD students than
science graduates and PhD students than the academic positions can fill at the
the academic positions can fill at the
the academic positions can fill at the end of the day we have a lot of talent
end of the day we have a lot of talent
end of the day we have a lot of talent that has no clear path if we embrace
that has no clear path if we embrace
that has no clear path if we embrace this if we change the way we we educate
this if we change the way we we educate
this if we change the way we we educate if we change the way we approach
if we change the way we approach
if we change the way we approach research then we can have a place for
research then we can have a place for
research then we can have a place for all these people and then we can disrupt
all these people and then we can disrupt
all these people and then we can disrupt them can disrupt technology we can build
them can disrupt technology we can build
them can disrupt technology we can build new companies it’s changed the way we
new companies it’s changed the way we
new companies it’s changed the way we teach let’s change the way we recruit
teach let’s change the way we recruit
teach let’s change the way we recruit talent it’s changed the way we approach
talent it’s changed the way we approach
talent it’s changed the way we approach academic research because one thing is
academic research because one thing is
academic research because one thing is true we could do it much much better
true we could do it much much better
true we could do it much much better thank you very much
thank you very much
thank you very much [Applause]
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