The document discusses the role of universities in preparing students for future jobs. It notes that 65% of today's primary school students will work in jobs that don't yet exist, and that many current jobs will be performed by machines. Key skills for the future include creativity, problem solving, communication skills and lifelong learning. The document advocates for universities to offer broad-based education, develop students' soft skills, collaborate with industries and partner universities, and equip students with skills like technology literacy to ensure graduates are prepared for an uncertain future job landscape.

1. Prof. Dr. David Asirvatham
Executive Dean
Faculty of Innovation and Technology
Taylor’s University
MALAYSIA
Contact: david.asirvatham@taylors.edu.my
The role of universities in preparing
students for future jobs

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QUIZ
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3. TAYLOR’S UNIVERSITY
MALAYSIA

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Mid 80s
Early
90s
Mid 90s
2000-2009
About 100 different programmes offered
1969 School of Pre-U Studies (1969)
School of Biomedical Sciences (2004)
School of Communication (2000)
School of Hospitality & Tourism (1986)
School of Pharmacy (2010)
School of Education (2011)
School of Medicine (2009)
2011
The Design School (2008)
2010
2013
School of Liberal Arts & Sciences (2013)
2017
Faculty of Business & Law (2017)
Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences (2017)
Faculty of Hospitality, Food & Leisure Management (2017)
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (2017)
Faculty of Innovation & Technology
(2018)
Law School (1992)
Business School (1993)
American Degree Transfer Program
(1996)
Language Centre (1993)
School of Engineering
(1997)
School of Computing
(1997)
School of Architecture, Building
and Design (1998)

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Student Population of about 10,000

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Total International Students = 3,000
Countries represented:
AFGHANISTAN
ALGERIA
AUSTRALIA
BAHRAIN
3 BANGLADESH (149)
BELGIUM
BHUTAN
BRUNEI
CAMBODIA
CANADA
CHAD
2 CHINA (244)
DJIBOUTI
EGYPT
ETHIOPIA
~3,000 students
from 80 countries
FRANCE
GERMANY
GHANA
HONG KONG
INDIA
1 INDONESIA (588)
IRAN
IRAQ
IRELAND
ITALY
JAMAICA
JAPAN
JORDAN
KENYA
KINGDOM OF LESOTHO
KOREA
LAOS
LIBYA
MALAWI
4 MALDIVES (131)
MALI
MAURITIUS
MOROCCO
MYANMAR
NEPAL
NETHERLANDS
NIGERIA
NORWAY
OMAN
5 PAKISTAN (116)
SOMALIA
SOUTH AFRICA
SRI LANKA
SUDAN
SYRIA
TAIWAN
TANZANIA
THAILAND
THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
TUNISIA
TURKEY
TURKMENISTAN
UGANDA
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES
VENEZUELA
VIETNAM
YEMEN
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
PALESTIAN
PHILIPPINES
REPUBLIC OF BENIN
REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN
REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
ROMANIA
RUSSIA
SAUDI ARABIA
SEYCHELLES
SINGAPORE

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QS Asia Ranking
2016
Ranked
between
201-250
2017
Ranked at
179 in Asia
2018
Ranked at
150 in Asia
2019
Ranked at
135 in Asia
2020
Ranked at
109 in
Asia

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Which jobs will be of demand in 2030 and beyond?
What kind of skills will be needed in the future?
What should universities do to ensure the graduates
are employable in the future?

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2030 and Beyond

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How many years would today’s graduate work?
What jobs will be there in 10 years? 20 years? 40 years?

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65% of children entering primary school today
will be employed in jobs that do not yet exist.
World Economic Forum in its 2016 report The Future of Jobs.

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Most jobs will change; some will decline; some may even
disappear.
Intelligent machines are going to become more prevalent in
every area of work. All of our jobs are going to change. Almost
40% of the jobs are likely to shrink by 2030.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute

13. The World is Changing
LAND
+
LABOUR
CAPITAL
+
ENERGY
INFORMATION
+
KNOWLEDGE
PRIMARY WEALTH CREATING ASSETS1800 2030
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
+
BIG DATA &
ANALYSTICS
+
IOT

14. Len Schlesinger of the Harvard Business
School describes a world of work where professions,
banks, finance and large corporations no longer
dominate. Much of the work graduates used to do is
being digitised away – that is true even in medicine
and engineering, and certainly in banking and the
law.
Report: Enterprising Futures, 2012.
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CONSTRUCTION WORKERS OR
OTHER MANUAL LABOUR JOBS
• bricklaying on construction
sites, working in warehouses, or picking
fruit and vegetables on a farm, there’s
no doubt that a large number of manual
labor jobs that once required humans
can now be carried out by robots.
• Ability to work nonstop without getting
tired.
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Truck Drivers, Shipping Crews
& Pilots will be challenged by
Machines
• Major car manufacturers will roll-out driverless cars by
2020.
• Reduction of truck drivers or shipping crews or pilot?
• Entire transport system will change
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Police Drones
Law-enforcement agencies adopted aerial drones to
map crime scenes, monitor large events and aid
search-and-rescue operations

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World of Drones
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Research Project at Taylor’s University

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LAWYERS VS
• Can AI assist Lawyers?
• AI could be effectively deployed to
determine every case in which a
particular witness testified, what his/her
opinions were, and how juries reacted,
much faster and more thoroughly than
any human investigator ever could.

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Legal Document Analysis and Reporting
Large volume of documents
Analysis Report
Comparison of Documents
Develop Models

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JOURNALISTS
• Automated news writing and
distribution, without human
supervision, is already a reality
• Using bots to generate sports
reports and other news articles
• A.I. automated agents could be used to
help personalize human-written stories
for readers, based on their knowledge,
location, age, or reading level.
• Social Media: Every individual becomes
a reporter as they witness an event.
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Machines to write articles?

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CHEFS
• Chef Watson, it’s able to generate entirely new
recipes from scratch using an astonishing knowledge
of taste chemistry and flavor pairings.
• Customize to the taste of individuals
• robots like Miso Robotics’ burger-preparing
Flippy are capable of preparing meals and serving
them up at speeds that human chefs struggle to
achieve
• Add table delivery drones into the mix and you don’t
even need human waiters to deliver the food to
customers.
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FINANCIAL ANALYSTS, ACCOUNTANTS & BANKERS
• AI can spot patterns and make trades
faster than even the most eagle-eyed
of human analysts.
• With billions of dollars (or more) at
stake, some estimates suggest that
around 30 percent of banking sector
jobs will be lost to A.I. within the next
decade.
• With the rise of AI, accountants are
expected to move their roles into
consulting and advising
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MEDICS
• Algorithms which can make
diagnoses about disease, AI
being used to
make recommendations
about the best cancer
treatment.
• Wearable devices that can
help treat physical disorders.
• Robots carrying out surgery
• Cutting edge technology will
have a big impact on a range
of medical professions
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What drives these changes?

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IoT, Big Data and AI – the New
‘Superpowers’ In the Digital
Universe
Linda Misauer , 2017

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IOT, Big Data and AI
Source: I-ON Communication blog

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Growth of Big Data
Source: www.hrboss.com

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Jobs of
the
Future

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Top 20 Emerging Jobs by LinkedIn (2020)
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12 Jobs of the Future (2030) by LinkedIn
Organ Creator –
transplantable organs
(Molecular biology, tissue
engineering or
biomedical engineering)
Augmented-Reality
Builder – customer
experience virtually
Biofilm installer – tools
for oil spill clean-up,
generate power, etc.
Earthquake forecaster –
availability of data and
computing power to
simulate earth
movements (Data
Scientist)
3D Engineer
Rewider – convert
concrete jungle to green
belt
Human-machine
teaming manager –
establish roles and
responsibilities for human
and machines
Digital Currency
Advisor – manage
wealth (knowledge in
accounting, finance and
data security)
Drone traffic optimiser
Self-driving car
mechanic
Agile supply chain
worker – online
economy, real-time
demand and supply
Trash engineer – Clever
methods to upcycle trash
Source:

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Examples of Future Jobs

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Changing Job Landscape in India

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India’s Online Workers

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India’s Digital Themes for 2025

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Digital Technology and Economic Value in India

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Future Jobs
No more “job for life”. An
average person changes
jobs 10 to 15 times
The new workers need to
be flexible, work on
demand, and ability to
learn new skills.
Digital skills will be
necessary for success.

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Skills of the Future
https://futureskills.pearson.com/explore/profile/image

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Which skills are important for the future?
Future Employable Skills

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The Shift in Skills

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10 Skills You Need for the Future of Work
(https://www.forbes.com/)
1. Creativity
2. Emotional Intelligence
3. Analytical/Critical Thinking
4. Active Learning with a growth mindset
5. Judgment and Decision Making
6. Communication Skills
7. Leadership Skills
8. Diversity and Cultural Intelligence
9. Technology Skills
10. Embracing Change

45. Are universities doing enough to prepare
graduates for the uncertain future of
work?
Are students being equipped with the
21st century skills needed to thrive in
the future?

46. Industrial Partnership
It is important that universities work with
Industries
Jointly develop curriculum
Jointly conduct lectures and workshop
Appointment of Adjunct Lecturers
Internship

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Work-based Learning (WBL) - 2u1i
• Taylor’s University has develop WBL for selected programmes
• 2u1i
• Students will have an option to select the Conventical Mode or WBL Mode
• One year working experience – preferred by Industries.
• These students are closely monitored through a well-structured approach.
• About 75% of the students prefer the WBL Mode

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Technology-based Education
• Improve Classrooms and Labs. Classrooms and Labs
equipped with the latest technology.
• Introduce technology is all areas of study.
• Increase Independent Learning
• Lecturers to be a facilitator rather than a teacher

49. Traditional Classrooms to Smart
Learning Environments

50. Chalk-and-talk has long
ruled the classrooms
o will not be eliminated
o Less emphasis
“Digital” Learning
o greater emphasis on MOOC
o on demand learning
o networked Learning
What would be the best way to learn?
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51. What is Smart Learning
Environment?
“Smart” is a new notion coined to describe
economic and social developments enabled by
technologies that rely on sensors, big data, open
data, new ways of connectivity and exchange of
information (e.g., Internet of Things, RFIDs.
Wearable Technologies).
(Höjer and Wangel, 2015).
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52. Introduce Broad-based Education
 Education should help broaden the mind and encourage flexible
thinking
 Taylor’s Curriculum Framework (TCF) provide a more flexible and
diverse education
 The aim is to provide students with greater choice to meet their
different interests and ways of learning
 Being able to choose what and how they learn will encourage them to
take greater ownership of their learning
 Micro-Credentials

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Broad-based Learning: Taylor’s Curriculum Framework (TCF)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
SPECIALISATION:
Data Science
Cyber Security
Mobile Computing
Cloud Computing
Blockchain
MINOR/EXT:
Business
Finance
Student Mobility
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
SPECIALISATION:
Business Intelligence &
Analytics
Internet Technologies
Game Design
MINOR/EXT:
Business
Finance
Student Mobility
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
MINOR/EXT:
Business
Finance
Student Mobility

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1. Discipline-
Specific Knowledge
2. Problem Solving,
Creative and
Critical Thinking
Skills
3. Communication
Skills
4. Lifelong Learning
5. Personal
Competencies
6. Social
Competencies
7.
Entrepreneurialism
8. Global
Perspectives

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How do we assess these skills?
Life-long
Learning
Global Perspective
Personal
Competence

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Universities to collaborate
• Collaborate with universities with top universities to offer Dual Awards or Joint
Awards
• Build on each others strength
• Quality Assurance by both universities – improve the quality of the programme
• Opportunities for students to articulate or spend a semester in the partner
university
• This help students to broaden their outlook and gain greater confidence
• Improve the employability of the student

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Key Points
1. Technology creates more opportunities and
jobs.
2. Acquiring new skills becomes key.
3. What skills are important for the future?
4. Human-touch is important, but technological-
touch cannot be ignored.
5. Provide a broad-based education
6. We need to provide students with the Future
Skills for Future Jobs and improve their Future
Employability.

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What employers are looking for?
Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, have highlighted
the importance of learnability,
being curious and having a hungry mind
as a key indicator of career potential.

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Education is not just about income. It is
about fulfilment and enrichment. Students
should find fulfilment in the jobs they
choose to do.

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QUIZ
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61. Terima Kasih
Thank you
Contact: david.asirvatham@taylors.edu.my
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