Learning to Compete in

a New World
Prepared By
Musbri Mohamed
Pengurus Besar
Yayasan PEKIDA Malaysia
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What is International
Education?

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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change
the world.”

Nelson Mandela

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What is International Education?

Knowledge of other world regions,

cultures, and global/international
issues

Skills in communicating in
languages other than English,
working in global or cross-cultural
environments, and using
information from different sources
around the world

Values of respect and concern for

other cultures and peoples

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Franklin D. Roosevelt
State of the Union Address
January 11th, 1944

“True individual freedom cannot

exist without economic security and
independence. People who are
hungry and out of a job are the stuff
of which dictatorships are made.”

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How Does Civil Society Monitoring Influence Change?

Mobilizing Civil Society – “communities of the affected”

to engage in advocacy:

Five main groups are leading the advocacy

process:

National Association of People with Disability;

Widows & Orphans Association;
Street-childrens’ Associations;
National Pensioners Association
In Partnership with over a dozen media,
including public radio and TV; community radio
and commercial radio stations

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Globalization is driving demand for an internationally
competent workforce

One in five jobs is tied to international trade

Most future business growth will be in overseas markets

-Rise of China and India – all states seek trade

connections. Trade with Asia now equals over $800
billion per year.

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America the richest country on Earth.

Is America, America for all her people?

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New Orleans, Feb 2006

“I had spent my career caring for

children who suffered and some who
died in the wealthiest country on earth.
They suffer not because we cannot care
for them but because we will not care
for them. Justice speaks to me and I am
sure that poverty is wrong and I will do
all I can to end it. “

Dr. Gloria 2006

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When do results from a study in one
region apply to another region?

Do safety and efficacy endpoints

have the same meaning across populations
of interest?

Can we improve ability to

generalize results by investigating
predictors of and surrogates for efficacy
and safety endpoints in the populations of
interest?

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Can the Poor seek redress?

“Who listens to a poor man”

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Most Poor People feel their Rights are violated,
but don’t seek redress:

Reasons for not seeking redress:

51.5% don’t know where to seek

redress

31.4% said no one listens to the poor

19.2% felt nothing will change

“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time

more intelligently.”

Henry Ford

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 Are populations similar with regard to:

- predictors of safety and efficacy and

safety in
presence and absence of treatment
(Rx)?
- surrogates for Rx effects

Of special interest, factors that

modify the effect of Rx on endpoints.

“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change

his future by merely changing his attitude.”

Oprah Winfrey

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Competing Strategies for Building Successful Communities

People first – cultivate or attract…

Children - early child care, health, and
education
Creative Class - arts and cultural amenities,
worker-friendly climate
Seniors - tax incentives, health and social
services
Communities first – invest in infrastructure,
recreational amenities, cultural attractions
Jobs first – attract biotechnology, information
solutions, or advanced manufacturing firms
using financial and regulatory incentives if
necessary.

“Control your own destiny or someone else will.”

Jack Welch
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Access to good jobs now requires new skills

Future careers in business, government, health

care, law enforcement—all require greater
international knowledge and skills

Minorities underrepresented in international

careers—need to be exposed to international
content before college

“Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.”

Charlie Chaplin

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How to Do Knowledge Management

Share what you have learned, created, and

proved
Innovate to be more creative, inventive, and
imaginative
Reuse what others have already learned,
created, and proved
Collaborate with others to take advantage of
what they know
Learn by doing, from others, and from existing
information

“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have

guided missiles and misguided men.”

Martin Luther King

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Competitor Countries Invest in International Education

Languages: Most European countries start a first foreign language

in the elementary grades. China teaches English from 3rd grade.
25% of Australian students learn an Asian languages.
Exchanges: In China, education leaders study education practices
in other countries, teachers are encouraged to study abroad, and
schools are strongly urged to form sister school partnerships with
schools in other countries.
Technology: South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan have developed
master plans to put high-speed computers in schools as a means of
connecting students to world knowledge.
Study Abroad: Whereas 0.5% of U.S. students studied abroad in
2000, the comparable figures were 3% for France and China, 16%
for Ireland and 30% for Singapore.

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To grow or not to
grow: Why
institutions must
make a difference .

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“Six traits in future UPS employees”

Trade literate
Sensitive to foreign cultures
Conversant in different languages
Technology savvy
Capable of managing complexity
Ethical

Michael Eskew, CEO, United Parcel

Service

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Even Uncle Sam is and was doing it. What about the rest ?

Committee for Economic

Development
“To compete successfully in
the global marketplace, both
U.S.-based multinational
corporations as well as small
businesses increasingly
need employees with
knowledge of foreign
languages and cultures to
market products to
customers around the globe
and to work effectively with
foreign employees and
partners in other countries.”

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”

Thomas Edison 21