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andthenmaintain.Costsareusuallyveryhighbecausetheybeginwithdemolishing
oldbuildingsandnewmodernbuildingsarecostly.Renovationstooldbuildingswhere
environmentalhazardssuchasasbestosinceilingsandwallsexist.Removingsuch
materialscostsmoneythatmustbefactoredintoconstructionandmaintenancecosts.
2.Faculty-Thesecondissueoffacultyisratherstraightforward.Facultyneeds
credentialsthatdesignatethehighestlevelofachievementintheiracademicfield.In
theUSthisisthePhD.Afewpeoplemaysubstitutelawdegreesiftheircourseassign-
mentsarelargelylegalinnature.Theremaybesomeindividualswhosepriorwork
experiencewilldesignatethemhavingsuchexpertisethataPhDdegreeisnotre-
quired.Foreignpolicyexpertsmayholdspecialexpertiseindiplomaticfields.Law
enforcementisanothersuchfield.Asherifforpolicechiefmaybedeemedtohave
expertisethatdoesnotcomefromtheclassroomandcouldberegardedasstatus
symbolsforauniversity.Otherfamousfacultymemberscanbecomenotableforwhat
theyhaveachievedinanacademicfield.Formalawardsforacademicachievementcan
alsobringnotorietytotheuniversity.Universitiesinnationalcapitalscangenerally
recruitoutgoingofficeholdersforpurposeofprestige.Onefurtherobservationisthat
mostuniversitiesawardtenuretofaculty.Tenuredfacultyoftenteachwhattheyknow
notnecessarilywhatstudentsneedtoknow.Oftenthisisduetotimelags.Tenured
professorsinmanycasesremainteachingaftertheyhavepassedtheirprimeandfail
tokeepupwiththelatesttrendsandactivitiesintheirfields.Theybelievetheyknow
whattheirstudentsshouldknowanditiswhattheyspecializein.Thismaynotalways
beaccurate.Auniversitystrivingtoachieveworldclassstatushastoremainonits
toesandfindfacultyatthecuttingedgeofknowledgenotsimplysomebodywhohas
beenoutstandingmanyyearsago.Tenurecanbeanimpedimenttoalwaysseekingthe
bestavailablebrains.Tenureoperateslikeaunionandweallknowhowunionskill
industry.Popularitywithstudentsisnotalwaysagoodindicatorofoutstandteaching.
Studentscan“like”facultywhoareveryeasygradersandfilltheirclassesbecauseitis
aneasyout.Whileoutstandingfacultyisessentialforstatusasaworldclassuniversity,
outstandingfacultytendstoattractotheroutstandingfaculty.Whenitcomestonew
facultyclarityofmissionisessentialtoensurethatnewfacultydoeswhatisexpected
ofthem,e.g.howimportantisresearchandpublishingviceteaching?
3.CommonLanguage-Thirdessentialforaworldclassuniversityisteaching
inawidelyunderstoodlanguage.Classesshouldbeconductedinthenativelanguage
oftheuniversity.InlookingatthemapoftheworlditisfairlyobviousthatSpanish
isthenaturalnativelanguageofSouthandCentralAmericaexceptBrazil.Ofcourse
Spainalsoisincludedinthisgrouping.ThereforeitisprobablyusefultoviewSpain
andLatinAmericaasanaturalbasefortwoorthreeworldclassuniversitiesMore
thanthiswillsimplymeancountrieswillcompetewitheachotheruntilthepointis
reachedwhereanychanceofexcellenceisdilutedandinsteadofthreeworldclass
universitiesyouhaveadozenadequateuniversities-oneineachcountry.Canyou
staffmorethanthreeworldclassuniversitieswithSpanishspeakingfacultyacross
theboard?Ifitcanbedoneitisworthatry.
Europeshouldprobablybedividedbycountry/language-Germany,Italy,France,
theUKandScandinavia.Thisdiversityhasalreadybeenpartiallyresolvedbythe