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Improving University governance MODERN HE platform & Benchmarking Jose-Gines Mora ESMU Board member
Improving University governanceMODERN HE platform & Benchmarking
Jose-Gines Mora
ESMU Board member
Riga, 15 May 2009
The MODERN Project
European Platform for Higher Education Modernisation Three-year EU-funded Project
Consortium:
ESMU – Project Leader
9 Partners
26 Associates
Riga, 15 May 2009
ESMU – Project Leader
ESMU is an international non-profit organisation promoting good practices in European Universities through:
Networks
Projects
Benchmarking Exercises
Seminar and training Programmes
ESMU provided technical assistance to the European Commission for the management of major higher education programmes (COMET – 19871995- SOCRATES, LEONARDO, YOUTH for Europe III)
Riga, 15 May 2009
Project Partners
1. European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)2. Centre for High Education Development (CHE)3. Danube University Krems – University for Continuing Education4. Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies, University of Twente
(CHEPS)5. European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU)6. European Association for International Education (EAIE)7. International Centre for Higher Education Management, University
of Bath (ICHEM)8. Politecnico di Milano – Consortium for the Innovation of Firms and
Public Administration Management (MIP)9. Higher Education Development Association (HEDDA)
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Associated Partners
1. Association of Heads of University Administration (AHUA)
2. Baltic Sea Region University Network (BSRUN)
3. Central European University (CEU)
4. Compostela Group of Universities
5. Danube Rectors’ Conference (DRC)
6. Deans’ European and Academic Network (DEAN)
7. European Association of Distance Education Universities (EADTU)
8. European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE)
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Associated Partners II
9. European Higher Education Society (EAIR)
10. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)
11. European University Institute (EUI)
12. Fachhochschule Osnabrück
13. HBO raad (as manager of the European Network for Universities of Applied Sciences/UAS)
14. University of London, Institute of Education (IoE)
15. Institutional Management in Higher Education (OECD-IMHE)
16. Network of Universities from Capitals of Europe (UNICA)
17. The Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions (UHR)
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Associated Partners III17. ProTon Europe18. Santander Group of European Universities19. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Center for the Study of Higher
Education Management (CEGES)20. University of Kassel, International Centre for Higher Education Research
(INCHER)21. University of Oldenburg22. University of Southern Denmark23. Heads of University Management and Administration Network in Europe
(HUMANE)24. ESMU-HUMANE Winter School Alumni Network for Senior University
Administrators25. Winter School Alumni network (WSAN)26. University of Southampton, CHEMPaS
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Why?
To provide a structured answer to the current fragmentation in the supply of management development training for HEIs
To respond to current priorities in the EHEA and ensure HEIs’ competitiveness to respond to external challenges :
Invest in people
Support potential leaders
Encourage management training at all levels (junior/senior, academic/ admin)
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Modern activities
Platform – web-based/conferences
Review - supply of mgt programmes & demand
Database of information
New joint actions - Peer learning
Dissemination
State-of-the art reports
Work closely with EU and all stakeholders
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Modern - Governance
MODERN conference, Brussels, 9 June 2009 MODERN state-of-the-art report
Governance reforms in European higher education Produced by CHEPS, project partner
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EBI-II Benchmarking project
EU-funded project (2008-2010) Four partners : ESMU, Institute of Education (London), CHE,
ICHEM Four groups of 10-15 HEIs set up
Governance University-enterprise cooperation Lifelong Learning Curriculum reforms
One kick-off workshop (April) and four workshops (data gathering, analysis and action plans)
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EBI-II Benchmarking project
Possible indicators to benchmark governance Contextual data
National Level – legislation, degree of institutional autonomy Institutional Level – vision/mission statement
Governance Internal Stakeholders – balance, mechanisms External Stakeholders – mechanisms, selection Decision-making – key actors & bodies, roles Governance Quality – communication, experience,
professionalism
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For further Information…
ESMU www.esmu.be
MODERN platform www.highereducationbenchmarking.eu
EBI www.education-benchmarking.eu
Nadine Burquel, Secretary-General, [email protected]
