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Tempus SCM project
Strategic Management of Staff Development at University
Training Seminar
3 March 2005 - Dubrovnik, Croatia
Quality Management & Professionalization
Alie van Arragon
University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Dutch Dimensions
• 14 universities
• 180,000 students
• 60 colleges of higher professional education
• 260,000 students
• 16 million inhabitants
Changes
• Secondary education
• Bachelor and Master
• Quality evaluation
- for teaching = accreditation
- for research = funding & Research Master
• International standards
Bachelor - Master structure
Master: 60 or 120 EC
Bachelor: 180 EC
Focus on research
Focus on profession (academic level)
- academic context
- chosen discipline
major minors
- free choice
- two-in-one
as major
120 EC 2 x 30 EC
Focus on student
Academic learning
Active learning environment
Major - Minor
Quality Evaluation
• All universities
• Teaching every 6 years: national
• Research every 6 years: international
• Since 1988
• Based on: self evaluation and visitation
• Students participate
Internal Quality Evaluation
• Research
- facilities
- output
- role of researcher
• Teaching
- courses, tests & exams
- role of lecturer
- facilities
- output: quality & quantity
Researchers / Lecturers
Quality Standards
• Faculty
• University of Groningen
• Dutch universities
• International
Researchers / Lecturers
Policy some years ago
• Faculty/Department was autonomous
• In general: ‘it is not forbidden ...’
• Different level of awareness
• Process oriented
• Bottom up ...
Researchers / Lecturers
Policy now
• Faculty is responsible
• Executive Board is accountable
• General guidelines: top down ...
• Room for differences
• Result oriented
Researchers / Lecturers
• Career differentiation
• Professionalization of
- HRM itself
- management
- researchers / lecturers
Career Differentiation
• Research and teaching
• Research or teaching
• ‘Outside’ activities
• Supporting roles
• Go elsewhere
Professionalization
HRM: content
• Recruitment & selection
• Career development interviews
• Assessment
• Training & coaching
Professionalization
Management: content
• Competencies
• Conflict management
• ‘Breaking bad news’ interview
Professionalization
Researchers / Lecturers: content
• Bachelor-Master / Graduate Schools
• Quality assurance
• Interdisciplinary focus
• Project management
• Presentation techniques
• Training for specific role / position
Specific role / position
For example: training for new professors
• Two days
• Organization & management skills
• Position of professor
• Management of change
• Own targets
• Meeting peer group members
Professionalization
Also in general
• Didactic techniques / didactics
• English language
• Cultural aspects of internationalization
• IT / Electronic learning environment
• Individual coaching
Professionalization
Organization & structure
• (Personal) development plan:
approved by superior
• Every faculty has its own HRM
• Faculty of Law: 250 fte, HRM 3 fte
• Faculty of Medicine: 1150 fte, HRM 8 fte
Professionalization
Rector’s Office: 30 fte
• HRM policy & HRM 8 fte
• Administration 7 fte
• Career paths 8 fte
• Legal counsel 7 fte
Not enough Professionalization
Consequences for researchers and lecturers:
• No English courses
• No Research Master
• No tenure
• No promotion