The University of Southern Denmark

Faculty of Science

SDU Strategy Statement

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Degree Programme1: Attractive degree programmes 2: Differentiated forms of teaching3: Attractive student life

Key goals:• In 2020 the drop-out rate for the

first year bachelor programme will be max. 12%

• In 2020 the average duration of a completed programme will be reduced by at least 3.1 months from 2011 levels

• In 2020 SDU will take at least 15% of first priority applicants

Internationalization6: An international study environment 7: An international workplace

Key goals:• In 2020 the number of students with

periods of study abroad will have increased by 50% over 2013 levels

• In 2020 at least 60% of the university’s publications will be international collaborative productions

• In 2020 at least 20% of the university’s full-time staff will be from abroad

• In 2020 at least 25% of the university’s academic staff will be from abroad

Research4: Elite research in selected areas5: Interdisciplinary research

Key goals:• In 2020 external funding will have

increased by 50% from 2013 levels• During the period 2014-2020 the

university’s total funding from EU sources will be at least DKK 700m

• In 2020 SDU will be among the top 150 on Leiden world ranking list

Outreach8: Services to fulfil the needs of society9: Regional roots

Key goals:• In 2020 the proportion of

academics in employment in the regions of Southern Denmark and Zealand will have doubled against 2013 levels

• In 2020 the number of collaborative agreements between researchers and public organizations will have increased by 50% against 2013 levels

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Degree Programme1: Attractive degree programmes 2: Differentiated forms of teaching3: Attractive student life

Internationalization6: An international study environment 7: An international workplace

Research4: Elite research in selected areas5: Interdisciplinary research

Outreach8: Services to fulfil the needs of society9: Regional roots

A Good Place to Work10: Influence11: Development12: Job satisfaction and spirit

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Degree ProgrammesInitiative 1: Attractive degree programmesActions:• To develop and deliver programmes in collaboration with the labour market• To develop interdisciplinary programmes• To develop programmes that ensure cohesion in the educational system• To further develop the university’s PhD coursesAdditional actions at the Faculty of Science:• Strengthen the innovative element in all degree programmes at the Faculty

of Science Initiative 2: Differentiated forms of teachingActions:• To increase the use of active learning and activating teaching• To develop incentives for excellent teaching• To increase the choice of specific talent programmes for studentsAdditional actions at the Faculty of Science:• Implement the three phase model • Support the transition from pupil to student

Initiative 3: Attractive student lifeActions:• To develop opportunities for sports and other cultural and social activities• To contribute to the procurement of jobs relevant to university studyAdditional actions at the Faculty of Science:• Support academic and social events

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ResearchInitiative 4: Elite research in selected areas• To prioritize selected research areas• To set up an top research programme • To set up a research talent programmeAdditional actions at the Faculty of Science: • All departments have basic research activities within the scope of

independent research financed by national and international foundations on par with the Danish National Research Foundation or ERC

 Initiative 5: Interdisciplinary researchActions:• To further develop interdisciplinary research• To strengthen the infrastructural framework for interdisciplinary research in

close collaboration with our partnersAdditional actions at the Faculty of Science: • Dedicate Ph.D. fellowships to interdisciplinary projects, both across

departments and faculties

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InternationalizationInitiative 6: An international study environmentActions:• To integrate periods of study abroad into curricula• To create a framework for foreign students that provides attractive

conditions for study• To increase the number of bachelor and masters degrees taught in

English Initiative 7: An international workplaceActions:• To increase the recruitment of international staff• To offer opportunities for developing language skills• To increase collaboration with selected foreign universitiesAdditional actions at the Faculty of Science: • To increase the involvement of foreign employees at all levels and in all

tasks

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OutreachInitiative 8: Services to fulfil the needs of societyActions:• To increase the commercialisation and applicability of research• To offer relevant and attractive post-graduate and in-service programmes• To increase our participation in public debate and our transmission of

knowledge, including research-based services to public authoritiesAdditional actions at the Faculty of Science:• To make the faculty’s innovative research projects visible in order to

commercialise them; among other things via the completion of an annual innovation contest

• To contribute to the consolidation of SDU’s incubator environment with laboratories

• To expand the collaboration of the Faculty of Science with public organisations and NGO’s

 Inititative 9: Regional rootsActions:• A clear and updated profile for research and degree programmes for

campuses outside Odense• To increase collaboration with Odense University Hospital and the other

regional health authorities• To set up collaborations with business in urban centres around each campusAdditional actions at the Faculty of Science• To further involve the Faculty of Science at SDU-campusses outside of

Odense• To manage the Laboratory for Coherent Teaching and Learning in

collaboration with University College Lillebælt (UCL) and University College South Denmark (UCS)

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Degree Programme1: Attractive degree programmes 2: Differentiated forms of teaching3: Attractive student life

Internationalization6: An international study environment 7: An international workplace

Research4: Elite research in selected areas5: Interdisciplinary research

Outreach8: Services to fulfil the needs of society9: Regional roots

A Good Place to WorkInitiative 10: InfluenceActions:• To ensure and further the involvement of the employees• To support active and positive internal communication Initiative 11: Development opportunitiesActions:• To ensure systematic development of competences and professional

career guidance• To further gender equality and to ensure cultural diversity• To make room for differences and to further integration Initiative 12: Job satisfaction and spiritActions:• To support professional and social events across the Faculty of

Science• To promote ambitions and expertise and to make room for

astonishment and curiosity• To arrange the work environment so that it supports problem

solving and knowledge sharing in the best way possible• To prioritize and balance resources in regards to ambitions and

tasks

The Faculty of ScienceStrategy Statement

The Faculty of ScienceStrategies

Overall strategy statement Marketing- and communication strategy 2013-16 Internal communication strategy 2013-2016 Outreach- and recruitment strategy 2013-2016 The presentation of degree programmes 2013-

2016 Press contact and research presentation 2013-

2016 Internationalization 2013-2016

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March 2014

The Faculty of ScienceStrategies

Degree Programmes: The Maritime House, talent programmes, innovation at BSc and MSc programmes, academic and social programme start-up

Research: Research advisory board (terms of reference), information about Support Office Science (SOS)

Outreach: Laboratory for Coherent Teaching and Learning (LSUL)

A Good Place to Work: principles for involving leadership, FESTA, inspirational talks and much more

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March 2014

The Faculty of ScienceThe Process, 2014

March 7: Meeting with key persons concerning ’A Good Place to Work’– determination of themes and process

March18 to April 30: hearing process of the strategy statement

April & May: Writing of the final strategy statement with key persons. The management Group approves the strategy statement

June 2014: the strategy statement is translated into English and published

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March 2014

The Faculty of ScienceStrategic Ventures

DEGREE PROGRAMMES To implement the three phase model at all 3+2 years (1) (2) (3) To initiate the talent strategy at the bachelor programmes (1) (2) To complete an international evaluation of the Ph.D. school and introduce 3+5

in continuation of the Talent Track To implement the Strategy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at all 3+2 years

(1) (2) To systematize the visibility of ”Genius and iGEM”- the initiatives at the BSc

diploma (Talent) (1) MSc programme for UC (e.g. for school teachers, biomedical laboratory

technicians…with SUND and the UC’s) (1) To support UNF and the academic societies at the four departments (3) To coordinate practise stays in the third year of the BSc (1) (2) To establish a new international degree programme in Computational

Biomedicine (with SUND after a model from UA) (1) To introduce entry requirements at quota 1; quota 2 (with tests similar to SUND)

(1) To differentiate in depth (talent) as well as in width (general qualifications) (1)

(2) To optimize the study start and the study start assignment. To systematize the

transition from pupil to student (1)(1) Attractive degree programmes (2) Differentiated forms of teaching (3) Attractive student life

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The Faculty of ScienceStrategic Ventures

RESEARCH To create interaction between theory, experiment and computer

calculations e.g. Computational Biology (12 ERC applications from new employees (4)) (5)

CP3 must be the theoretical centre of high energy physics in Denmark (4)(5)

DG-Centre for Arctic sea-ice, climate change and marine biogeochemisty (with AU and NordCEE) (5)(4)

DG-Centre for Regulatory Networks in Differentiation and Metabolism (across BMB academic environments and with SUND) (5)(4)

Computer science and mathematics together: Discrete methods and Computational Mathematics (5)

To establish a research talent programme (4) DG candidates

Synthesis and simulation: Synthesis- and quantum chemistry (4)Experimental physics and neutrinos – with CERN (Niels Bohr

Professor) (4)12 will proceed this time; max 2 from SDU – we must have one of

the other ten (4)Diabetes Academy Professor (4)

(5) Interdisciplinary research (4) Elite research

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INTERNATIONALIZATION

To implement an exchange stay at all MSc programmes (6) 66 exchange agreements with 168 exchange places for NAT (6) To point out new partner universities and establish pre-approved

programmes (6) To market and quality assure material and descriptions of NAT’s degree

programmes (key goals) To participate in fairs in collaboration with other faculties, e.g. in

Germany (key goals) To hire researchers via ERC grants The Rennes agreement: Strategic agreement with French university

about credits for French students (6) Collaboration with Griffith University (7) Computational Biology: New interdisciplinary MSc programme in

English (6+key goals) To increase the involvement of foreign employees at all levels and in

all assignments Programme start up for international students at MSc level (6)(6) An international study environment (7) An international workplace

March 2014

The Faculty of Science Strategic Ventures

OUTREACH Laboratory for coherent teaching and learning (UCL, UCS) (8)(9) SmagForLivet (taste – a driving force for learning, education and practise (AU,

KU, UCL, UCSj) (8) Pharmaceutical development and marketing (multidisciplinary collaborations

between NAT and SUND with potential for collaboration with KU, AU, NN and Novozymes) (8)

Collaboration: Eskitis, Griffith U: Organic substance chemistry and pharmaceutical production (with TEK) (8)

Scouting and PoP-initiatives; entrepreneurship in Ph.D. - programmes.; more corporate Ph.D.’s (8) (9)

Education offers for teachers and students at upper secondary school: The Maritime House (TEK, SAMF) (8)(9)

Technology transfer (9) 3D ProtoTissue™ -in vivo-like cell cultures for toxicology studies and

screening Targeting of RAS mutations in cancer through splice shifting

oligonucleotides TUG-770, a GPR40 agonist for treatment of type 2 diabetes New Assay Format for Drug Permeability STX, a novel drug target for treatment of metastatic cancer

(8) Services to fulfil the needs of society (9) Regional roots

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OUTREACH continued To offer relevant and attractive post-graduate & in-service

programmes (8) To increase our participation in public debate and our

transmission of knowledge, including research-based services to public authorities (8)

To contribute to the consolidation of SDU’s incubator environment with laboratories (8)

To expand the collaboration of the Faculty of Science with public organisations and NGO’s (8)

To further involve the Faculty of Science at SDU-campusses outside of Odense (9)

(8) Services to fulfil the needs of society (9) Regional roots

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A GOOD PLACE TO WORK

To implement principles for involving leadership (10) To implement the strategy for internal communication (10) To make a plan for employee involvement (10) To draw up a strategy for competency development (11) To develop career development programmes for VIP and TAP

(11) Female Empowerment in Science and Tecnology Academia

(FESTA): to create an attractive and diverse work environment, also for younger women (11)

Inspirational talks and other social event across the faculty (12)

(10) Influence (11) Development opportunities (12) Job satisfaction and spirit

Thanks for your attention