Bologna and the administration

Bert Verveld University of Groningen

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University of Groningen

24.000 students, marketshare 11% 4500 first-year students 6000 employees 260 fte full-professors 300 doctoral thesis/year 60 bachelor programmes, 110 master's programmes, 10 faculties, 15 research schools 500 mln euro expenditure (55% staff)

University of Groningen

board of trustees University Board (president) (rector) (member) office of the university education support centre facilities company IT-centre university library facultyboard facultyboard facultysecretariat administration technical staff library facultyboard director education director research departments / chairs etc

Office of the University

• Policy advisor • Concern administration (financial, people, students, buildings, etc) • Service centres

bologna

• Educational reform • Content an structure • Goals: – flexibility, – mobility, – recognition, – accountability

Bachelor-Master structure at universities

Standard 2 cycle system 180 ECTS Master 120 ECTS 60 ECTS 180 ECTS 180 ECTS 180 ECTS Bachelor human., economy, natural sciences social sciences medical studies

Master programmes

Exceptions 1 ½ year - European master programmes 2 year programmes: • training as teacher • training as researcher (joint masters)

Bachelor - Master structure

Master: 60, 120, 180 ECTS Focus on research Focus on profession Bachelor: 180 ECTS Focus on student Academic learning Active learning environment

150 ECTS

Bachelor, contents

academic training 30 ECTS free minor - knowledge - academic training - major - field of study - academic training - e.g. specialisation Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 180 ECTS

Who does what?

• National legislation: ministry/parliament • Educational design: faculty • University regulations: university board • Administrative procedures: the administration

Bologna = modernization

• Bologna modernizes curricula to a European standard • Modernizing curricula requires adjustment of standing procedures and regulations and modernizing services and facilities • From a “dutch university point of view”

Topics for the administration

• Academic affairs – Strategic positioning – Quality asssurance • International affairs • Education logistics • Regulations • Governance • Marketing/branding • Guidance • Financing and budgetting • HRM • Facilities • Language

What does the U-board

• Which studies Ba and Ma • Length of study-programmes Ba and Ma (within the law) • Entry and admission regulations • Fees for non EU students • Language of tuition • Quality assurance

Education policy

1. More flexibilty for the student 2. Design of study 3. Quality assurance 4. Masterphase is the strategic battleground for the European universities 5. Internationalization 1. More uniform structure for courses 2. Accreditation 3. Peer review and follow up incl. internal quality system 4. U-board makes strategic choices (specialization, research) 5. Cooperation

requirements

• University study result registration system • University course and room planning system • University education course catalogue • Future: integrated education information system • Electronic integrated learning environment for students and teachers • Uniform or differentiated tariff structure for courses

Education information system

• Courses • Schedule • Rooms • Teachers • Study planning module • Electronic subscription for exams • Study/exam results

Entry level Credits etc course Availability language teacher subscri ption Authentication authorisation exam s EIS adminis tration m Size Availability facilities classroo student results check

Education facilities

• Classrooms: Bachelor bigger lecture rooms, Master smaller lecture rooms • Study places at the university library (1 place for 10 students) • E-mail accounts, electronic library acces, discussion groups, etcetc for all students and teachers

Electronic learning environment

• THE workplace for student and teacher • Course content • Projects • Communication between teachers and students • Authorisation and authentication procedures through student/personal numbers • NESTOR (Blackboard)

Education support service

• Maintains the electronic learning environment and other education oriented electronic systems • Supports quality assurance activities in faculties • Teacher training

IT centre Techn.

maintanance Data storage library Materials periodicals books development support helpdesk ESS ELO student communication teacher faculty Course content information

• AND: strategic planning committee(s) & staff: – content becomes strategy, – subject becomes position, – quality is essential

The student!

• Recruiting the student (inter)national • Studentguidance (study advise, psychosocial support, judicial support) • Studenthousing?

• Financial support (grants) for the talented students • Scouting!

Financing and budgetting

1. Budget directly related to student on a month basis 2. Budget allocation 3. Decreasing government funds 4. Recruiting 1. Flexible enrollment and budget system 2. Differentiation between Ba and MA 3. Need for additional sources of income: o.a. tuition fees 4. Grants

Communication & marketing

1. National and international competition for (the best) students and PhD’s 2. International branding 3. Institutional strategic positioning 4. Communication tools 1. Increase in staff and funds for international marketing 2. Masterprogrammes are critical for succes 3. U-board decides on critical issues 4. Web gets dominant

Facilities give competitive advantage

• Library: from book to screen • Informationtechnology: integrated environment & wireless campus • WEB WEB WEB • Housing conditions • The city!

conclusions

• Strategy`: U-board more dominant • Masterphase is crucial • Administration must be flexible and integrated ( €, people, students) • IT full environment and wireless • Web is crucial as communication tool