Bologna and the administration

1. Bologna and the administration Bert Verveld University of Groningen

3. 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)

4. University of Groningen

5. Office of the University • Policy advisor • Concern administration (financial, people, students, buildings, etc) • Service centres

6. bologna • Educational reform • Content an structure • Goals: • flexibility, • mobility, • recognition, • accountability

7. Bachelor-Master structure at universities Standard 2 cycle system 180 ECTS Master 120 ECTS 60 ECTS Bachelor 180 ECTS 180 ECTS 180 ECTS human., economy, social sciences natural sciences medical studies

8. Master programmes • Exceptions • 1½ year - European master programmes • 2 year programmes: • training as teacher • training as researcher (joint masters)

9. 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

10. Bachelor, contents academic training 30 ECTS Year 3 150 ECTS free minor - knowledge - academic training Year 2 - major - field of study - academic training - e.g. specialisation Year 1 180 ECTS

11. Who does what? • National legislation: ministry/parliament • Educational design: faculty • University regulations: university board • Administrative procedures: the administration

12. 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”

13. Academic affairs Strategic positioning Quality asssurance International affairs Education logistics Regulations Governance Marketing/branding Guidance Financing and budgetting HRM Facilities Language Topics for the administration

14. 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

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

16. 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

17. Education information system • Courses • Schedule • Rooms • Teachers • Study planning module • Electronic subscription for exams • Study/exam results

18. Size Availability facilities Availability language Entry level Credits etc teacher classroom course subscription EIS student exams results administration Authentication authorisation check

19. 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

20. 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)

21. Education support service • Maintains the electronic learning environment and other education oriented electronic systems • Supports quality assurance activities in faculties • Teacher training

22. development support IT helpdesk ESS centre Techn. maintanance Data storage student communication ELO teacher library faculty Materials periodicals books Course content information

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

24. The student! • Recruiting the student (inter)national • Studentguidance (study advise, psychosocial support, judicial support) • Studenthousing? • Financial support (grants) for the talented students • Scouting!

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

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

27. Facilities give competitive advantage • Library: from book to screen • Informationtechnology: integrated environment & wireless campus • WEB WEB WEB • Housing conditions • The city!

28. 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