Title: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF STAFF AND FACULTY
1UNESCO Chair in Governance and Management of
Higher Education University of Zagreb
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF STAFF AND FACULTY
DEVELOPMENT - A GLANCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
ZAGREB
prof.dr. Vlasta Vizek Vidovic
SCM TEMPUS - SMSDU - Zagreb, November, 2004.
2Topics
- University of Zagreb portrait
- SWOT analysis of staff/faculty development
- Examples of good practice at UZ
- Why SMSDU?
SCM TEMPUS - SMSDU - Zagreb, November, 2004.
3University of Zagreb portrait 2002-2003
- founded in 1669 by Leopold I Habsburg
- the oldest Croatian and South-East European
university - Constituents
- 28 faculties
- 3 art academies
- teachers academy
- university studies/centres
- university CIT centre
- student centre
SCM TEMPUS - SMSDU - Zagreb, November, 2004.
4 University of Zagreb portrait 2002-2003
cont.
- 52.000 enrolled students (54 females)
- 130 BA and 80 graduate study programmes
- cca 6,700 students awarded BA degrees
- cca 600 M.Sc. and 270 Ph.D.
- cca 5,100 faculty and 2,300 administrative staff
- cca 100 foreign students
- 50 of total yearly research output in Croatia
- bilateral agreements with 45 universities from
Australia, N S America and Europe
SCM TEMPUS - SMSDU - Zagreb, November, 2004.
5SWOT analysis of staff/faculty development at UZ
- STRENGTHS
- Recognition of the importance of the S/F
development as a part of university development
strategy (Breakthrough 2001, Tempus- QUASYS) - Independent efforts of some faculties to start
their own teacher training courses - Introduction concepts of institutional quality
culture and accountability - Support of staff/faculty development in the area
of CIT (librarians, administration, young
researches)
SCM TEMPUS - SMSDU - Zagreb, November, 2004.
6SWOT analysis continued
- WEAKNESSES
- Still dominant traditional beliefs about teaching
as transmission of knowledge - Ecellence in teaching and/or professional
competence not tied to the promotion scheme - Students previous experience as passive learners
- Lack of financial and human resources to support
infrastructure needed for systematic
staff/faculty development
SCM TEMPUS - SMSDU - Zagreb, November, 2004.
7SWOT analysis continued
- OPPORTUNITIES
- Worldwide changes in the approaches to
learning/teaching in HED - Growing body of research data on different
aspects of learning/teaching in HED - Recognition of international documents on
continuos education and life-long learning - Rectors conference recognition of the importance
of university teacher training in new approaches
to teaching and learning
SCM TEMPUS - SMSDU - Zagreb, November, 2004.
8SWOT analysis continued
- THREATS
- Inability to approach all EU programs supporting
the transformation of European area of higher
education - Lack of clear national strategy in the domain of
higher education - Prevailing general view of higher education as a
consumption and not an investment - Insufficient financing from the state budget of
the Croatian reform of higher education
SCM TEMPUS - SMSDU - Zagreb, November, 2004.
9Program READING AND WRITING FOR CRITICAL
THINKING ACROSS CURRICULUM IN HED
- Provider NGO Forum for the freedom of education
- Financial support from OSI to self-supporting
- Accreditation International Reading Association
- Format 4 workshops - total 60 hours
- Topics
- Active learning and ERR teaching framework
- Reading, writing and discussion for critical
thinking - Cooperative and experiential learning
- Planning and assessment in higher education
- Beneficiaries 110 university teachers from
Zagreb, Zadar, Rijeka
SCM TEMPUS - SMSDU - Zagreb, November, 2004.
10Assumptions underlying ALCT program
- Enhancing student competences, developing work
related skills - Using student experience as a learning resource
- Encouraging active and cooperative learning
- Promoting students responsibility for learning
- Engaging also with student values, feelings and
motives - Fostering open, flexible and outcome-based
assessment
SCM TEMPUS - SMSDU - Zagreb, November, 2004.
11Education for CIT
- Providers CARNET and SRCE
- Financial support MZOS and self-supporting
- Types of programmes
- European Computer Driving License SRCE
- EDUPOINT Carnet
- E-academy Carnet
- Training for researchers
- Topics Introductory computer use, Internet
courses e-learning IT administrators training
scientific database searching - Beneficiaries Faculty, administration, students,
IT staff
SCM TEMPUS - SMSDU - Zagreb, November, 2004.
12 Medical School Teachers training programme
- Provider Harvard Medical International
- Financial support MZOS, Faculty of Medicine
- Types of programmes
- curriculum development workshops, seminars,
trainings - consultations
- Topics raising curriculum development awareness,
tools for curriculum development, international
curriculum experience - Beneficiaries Faculty, management
SCM TEMPUS - SMSDU - Zagreb, November, 2004.
13Why SMSDU?
- Formulate binding strategic document regarding
staff/faculty development policy at the
participating universities - Define conditions for the accreditation of
staff/faculty development programs - Provide outline of minimal requirements for the
promotion of staff and faculty based on CPD
credits - Outline organizational structure of the
staff/faculty development unit educational
consultancy service at universities - Promote the concept of the advanced postgraduate
certification programs for educators and trainers
(MEd, DBA in HED) - Initiate applied research projects in educational
developments in HED
SCM TEMPUS - SMSDU - Zagreb, November, 2004.