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Title: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF STAFF AND FACULTY


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UNESCO 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.
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Topics
  • University of Zagreb portrait
  • SWOT analysis of staff/faculty development
  • Examples of good practice at UZ
  • Why SMSDU?

SCM TEMPUS - SMSDU - Zagreb, November, 2004.
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University 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.
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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.
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SWOT 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.
6
SWOT 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.
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SWOT 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.
8
SWOT 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.
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Program 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.
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Assumptions underlying ALCT program
  1. Enhancing student competences, developing work
    related skills
  2. Using student experience as a learning resource
  3. Encouraging active and cooperative learning
  4. Promoting students responsibility for learning
  5. Engaging also with student values, feelings and
    motives
  6. Fostering open, flexible and outcome-based
    assessment

SCM TEMPUS - SMSDU - Zagreb, November, 2004.
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Education 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.
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Why 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.
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