brussels training seminar implementing change michael dooms
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15 april 2008 1Herhaling titel van presentatie
Bologna:Implementing Change
Michael DoomsRosette S’Jegers
The problem/challenge
Bologna: Implementing Change Easily readable and comparable degrees
across participating countries
Bachelor 2 typesor
3 Cycles Master - academicor
Doctoral - professional
Bologna: Implementing Change Increasing diversity of in-take because of - cooperation between academic and professional programs - wider access and credit transfer in all phases of the 3 cycles -(inter)national exchange especially in English taught programs at master and doctoral level
Implementation issues
Bologna: Implementing Change Organisational impact of diversity
Need for transparency and multidimensionalflexibility:
- contents and quality- time/timing- location
Bologna: Implementing Change Flexibility in contents Exchange involves mutual understanding, insight
and respect with regard to (1) learning patterns(curriculum development) and (2) learningoutcomes (degrees):
- access to information (databases related to curricula andfacilities)- quality assurance and standards- acceptance of former qualifications (credit transfer)- agreements of understanding and development of joint and double degrees- transfer and preparatory programs
Bologna: Implementing ChangeTime dimension of flexibilityIn order to promote access across institutions andprograms, the academic calendar and scheduling isof outmost importance
- division of the academic year in mutually independent semesters- subdivision of semesters in modules related to well defined and coherent curriculum packages
Bologna: Implementing ChangeLocation aspects of flexibilityLogistics related to mobility of staff and students at intra-national and international level
- organisation of mutual access to programs and campus- facilitating and rewarding physical transfer- development of alternatives or back-up of physical mobility (tele-classing, virtual classrooms, etc. …)
Bologna: Implementing ChangeInternal and external stakeholders involved
- students- academic staff and curriculum developers- administration:
registration/student facilities/personnel/communication and promotors/etc. …
- government- sponsors- alumni- other universities (competitors?)
Change projects reality...
Bologna: Implementing ChangeFinancial implications- Cost of diversity and flexibility
- quality assurance- coaching of students and staff- promotion and communication- mobility- language barriers (development of “commonbusiness language”)
- Revenues: linked to financial mechanisms
Bologna: Implementing ChangeFinancial mechanisms- Government support (and rules) versus financial autonomy
increase in competition- for input and market share of students- focus on productivity and results in terms of learning outcome and output (degrees)
Governance in universities
Bologna: Implementing ChangeGovernance in context of change
- decision levels and organisational structure (empowerment of departments versus centralisation)- scale versus specialisation- cooperation versus competition- attraction and motivation of human resources