Brussels Training Seminar Implementing Change Michael Dooms

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