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

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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.
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.
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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.