ESMU - European Centre for Strategic Management of Universities

MODERN

MODERN Peer Learning Workshop
Barcelona, 20-21 April 2010
"Funding Higher Education"

MODERN - the European Platform Higher Education Modernisation
www.highereducationmanagement.eu

The MODERN Peer Learning Workshop on 20-21 April will focus on links between funding and institutional strategies as well as the realization of internal funding reforms in higher education institutions, looking in detail at the link between strategies and funding, the knowledge on “hard” instrumental issues and the “soft” factors of funding reforms.

The workshop will focus on links between funding and institutional strategies as well as the realization of internal funding reforms in higher education institutions. The scope of relevant topics could include:

The link between strategies and funding:

• Promotion of institutional/faculty strategies through funding mechanisms
• Special strategy for institutional/faculty funding: financial diversification

The knowledge on “hard” instrumental issues:

• Potential and tools for goal- and output-oriented budgeting, degrees and forms of (de-)centralization of budgets

• Tools to ensure financial sustainability

The “soft” factors of funding reforms:

• Funding reforms as a task of change management

• The role of rectors/deans in the internal reform of funding systems

European strategies for European universities

Europe’s competitiveness lies in its capacity to innovate and transfer knowledge to society for economic growth. More than ever before, the triangle of education, research and innovation is crucial. Higher Education Institutions have a key role to play in the Lisbon Agenda set by the European Union.

The richness of European Higher Education lies in the diversity of its HEIs, but to support the major challenges, European universities must modernize their governance, management and mode of operation. The increasing competition in the sector both at European and international levels demands quality, leadership and professionalisation.

By offering management development programmes, benchmarking exercises and a learning environment on good management practices, ESMU brings valuable support to European universities striving to further their strategic developments.

Our strong European values, our drive for continuous improvement and constant exploration of new areas to promote excellence in our universities are at the core of all our activities.

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