INsPIRE Training on University Management

The Capacity Building action of INsPIRE included a virtual training on Moodle, with synchronous and asynchronous sessions for a total of 45 hours of training, performed between December 15h and January 21st.

The online training was hosted in the online training platform of UNIMED available here: https://learn.uni-med.net/

The training was directed to: middle management (service directors and other administrative staff, rectorate staff, positions in the general management of the university), administrative staff at Faculty level, leaders of special areas.

INsPIRE Training on University Management

The aim of the virtual training was to develop knowledge, capacities, and skills for the management in the universities. The focus will be on university governance and university management.

The training was oragnised and delivered by the University of Evora. Main trainer was Paulo Resende da Silva, with the support of Maria Eduarda Miranda.

Main areas of training will be:

1. An Idea of University
2. University general concepts
3. The university general mission areas: the four pillars
4. Management process of the University pillars:
   1. Strategy focus
   2. Administrative focus
   3. Process management
5. The organisation development system:
   1. Leadership
   2. Academic Culture
   3. Governance structure model
6. Management system:
   1. Human resources management
   2. Financial management
   3. Quality management
   4. Information system management

Course plan

The training was structured as a mix of synchronous and asynchronous lectures, video, resources and reading materials to be consulted. Some activities were also included for trainees to work autonomously.

Plan: from 15^th of December 2021 until 21^st January 2023, for 45 hours in total.

The full plan is available HERE.

Calendar of synchronous sessions

• Session 1 – December 20, 2021
• Session 2 – December 23, 2021
• Session 3 – December 28, 2021
• Session 4 – December 30, 2021
• Session 5 – January 4, 2022
• Session 6 – January 6, 2022
• Session 7 – January 11, 2022
• Session 8 – January 13, 2022
• Session 9 – January 18, 2022

Resources

• Session 1 – December 20, 2021
• Session 2 – December 23, 2021
• Session 3 – December 28, 2021
• Session 4 – December 30, 2021
• Session 5 – January 4, 2022
• Session 6 – January 6, 2022
• Session 7 – January 11, 2022
• Session 8 – January 13, 2022
• Session 9 – January 18, 2022

Bibliography

• Why Are We Here? The Changing Nature of Administrative Middle Management at an English HEI
• Shaping the University of the Future
• Article 1 – The cost of managerialism in the university
• Article 2 – Management of Higher Education Institutions and the Evaluation of their Efficiency and Performance
• Article 3 – Management Accounting and Control Systems in the Uppsala Internationalization Process Model. A Case Study
• Article 4 – The New Leadership Model of University Management
• Article 5 – 1981_Higher Education Management_The Name of the Game Is Change
• Article 6 – Managing University Culture: an analysis of the relationship between institutional culture and management approaches
• Article 7 – Strategic Planning In Public Higher Education: Management Tool Or Publicity Platform
• Article 8 – Strategic development and SWOT analysis
• The University Idea
• The process of change in university management: from the “Ivory Tower” to entrepreneurialism
• Interview with University of Evora leaders

Extra Resources

• The Ultimate Guide to Concept Maps: From Its Origin to Concept Map Best Practices
• The five basic parts of the organisation
• The role of Higher Education Institutions in building regional innovation systems
• Comparative analysis of human resources management practices in Southeast Asia
• The institutional dynamics of the European university
• Universities without walls, A vision for 2030, EUA

Activities

Here is a sample of the proposed activities.