Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia (upjs.sk)

1. Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia (www.upjs.sk) Creativity in Higher Education Network 4 Creative Higher Education Institutions: Structures and leadership Eva Čellárová First Network Meeting, Berlin April 3 – 4, 2006

2. Pavol Jozef Šafárik UniversityTechnical UniversityUniversity of Veterinary Medicine25 000 students in Košice

3. National Educational System Public 20 Act on higher education Private 6 Non-gov institutions or founders approved by Ministry of Education State 3 Ministries of the Slovak government • General principles of admission • secondary school-leaving certificate • results from secondary school • entrance examination (+/-)

4. National Educational System • System of a study • credit system follows the rules of ECTS - since 1998 • In 2005/06 – ECTS & ECTS Information Package at all universities • credit system in all cycles of a study • Degrees • accredited study programmes • three levels: Bc, Mgr (equivalent to MSc), PhD (3-4; 1-2; 3-4) • „examina rigorosa“

5. Brief presentation of P. J. Safarik University 1795 1861

6. History • Academia Cassoviensis • Golden Bull by the Roman Emperor Leopold I • recognition of academic degrees • ... • Foundation of Pavol Jozef Safarik University • ... Present Faculty of Medicine 1948 Faculty of Science 1963 Faculty of Law 1973 Faculty of Public Administration 1998 Institute of Phlilological and Social Sciences 2005

7. Students Faculty of Medicine 2583 Faculty of Science 1828 Faculty of Law 1314 Faculty of Public Administration 886 Institute of Phlilological and Social Sciences 53 _____________________________________________________ 6664 Budget Government funding 72 % Goverment research funding from grant agencies 8 % Fee – international students 6 % Fee – paid services 1 % Other incomes 10 % Benefits 2 % Research funds from international sources 1 %

8. Mission Bologna declaration Lisbon strategy Balance between education and research Service to the community Development of harmonious personality, tolerance, critical and independent way of thinking, self-confidence, national awareness Scope & profile Research Education Quality Decision-making Local Regional National International

9. Scope & profile Academic priorities: flexibility of a study diversification of a study at MSc and PhD levels increasing number of PhD students interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research Centralisation vs decentralisation Relationship to the society International relations - institutional policy Contractual and informal collaboration in research Particiaption in EUA horizontal networks Increase of success rate in European research programmes Increase of student and teacher mobilities on reciprocal basis Increase of attractiveness of the institution for the students from third countries, establishment of institutional contacts with Asian countries

10. Some ideas related to the network topic Creative process New University leadership declared CHANGE in 2003 • finding new ideas and resources(leadership, academic staff) research system for young scientists, Centres of Excellence, diversification of study programmes at MS and PhD levels, new faculty ... • transforming ideas (top and middle management) University rules and documents, • further improving and developing ideas(leadership, management and target groups) based on experience, examles of good practise • implementing ideas (leadership and decision-making bodies) approval process

11. Attributes of creative problems solving • optimism • taking time • being ready for change • break the routine • get enough information • brainstorming • keeping active • SWOT • ability to re-define problem • plan for results • asking questions • have a sense of humour

12. Every new idea is first ridiculed, then it is violently opposed and finally it is accepted as a common sense. Arthur Schopenhauer

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