Why UNESCO Chair in Governance and Management o f Higher Education at the University of Zagreb?

1. UNESCO Chair Opening Ceremony Vlasta Vizek Vidović Why UNESCO Chair in Governance and Management of Higher Education at the University of Zagreb?

2. Collegium model Fragmented decision making State dependence Academic freedom Corporation model Institutional autonomy Social accountability Public service & outreach Main shifts in HED institutionsfunctioning FROM TOWARD Vlasta Vizek Vidović November 2003

3. Budget funding Disciplinary isolation Honorary management National boundaries Enterpreneurship Functional integration Professional management International networking Main shifts in HED institutionsfunctioning (cont) FROM TOWARD Vlasta Vizek Vidović November 2003

4. Project goals • To enhance institutional research as basis for strategic planning and organizational decision making • To secure foreign expert advice and training related to strategic management • To promote concepts ofquality culture and quality assurance • To support the professionalization of M & G by introducing staff development programs • To facilitate international networking through regional and EU projects in HED Vlasta Vizek Vidović November 2003

5. Launching the Project • May 2002 - project proposal submitted to the UNESCO • October 2002-project approved by UNESCO CEPES • February 2003 -agreement signed between UNESCO and University of Zagreb • July 2003 - project approved by University of Zagreb Senate Vlasta Vizek Vidović November 2003

6. The First Six Months • Securing premises and e – equipment • Starting referal documentation center and library • Creation of UNESCO Chair web site • Organizing workshops in Zagreb and Dubrovnik: • The role of the Office of External Affairsat UGA, Athens, Georgia • Enrolment, programs and degrees at MSEM, Northridge, California • Internalization in higher education, NUFFIC, Netherlands Vlasta Vizek Vidović November 2003

7. The First Six Months (cont) • Co-publishing Academic newsletter of international cooperation • Cooperating with TEMPUS QUASYS JEP-project at University of Zagreb • Visiting kindred Chairs in Barcelona, Spain and Cluj, Romania • Preparing the Croatian version of the materials of UNESCO-CEPES program on Management and Governance in HED Vlasta Vizek Vidović November 2003

8. UNESCO-CEPES Dokumenti o visokom obrazovanju • Strategic Management, Governance and Policy Making • Financial Management and Institutional Relationships with Civil Society and Local Economy • Quality Assurance and Development of Study Programmes Program regionalnog sveučilišnog umrežavanja u području upravljanja visokim obrazovanjem ujugoistočnoj Europi Vlasta Vizek Vidović November 2003

9. Highlights of the Next Season • Teleconference on Bologna process (CHIPS,U of Twente) • Application for Tempus Complementary Measures project(Organizational model of the Center for Staff and Faculty Development) • Application for the Erasmus-World Joint Masters project: Management in Higher Education • Workshops in Zagreb and Dubrovnik: - International classroom (NUFFIC, Netherlands) - Change management in HED (UGA, USA & University of Linz, At) - E-learning and functional integration of city university (CARNET,Cro) Vlasta Vizek Vidović November 2003

10. Long Term Outcomes • Institutional Research and Development Department • Quality Assurance Centre • Joint Masters program of Management in Higher Education • Centre for Staff and Faculty Development • Growth of the UNESCO Chair into the University Institute of Higher Education Vlasta Vizek Vidović November 2003

11. Final Thought Chance favours a prepared mind (Louis Pasteur) Vlasta Vizek Vidović November 2003

12. UNESCO Chair in Governance and Management of Higher Education at University of Zagreb FOR MORE INFO... www.unizg.hr/unesco unescoch@unizg.hr Vlasta Vizek Vidović November 2003