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Institutional autonomy, regulatory frameworks and incentives

Institutional autonomy, regulatory frameworks and incentives. Enora Bennetot Pruvot Programme Manager Governance, Autonomy & Funding “Governance and Diversification of Funding in Higher Education” University of Cyprus 09.03.2011. Key questions. What exactly do we mean by autonomy?

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Institutional autonomy, regulatory frameworks and incentives

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  1. Institutional autonomy,regulatory frameworks and incentives Enora Bennetot Pruvot Programme Manager Governance, Autonomy & Funding “Governance and Diversification of Funding in Higher Education” University of Cyprus 09.03.2011

  2. Key questions • What exactly do we mean by autonomy? • What is the link between autonomy and income diversification? • How does Cyprus compare to the rest of Europe? • What do universities want public authorities to do? • Recommendations for improved frameworks • An example of smart funding incentive

  3. Four dimensions of autonomy

  4. Autonomy, a pre-requisite for income diversificaton • Positive correlation between autonomy and diversification: • Financial autonomy is key to allow university to develop partnerships, borrow money, keep surpluses • Staffing autonomy is key to recruit the adequate staff profiles • BUT: Holistic reforms needed, accompanied with appropriate support for skills and structure development

  5. Autonomy Scorecardoverall autonomy 1 2 3 4

  6. Financial autonomy indicators

  7. What can public authorities do?

  8. Recommendations • Improve framework conditions • Governance structures: universities need to be able to modify the organisation of their governing bodies • The inclusion of external stakeholders may foster the development of long-term partnerships • Appropriate skills and representation on Governing Bodies: possiblity to decide on selection of members, especially when external? • Inadequate or inflexible governance structures are a reason for creating separate legal entities

  9. Recommendations • Improve funding modalities: • Simplification of funding schemes • Funding on a full cost basis • Implement smart funding incentives: • Matched funding schemes: instrument with much potential, under-used in Europe • Support the development of full costing in universities

  10. Recommendations • Support leadership development and professionalisation of management • HR: support functions (research support and administration; fundraising experts; knowledge transfer officers, etc) • Leadership: exchange programmes, professionalisation schemes, professional events

  11. An example of smart funding incentive

  12. The Norwegian Donation Reinforcement Programme • Matching government funds (25%) for donations for basic research • Adopted by Norwegian Parliament in June 2005; effective in National Budget of 2006 • Guidelines altered June 2008 • For: • Norwegian universities • Norwegian university colleges that award doctorates • The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters • The Research Council of Norway

  13. Conditions of the Donation Reinforcement Programme Who can donate? Which donations qualify? Donations for long-term basic research Cannot fund research directly benefiting donor’s business activities Must be at least NOK 3 million (€ 0,35 million) • Foundations and charities (from 2007) • Enterprises (from 2006) • Private individuals (from 2006)

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