1 governance structures in university management prof. dr. luc françois - maribor april 2009

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Governance Structures in University Management

Prof. Dr. Luc François - Maribor April 2009

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UGent today

Ghent’s mission: education, research, service to society in a pluralistic environment

A comprehensive/fully-fledged university11 faculties - 132 departments> 32 000 students+/- 5 000 academic & administrative staff ++/- 2 000 externally financed researchers


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Organisational structure (1)

8 Departments managed by a Director

- Educational Affairs- Research Affairs

- Administrative Affairs, Personnel and Organisation- Finance, ICT, Student Facilities- Infrastructure and Facility Management

Rector / Vice-Rector

Management consultationManagement Committee + 8 Directors

director = tenured academic staffdirector = adm & technical staff

Management CommitteeRector + Vice-Rector + 2 Chief Administrators


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Organisational structure (2)

- Rector + Vice-Rector- Executive Board: tenured academic staff: 2, assisting academic staff: 1, administrative &

technical staff: 1, students: 1, extern: 1- Board of Governors: tenured academic staff: 12, assisting academic staff: 3, administrative &

technical staff: 3, students: 4, extern: 10

- 11 Faculties : Arts and Philosophy – Law – Science – Medicine and Health Sciences – Engineering – Economics and Business Administration – Veterinary Medicine – Psychology and Educational Sciences – Bioscience Engineering – Pharmaceutical Sciences – Political and Social Sciences

Chaired by a Dean and managed by a Faculty Council, consisting of:- all full-time professor and full professors- chosen delegation of lecturers- chosen delegation of AAP- chosen delegation of ATP- chosen delegation of students


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Department of Educational Affairs

Director Prof. Dr.

Kris Versluys

Educational Quality

Control + Support

Student Admini-

stration and Study

programmes

Study and Career Advice

International Relations

Office


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Department of Research Affairs

Director + StaffProf. Dr. I. Lemahieu

University Library

Research Coordination

Technology Transfer


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Association Ghent University

Consensus management model

General Assembly

PresidentBoard of DirectorsDirectors’ Committee

Executive Director + staff

Technical Expert Committees

Discipline-oriented workgroups

Student Council

Autonomy versus control

Management

•personnel

•finances

•organisation

Policy

•processes

•policy instruments and desired output

•target groups

•social aims and policy results

Ex ante = strict hierarchical control

Ex post = result oriented - output financing - management agreements

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Present funding: resources

1st money flow: basic university allowance2nd money flow: budget allocated by the Flemish and federal governments for university research3rd money flow: policy directed and technological research 4th money flow: cooperation with private sector (scientific research, services and licenses)


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New funding mechanisms (2008 >)

Output funding: parameters (5%)- basic funding platform (5%)- incentive funding (policy priorities)- education related funding (55%)- research related funding (35%)


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7. UGent budget (1)

76,61%

3,38%

2,98%1,02%

1,10%

11,25%

3,25%

0,41% Direct government fundingFlemish Community

International organisations

Private sector

Right, royalties, overhead

Enrolment and examination fees

Financial revenues

Real estate

Miscellaneous


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7. UGent budget (2)

59,70%29,78%

10,52%Personnel

Operation

Depreciation


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Resource allocation models

• Autonomy and lump sum funding

• Distributive codes for distribution of resources

• More autonomy for faculties


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Distributive codes

Academic staff:

80% educational criteria

programmes offered (25%)

teaching load (45%)

dissertations etc (10%)

20% research


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Personnel categories

Professor : 2.2 to 1.3

Assistants: 1.4-1.00

Administrative staff: 1.30-0.65


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Students weighting

Students are weighted (cfr 1st money flow)

Alpha: Arts, Psychology & Pedagogy, Law, Political Sciences, Economics

Beta: Sciences, Applied Sc., Bio-sciences

Gamma: Medicine, Veterinary Sc., Pharm.


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Faculty Personnel Policy Plan

• Each faculty elaborates a personnel policy plan to be approved by the Board of Governors

• Each faculty can decide upon its own allocation model

• Promotions are taken into account (automatic and non-automatic)

• there are great differences among the faculties


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Thank you for your attention!

Prof. dr. Luc François


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