Professional Pathways Programme
TIME
SESSION
SPEAKER
12:00
Professional Pathways Programme introductory webinar
HUMANE Professional Pathways Programme team
15:45
Registration
16:00
- Introduction to the 2023-24 HUMANE Professional Pathways Programme
- Allocation of participants to their pathways team
- Briefing on team tasks to be completed over the course of the programme
- Pathways team meetings
HUMANE Professional Pathways Programme team
18:00
Drinks reception
19:00
Informal dinner
21:00
Return to hotels
09:00
Session one. Population ageing in Europe: what will be the impact on future higher education?
Professor Leo van Wissen, Professor of Economic Demography, University of Groningen, NL
10:00
Short break
10:15
Session two. Organisation design and re-structuring – the theory and the practice
Andrea Silvestri, General Director, University of Turin, IT
11:15
Short break
11:30
Session three. High impact, high risk, politically charged, technical projects and programmes – how should they be lead?
Cécile Chicoye, Consultant with the French Association of Heads of Administration (ADGS), FR
12:30
Lunch
14:00
Session four. The financial sustainability of Europe’s higher education systems: what might the future hold?
Professor Angelo Paletta, Full Professor of Business Administration and Head of the Department of Management, University of Bologna, IT
15:00
Short break
15:15
Session five. Leading and managing financial crises: art or science?
Esa Hämäläinen, Director of Administration and the Secretary General of the Board, University of Helsinki, FI
16:15
Professional pathways team meetings to begin fleshing out work programme for the next 10 months
All Participants
17:30
Return to hotels
19:30
Informal dinner
21:30
Return to hotels
09:00
Session six. Higher education’s new normal: how is it shaping up and what might the future hold?
Professor Claudia Loebbecke, Department of media and technology management, University of Cologne, DE
10:00
Short break
10:15
Session seven. Understanding the impact of emotions on leadership performance
Sarah Smith, Vice-Principal Leadership Development, University of Edinburgh; and Advanced Executive Coach, UK
11:15
Short break
11:30
Session eight. Implementing large scale, high impact service reform programmes: recognising and avoiding the bear traps
Stephan van Galen, Secretary-General, University of Groningen, NL
12:30
Light lunch
14:00
Team meetings on team tasks
All participants
16:30
Short campus tour
17:30
Return to hotels
19:30
Informal dinner
21:30
Return to hotels
09:00
Session nine. Higher education state of the sector. Imperatives for the post vaccine institution and resetting long-term strategy
John Workman, Managing Director, EAB, US
10:00
Short break
10:15
Session ten. People management – shaping a culture of high performance
Eric Pass, General Administrator, Hasselt University, BE
11:15
Short break
11:30
Team meetings on team tasks
All participants
12:30
Lunch
14:00
Depart for transport
12:00
First post-residential programme webinar.
HUMANE Professional Pathways Programme team and invited speakers
- Each meeting to be used to introduce new and stimulating material by invited speakers
- To take stock, monitoring progress against each team’s work plan
- HUMANE mentor to be available for these meetings to provide guidance and support, clarifying expectations and troubleshooting where and when necessary
- Teams will meet informally, as needed, in addition to these plenary online sessions for all participants
- Dates to be advised at the first residential programme, 16-19 April 2023
17:00
Teams to submit their written reports
All Participants
17:00
Teams to submit their completed presentations
All Participants
16:30
Concluding plenary of the 2023-24 Professional pathways Programme
HUMANE Professional Pathways Programme team
18:30
Drinks reception
19:30
Informal dinner
21:30
Return to hotel
09:00
Team meetings, presentations
All Participants
10:30
Short break
11:00
Team meetings, presentations
All Participants
12:30
Lunch
14:00
Team meetings, presentations
All Participants
15:30
Short break
16:00
Team meetings, presentations
All participants
17:00
Return to hotel
19:30
Informal dinner
21:30
Return to hotel
09:00
Structured feedback from panel of senior management practitioners
HUMANE Professional Pathways Team and senior management practitioners
12:00
Buffet lunch
12:30
Depart for transport
Please note that this programme outline will be subject to marginal changes regarding precise timings and the order in which speakers’ sessions take place