Heads of University Management & Administration Network in Europe

Professional Pathways Programme

Programme Outline – all times in CEST (2023) and CET (2024)

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

Tuesday, 4 April 2023, online session

12:00

Professional Pathways Programme introductory webinar

HUMANE Professional Pathways Programme team

Sunday, 16 April 2023, commencement of the first residential programme

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

Monday, 17 April 2023

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

Tuesday, 18 April 2023

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

Wednesday, 19 April 2023

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

Wednesday, 7 June 2023, online session

12:00

First post-residential programme webinar.

HUMANE Professional Pathways Programme team and invited speakers

Three further online sessions will be held between September 2023 and January 2024
  • 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
Wednesday, 31 January 2024

17:00

Teams to submit their written reports

All Participants

Friday, 9 February 2024

17:00

Teams to submit their completed presentations

All Participants

Sunday, 18 February 2024

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

Monday, 19 February 2024

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

Tuesday, 20 February 2024

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