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
Venue: Hotel Internazionale, Via Indipendenza 60, 40121 Bologna

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

19:00

Informal drinks and dinner in a local restaurant

21:00

Return to hotels

Monday, 17 April 2023
Venue: Academy of Sciences, University of Bologna, Sala Manfredi, ground floor, Via Zamboni 31, Bologna

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

Old library tour

18:00

Return to hotels

19:30

Informal dinner

21:30

Return to hotels

Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Venue: Academy of Sciences, University of Bologna, Sala Manfredi, ground floor, Via Zamboni 31, Bologna

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
Venue: Academy of Sciences, University of Bologna, Sala Manfredi, ground floor, Via Zamboni 31, Bologna

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

Four online sessions will be held between June and November 2023
  • 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
  • Each team, when in Action Learning Set mode, will meet independently and regularly between June 2023 and January 2024
  • An additional webinar may be scheduled between December and January, if needed, to assist with the preparation of Team reports to be submitted in late January and discussed at the second residential in February 2024
ONLINE SESSION: Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 12:00-13:30 CEST

12:00

When it all goes terribly wrong

Adrian Graves, former Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Salford, UK

13:00

Professional Pathways Teams – check-in

Ian Creagh, Professional Pathways Programme Facilitator, UK

ONLINE SESSION: Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 12:00-13:30 CEST

12:00

Leading and Managing Risk: appetite or aversion?

Nicola Owen, Deputy Chief Executive (Operations), Lancaster University, UK

13:00

Professional Pathways Teams – check-in

Ian Creagh, Professional Pathways Programme Facilitator, UK

ONLINE SESSION: Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 12:00-13:30 CET

12:00

The EdTech revolution is underway in higher education: how prepared are you to lead digital transformation?

Leo Zhadanovsky, Chief Technologist for Education, Amazon Web Services, US

13:00

Professional Pathways Teams – check-in

Ian Creagh, Professional Pathways Programme Facilitator, UK

ONLINE SESSION: Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 12:00-13:30 CET

12:00

Getting to grips with finance: the IQ and the EQ of financial stewardship

Marianna Bom, Chief Financial Officer, Aalto University, FI

13:00

Professional Pathways Teams – check-in

Ian Creagh, Professional Pathways Programme Facilitator, UK

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

Participants arrive at hotel. Teams arrange informal meetings at hotel or nearby to discuss Monday and Tuesday’s proceedings

HUMANE Pathways team

19:00

Drinks reception and informal dinner, the address of the venue is indicated in the practical information web page

21:00

Return to hotels

Monday, 19 February 2024

09:00

Presentation of the final ALS report: Team ORANGE

Facilitated by lead commentator:
Ian Creagh, Professional Pathways Programme Facilitator, UK

10:20

Coffee break

10:50

Presentation of the final ALS report: Team GREEN

Facilitated by lead commentator:
Andrea Silvestri, General Director, University of Turin, IT

12:10

Buffet lunch break

13:30

Presentation of the final ALS report: Team BLUE

Facilitated by lead commentator:
Eric Pass, General Administrator, Hasselt University, BE

14:50

Coffee break

15:20

Presentation of the final ALS report: Team PURPLE

Facilitated by lead commentator: Sarah Smith, Vice-Principal Leadership Development, The University of Edinburgh; and Advanced Executive Coach, UK

16:40

Brief wrap-up of day’s proceedings

HUMANE Professional Pathways Team

16:50

Return to hotels

19:00

HUMANE, Professional Pathways celebration dinner, the address of the venue is indicated in the  practical information web page

21:30

Return to hotels

Tuesday, 20 February 2024

09:00

Tour de table: personal journeys and learning points from individual participants’ involvement in the Pathways programme and Action Learning Set process

Facilitated by Ian Creagh and Sarah Smith

10:00

Short coffee break

10:20

Facing up to the personal challenges of change leadership

Sarah Smith

10:50

Some takeaway tools for leading and managing successful change

Ian Creagh

11:20

Participants’ online evaluation of the programme

All participants

11:30

Light buffet lunch

12:30

Depart for transport