
Summer School Programme
Online Programme – Wednesday June 8, 12:00 CEST | ||
Preceding the residential component there will be introductory webinar focusing on team building. | ||
Sunday 4 September 2022 | ||
14:30 – 15:00 | Registration and coffee | |
15:00 – 15:20 |
Welcome and pre-programme briefing on the Summer School Welcome to the Summer School and introduction to the Freie Universität Berlin |
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15:20 – 17:00 | Workshop session: Acquiring & leveraging intercultural competence • Nannette Ripmeester, Founder & CEO of Expertise Labour Mobility, NL |
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17:00 – 17:30 | Q&A session on Summer School tasks • Ian Creagh, HUMANE Summer School Chair, UK • Nadine Burquel, HUMANE Summer School Director, BE |
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17:30 – 18:30 19:00 |
Welcome reception Welcome dinner |
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Monday 5 September 2022 | ||
Theme: | Contemporary practice in the transformation of professional support services in higher education institutions and systems: Lessons from the trenches | |
09:00 – 10:30 | Hidden enemies of strategy execution • Gary Guadagnolo, Director, EAB Washington DC, US • John McMillian, Managing Director, EAB Global, US |
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10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:00 – 12:30 | Transformation at University College Ghent • Koen Goethals, Rector, University College Ghent, BE Transformation at Universitat Pompeu Fabra • Oriol Amat, Rector, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, ES |
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12:30 – 12:45 | Coffee break | |
12:45 – 13:15 | Plenary panel session: Lessons learned and lessons to learn over the course of the programme • Koen Goethals, Rector, University College Ghent, BE • Oriol Amat, Rector, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, ES • Gary Guadagnolo, Director, EAB Washington DC, US • John McMillian, Managing Director, EAB Global, US |
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13:15 – 14:30 | Lunch | |
14:30 – 16:00 | First case study presentation: Transformation at the University of Glasgow • Chris Green, Chief Transformation Officer, University of Glasgow, UK2 |
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16:00 – 17:00 | Summer School team task, session 1: Assigning team roles and role rotation, agreeing team behaviours and team procedures & methods; clarifying team objectives and the week’s work programme; designing a framework for self-assessing team performance Coffee available |
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17:30 19:00 |
FU Berlin Campus Tour Dinner |
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Tuesday 6 September 2022 | ||
Theme: | Defining, designing and delivering an institutional transformation process: leadership, governance, management and method Learning from where others have gone before us |
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09:00 – 10:00 | Workshop part one: Processes for defining a transformational strategic model: visioning a future state, clarifying requirements and benefits, and setting objectives • Grete Kvernland-Berg, Partner, PA Consulting Norway, NO |
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10:00 – 10:15 | Coffee break | |
10:15 – 11:15 | Workshop part two: Designing the new operating model: making difficult choices, meeting challenges and dealing with organisational dilemmas • Grete Kvernland-Berg, Partner, PA Consulting Norway, NO |
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11:15 – 11:30 | Coffee break | |
11:30 – 12:30 | Workshop part three: The tactics of executing a strategic organisational transformation: power, politics and action…and watch-outs for the uninitiated • Grete Kvernland-Berg, Partner, PA Consulting Norway, NO |
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12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
14:00 – 15:30 | Second case study presentation: Transformation at the University of Helsinki • Antti Savolainen, Director of Administrative Services, University of Helsinki, FI |
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15:30 – 16:30 | Summer School team task, session 2: Applying the day’s learning sessions to the case studies, identifying gaps in understanding, commence giving shape of team outputs Coffee available |
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17:15 20:00 22:30 |
Bus transfer from the hotel to evening tour and restaurant Dinner Bus transfer to the hotel |
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Wednesday 7 September 2022 | ||
Theme: | Digitalisation as a driver of change; leadership and communication of change | |
09:00 – 10:30 | The politics of the transformation business case: wining the argument for a case for change | |
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:00 – 12:30 | Digital transformation | |
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
14:00 – 15:30 | Leadership, communications and cultural change | |
15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee break | |
16:00 – 18:00 | Summer School team task, session 3: Applying the day’s learning sessions to the case studies, identifying gaps in understanding, first draft of team outputs to be agreed by team |
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19:00 | Team(s) working dinner | |
Thursday 8 September 2022 | ||
Theme: | Change leadership teams: self-reflection, authenticity, perception | |
09:00 – 10:10 | Workshop part one: Authentic leadership and teamwork • Britta Piel, Head of Unit and Deputy Director, Centre for International Cooperation, FU Berlin, DE |
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10:10 – 10:25 | Coffee break | |
10:25 – 11:25 | Workshop part two: Authentic leadership and teamwork • Britta Piel, Head of Unit and Deputy Director, Centre for International Cooperation, FU Berlin, DE |
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11:25 – 11:40 | Coffee break | |
11:40 – 12:00 | Workshop part three: Authentic leadership and teamwork • Britta Piel, Head of Unit and Deputy Director, Centre for International Cooperation, FU Berlin, DE |
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12:00 – 1300 | Summer School team task, session 4: Teams’ outputs to be finalised; board memo to be submitted by no later than 16:30; presentations to be lodged by 09:00 on Friday |
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13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
14:00 – 16:30 | Summer School team task, session 4 (continuation) Coffee available |
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19:30 20:00 22:30 |
Bus transfer to dinner Dinner Bus transfer to the hotel |
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Friday 9 September 2022 | ||
09:00 – 09:40 | Parallel Sessions: Teams present their work and receive feedback • HUMANE representatives |
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09:40 – 10:00 | Coffee break | |
10:00 – 10:40 | Parallel Sessions: Teams present their work and receive feedback • HUMANE representatives |
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10:40 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:00 – 12:00 | Plenary Session: Feedback to all teams from the panel Room L115 • HUMANE representatives |
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12:00 – 12:30 | Closing plenary session and certificate presentations | |
12:30 – 13:30 | Closing lunch |
Note: the programme is subject to marginal change.
Important information:
HUMANE and Freie Universität Berlin fully intend to deliver the Summer School in Berlin. If however, public health restrictions associated with the Covid-19 pandemic require it to be postponed, participants will be notified with as much notice as possible.
Neither HUMANE nor the Freie Universität Berlin are liable for any losses, accidents or damage to persons or objects during the Summer School in Berlin. Participants attending the Summer School in Berlin do so at their own risk and responsibility.