Winter School Alumni Network

Thomas Estermann

Chairman WSAN

EUA Senior Programme Manager

Winter School VI

Barcelona 4. February 2008

Overview of the presentation

• History• Aims• Organisation• Activities• Activities 2008• Future Development

History

• Set up after a first follow up seminar in Karlsruhe in October 2003

• Demand for further training• Demand for exchange of experiences • Method of maintaining contact

Aims• Continue professional development of WS participants• Exchange ideas and experiences • Increase the knowledge and skills of alumni • Promote professional network of senior administrators• Complement the work of HUMANE• Disseminate good practice among members• To provide a platform for contacts in the alumni’s

professional field and career development • Encourage mobility

Introduction

• All Winter School alumni are members• More than 150 members from over 60 different

Universities• Activities and development coordinated through a

Steering Group• Steering Group represents different countries and

WS• Collaborative approach between HUMANE, Winter

School and Alumni

Steering Group Members

• Thomas Estermann Chairman 1 EUABE

• Russell Ashworth 1 ManchesterUK

• Sophie Bowen 3 BirminghamUK

• Liduine Bremer 1 AmsterdamNL

• Giovanna Filipini 1 Bologna IT• Mary Hughes 2 University of Kent

UK• Monserrat Masolivier 4 Autònoma Barcelona E

Incorporation in HUMANE

• Membership fee of 85 Euros p.a. for WS institutions

• Independent working committee of HUMANE

• 1 Steering Group member at HUMANE EC and Round

Table meetings

• Alumni Access to HUMANE seminars (with full member)

• Presentations by alumni at HUMANE seminars

• 1 joint HUMANE and WSAN seminar

Core Activities• Annual Seminars

• Study visits and exchanges

Seminar

• 2 Days starting on a Friday

• Personal reflection by the local Head of Administration

• Key note presentation by external speaker

• Alumni presentations

• Working groups looking at different aspects of the topic

• Group exercise to apply lessons

• Discussion and exchange of experience

Past SeminarsKarlsruhe: Competition in Higher Education

Bologna: Change Management in Higher Education

Amsterdam: Enhancing Quality in Higher Education

Madrid: From Abstract to Action: Translation of strategy and policy to practice

Manchester: People Management

Study visits

• Programm with certification by HUMANE• But also informal exchange• Example:

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam / University of Helsinki• 5 Faculty Directors to solve problems in

administration between Faculties• Purpose to learn from Helsinki Experience

Other Activities for Alumni• Presentations at seminars

• Research projects for HUMANE

• Participation at ESMU seminars and benchmarking activities

• Seminar organisation

• Working groups on specialist themes

• Representation of WSAN at HUMANE meetings

• Contribution to Newsletters, HUMANE Bulletin and other publications

• Web site

Website

• Information about past und future seminars

• Contact details of all alumni

• Working groups

• To be developed:

• Profile of alumni

• Thematic working groups

Seminar Madrid

• Screenshot

WSAN Activities 2008

• HUMANE/WSAN seminar on Human Resources Coimbra 19 – 20 September 2008

• WSAN seminar on “Understanding, Working With and Changing Organisational Cultures” Berlin 14 - 15 November 2008

HUMANE Activities 2008• To attend with your HoA

• HUMANE Annual Conference Amsterdam 9 – 10 May 2008

WSAN Further Development• Maintain quality level of seminars• Develop study visits• Develop working groups• Develop homepage

• Further training possibilities

ConclusionsWSAN offers:

• Stimulating professional training

• Access to a wide network of Senior Administrators

• Possibility to exchange ideas and experiences

• Presentation opportunities to leaders of European Universities

• Research opportunities to develop HE management knowledge and practice

• Continuing Professional Development

• Participate actively in the network

• Attend seminars

• Offer valuable experiences to others

• Offer presentations

• Offer study visits if you have something interesting to show

• Update your contact information

CONTACT AND INFORMATION:

http://www.humane.eu/Winter-School-Alumni-Network.14.0.html

thomas.estermann@eua.be

Expectations

• What are your expectations?