Gent Uppsala Leading Universities in a Global Context Groningen Göttingen U4 Leadership Programme 2012–2013 University N e two r k

Universities have become increasingly complex, in an environment of greater dynamics and increased The programme will span a 2-year period, with one meeting each semester, comprising four 2-day uncertainty. The role of university leaders as stewards of complex organisations has become more meetings in total. Each of the four universities will host the programme on one occasion. demanding. The activities of reporting, analysing, measuring, monitoring and evaluating are central Participants are also expected to take part in four 100-minute sessions at their own university, concerns at various university levels. The combination of competition among universities and preparing for the programmes of the next meeting, formulating personal learning needs or technological, financial, social and political changes has placed new demands on university focusing on transfer of the former sessions at their own university. The four 100-minute sessions leaders.This programme focuses on university leadership and the development of scientific talent will be arranged by the organiser at the home university. and high-quality performance. The programme also investigates the need for transparency and The first meeting at Gronningen includes an introductory session on the U4 universities. This accountability in today’s European universities, change management and preparation of universities meeting will start on a Wednesday afternoon (a “tuning-in session”) and end on Friday at 15.00. and ourselves for the future. The other three meetings will start on Thursdays at 9.00 and end on Friday at 15.00. The programme will be based on active participation, U4 expertise and blended learning. Aims of the programme: • Increase U4 cooperation with a focus on strategic leadership Ghent University Interested in applying • Create international leadership networks inside U4 Inge Vanheule • Develop and share knowledge and experiences of international trends, problems for the programme? [email protected] Please get in touch with your contact person and solutions within a trusted environment Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25 B - 9000 Ghent, Belgium Who can attend? The target group comprises top level executives at U4 universities. A fixed tel. +32 (0)9 264 31 11 number of 20 participants follow the entire programme. Five persons (deans and directors) from each university are selected to maintain a ‘high profile’ programme aimed at creating new networks University of Groningen and new skills in current leadership issues. Dicky Tamminga [email protected] PO Box 72 What will you learn? Each of the four venues will deal with a main theme. At Groningen, 9700 AB Groningen, Nederlands we shall be focusing on developing scientific talent and discussing, in particular, aspects of Tel: +31 (0)50 363 91 11 internationalisation, diversity and leadership. Uppsala’s main issue will be top-quality university leadership, dealing in particular with aspects of what makes a university, quality and effects of - University of Göttingen ranking. Ghent will be concentrating on issues relating to governance, transparency and accounta- Wilhelmsplatz 1 bility in a European context. The final meeting at Göttingen will address the questions of change 37073 Göttingen, Germany management and the future of universities. Tel. +49 (0)551 / 39-0

Uppsala University Thematic sessions Host Timing Carin Eriksson Lindvall [email protected] Developing Scientific Talent Groningen 23+24+25 May 2012 Box 256 751 05 Uppsala, Sweden Tel: +46 (0)18-471 00 00 Leading top quality universities Uppsala 11+12 October 2012 What is U4? U4 is a strategic partnership between the universities of Ghent, Göttingen, Creating transparency and accountability Groningen, and Uppsala. U4 was founded in 2008, although the roots of the partnership go in European universities Ghent 21+22 March 2013 back far beyond 2008. The partnership stands for preferential, but not exclusive, cooperation in European and Managing Change and Preparing for the Future Göttingen Autumn 2013 international projects, the development of joint initiatives in research and education and the organisation and promotion of staff and student exchange.