Baltic Sea Region University Network

Implementing institutional strategy: problems and solutions

The 6th Baltic Seminar of University Administrators

Vilnius University, 13 and 14 May 2005

Preliminary programme

Venues: Vilnius University, Universiteto 3, Administration building, 1^st floor, Aula Parva
(room No 236)

Friday, May 13:

9.00 – 10.00     Registration, Coffee

10.00 –10.30    Welcome by Prof. Dr. Benediktas Juodka, Rector of Vilnius University

                      and Mr. Kari Hypponen, Director of Administration, University of Turku

10.30 – 12.00   Session chaired by Kari Hypponen,  University of Turku

1. Reforming Funding, Management and Governance in European Universities, Prof. Jose-Gines Mora, Centre for the Study of Higher Education Management (CEGES), Technical University of Valencia
2. Designing Reform of  Governance and Management in Lithuanian Universities, Prof. Juozas Rimantas Lazutka, Vice-Rector for Strategic Development, Vilnius University.

12.00 – 13.30 – Lunch

13.30 – 15.00   Session chaired by Prof. Juozas Rimantas Lazutka, Vilnius University

1. Balancing between Enterpreneurship and Academic Nature of the University, Prof. Michael Shattock, Institute of Education, University of London.
2. The Strategic Response by the University to the Sweeping Environmental Changes, Prof. Vytautas Pranas Pranulis, Chairman of the Strategic Development Committee, Vilnius University.

15.00 – 15.30 – Coffee break

15.30 – 17.00   Session Chaired by by Algimantas Lipinaitis, Vilnius University

1. Promoting institutional values and priorities in a context of the strategy of internationalization, Prof. Jakob Kübarsepp, Vice-Rector and  Ms. Madli Krispin Tallinn Technical University 
2. University Responsibilities and Staff Motivation, Prof. Siarhei Maskevich, Rector, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
3. Impact of Self-Assessment on Improvement of University Management, Prof. Jozef Gorniewicz, Vice-Rector, and Dr. Aleksander Socha, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

20.00 – Dinner hosted by Vilnius University. Restaurant “Rossini”, Stuokos-Guceviciaus 3.

Saturday, 14 May

9.00 – 10.30  Session chaired by Janis Stonis, University of Latvia

1. Creation and Implementation of Mission Statement and Strategic goals, Prof. Wieslaw Makarewicz, Rector, Medical University of Gdansk
2. Institutional Self-Evaluation: Lessons Learned, Mr. Algimantas Lipinaitis, Head of Strategic development Office, Vilnius University
3. Kaliningrad University: from “tacit” to “formal” strategy, Dr. Timur Gareev, Rector’s Assistant, Kaliningrad State University

10.30 – 11.00 - Coffee break

11.00 – 12.30  Session continued

1. Development towards Research University: what should be done, Dr. Indrikis Muiznieks, University of Latvia
2. Faculty management and administration, Dr. Risto Knuuti and Kari Hypponen University of Turku
3. Discussions

12.30 Farewell lunch at University Cafeteria

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