Barcelona Summer School on Higher Education Policy and Management
Training Professionals to Lead Innovative Institutions
18th - 21st June 2024
Hub Social Barcelona
Higher Education Institutions are facing an unprecedented set of common challenges, which require integrated responses in collaboration with government and socioeconomic agents and in alliance with other universities. In this context of enormous complexity, the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi) is launching a Higher Education Leadership and Management Hub aimed at enabling qualified professionals to establish new governance models and to lead processes of change and transformation at the forefront of the HEIs. The Barcelona Summer School on Higher Education Policy and Management is a new program designed to reach these goals.
From June 18 to 21 2024, the First Edition of the Barcelona Summer School on Higher Education Policy and Management was successfully held. Watch the video to know more about it.
Testimonials
Why this Summer School?
The Barcelona Summer School on Higher Education Policy and Management is a training and professional development programme for leaders and managers of higher education institutions around the world, as well as professionals from competent organisations in higher education such as government ministries, quality agencies and others.
The goal of the Barcelona Summer School is to train university leaders and managers with the knowledge, values, skills and experiences required to become agents of innovation and institutional transformation to lead a more resilient, sustainable and socially responsible university system. This is one of the core activities of the Higher Education Leadership and Management Hub of the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi).
For this reason, this intensive, innovative and face-to-face programme has been designed with theory and conceptual analysis, workshops and debates, as well as knowledge of managerial experiences and tools for institutional transformation and innovation.
The Barcelona Summer School programme is part of GUNi’s vision which comprehends universities as beacons for society, leading the knowledge society and generating a new social contract to be drivers of progress, justice, and welfare. In short, fully committed to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The programme recognises the global dimension of higher education and trains its participants to work in a diverse international environment through inter-institutional collaboration.
The teaching staff is made up of experts, professionals, and decision-makers with an international renown in the fields of higher education policy and management, as well as in the management of institutional innovation and transformation.
The Barcelona Summer School expects to welcome university leaders and managers from institutions and countries around the world, which in itself will help to foster personal and professional growth in a multicultural context.
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Universities as complex organizations. From old roots to a new social contract
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Universities as complex institutions
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Decision-making in professional organizations
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Are university roots an obstacle for change and innovation?
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The values of academy and universities
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The new social contract of universities. Implications for leadership and management
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Emerging topics for the transformation of higher education agenda
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The new agenda for research and innovation policies
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From institutions to university alliances? Managing complexity at international agenda
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Artificial Intelligence in higher education: impacts on management, research and teaching/learning
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The role of higher education in transformative shared agendas
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Community engagement : from a third mission to a core institutional policy?
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Sustainable development: from greenwashing to a real nuclear university policy?
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Managing the interrelations between cities/territories and universities
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education
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Leading and managing universities in the 21st century
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Transformative leadership: from managing the academy to leading social beacons?
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Effective management: the power of resilience and team building
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The old debate between academics and professionals: an obstacle for innovation and change?
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Is leadership unique everywhere in the globe? Cultural traditions and organization's history
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Personal experiences on leading and managing higher education institutions
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Programme
Speakers and lecturers
Eduard Aibar
Full professor of Science and Technology Studies, Open University of Catalonia (UOC).
Head of the Institutional Projects Office at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).
Josep Canals Molina
Secretary General of MedCities.
Master of Arts at the National University of Ireland and Doctor of Philosophy at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).
Engineer with a PhD in Education Sciences from Bourgogne University, France, and Head of the TVET section at UNESCO.
Former director of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia Park and Science and Technology Park of the University of Girona. Currently director of the Programa Catalunya Emprèn, Government of Catalonia.
Project Manager of the Department of Science and Universities, Barcelona City Council.
Higher Education Policy Expert at the Institute for the Development of Education, Croatia.
Head of Economic Strategy at the Secretariat of Economic Affairs and European Funds, Ministry for Finance and Economics, Government of Catalonia.
Head of the Innovation and Community Office at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia – Barcelona Tech (UPC).
Full professor and Head Director of the Intelligent Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Research Center (IDEAI-UPC).
Director of Different Angles Ltd, former Vice-President and Vice-Principal (Service), King’s College London.
Full professor of Engineering and Information and Communication Technologies and Serra Húnter Fellow at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF).
Associate Professor at the Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS), University of Twente (UT).
Founder of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Former Minister for Universities and Research of the Government of Catalonia, Former General Secretary of the European Research Council (ERC).
Economic and policy researcher at Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
Former President of the Magna Charta Observatory and President Emeritus of the University of Amsterdam.
Head of International Project Management (European Union projects) at the Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (ACEEU).
Vice-Dean for International Coordination and Internships at the Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Girona.
Senior Researcher at the Centre for Science and Tech Studies, Leiden University, UNESCO Chair in Diversity and Inclusion in Global Science.
President of the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) and Vice President for International and External Affairs at An Najah National University.
Research Professor and Director of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).
Professor of Applied Sciences at the University of Amsterdam and co-founder and advisor of EUniverCities.
What benefits will the participants gain?
Look in depth at emerging issues in the field of university policy and management.
Practically develop personal skills for the management of organisations and teams.
Guide your professional career towards the future and the ability to innovate and transform
Learn more about UNESCO and GUNi values in the field of higher education.
Meet and make direct contact with experts, managers and policymakers in the university setting, as well as colleagues from around the world in a multicultural context.
Who is it aimed at? Who can join?
The Summer School programme is aimed at university leaders and management professionals, coming equally from academic or management positions, as well as members of university networks, higher education agencies and ministries of state and international organisations. These professionals play key roles in the organisational structure of education institutions and are responsible for coordinating and implementing institutional policies and strategies within their areas of expertise. The programme is designed to endow them with the skills, values, knowledge, and tools required for effective leadership in an ever-changing education environment.
Through a combination of lectures, case studies, group discussions, and institutional visits, the participants will develop an in-depth understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing management in higher education, as well as practical strategies to address them. Upon completion of the programme, the participants will be better equipped to lead teams, implement institutional projects, and contribute to the overall success of their organisations.
Early bird
Until 15 May-
EXCEPT GUNI MEMBERS
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1800€
Standard rate
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EXCEPT GUNI MEMBERS
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1800€
The registration fee (general and GUNi members) for the Barcelona Summer School on Higher Education Policy and Management includes Summer School documentation, access to all sessions, coffee service and meals.
Please register and attach the documents required via the Conftool platform:
www.conftool.com/barcelona-summerschool-2024/
The number of places is limited. If you are interested, we recommend that you register before May 15th and benefit from the early bird. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis by GUNi Secretariat. Candidates will be informed in three days at latest.
The documents required to complete the registration form are:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Motivation letter
Cancellation Policy
If you are unable to attend, please note that requests for reimbursements must be sent to info@guni.org mail by 7th June 2024. In the case of registrations cancelled from 19th March 2024 to 7th June 2024, 10% of the fee will be withheld to cover administration costs. No reimbursements will be accepted after this date (7th June 2024).