Project's Timeline
October 2008 - Interim Conference Novi Sad
December 2007/January 2008 - Study Trip
Nitra
- The Role and Principles of the Self Evaluation of the University, Responsibilities of Deans in Nitra (Prof.Ing. Dušan Húska, PhD., former dean of the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering and former Vice Rector)
- Restructuring of Rigid Education System to flexibile system for introduction of ECTS (ECTS Implementation) (Prof.Ing. Jozef Balla, CSc., former Vice Rector of the SUA in Nitra)
- Structure of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, decision making process at the University - Discussion (Prof.M. L.Bartošová, Vice Rector of SUA)
- The role of Deans and Vice-Deans in strategic planning (research, education and management), Academic freedom (rights and obligations with regard to curricula development, thesis, projects, mentorship)
- Involvement of students in the decision making process at the faculty and university in Nitra (structure of student organizations in Nitra, communication channels and tools between students and academic management) (Ing. Ivan Takáč, PhD. Student and student parliament representative)
Vienna
- Strategic Profile and University Autonomy, Leopold MÄRZ, BOKU
- The Introduction of Strategic Planning at BOKU Vienna (Prof. Dr. Hubert Dürrstein)
- The Student Representation at BOKU: Organisation, tasks and involvement into university management (Thomas Neudorfer, Head of student representation)
- Developing Quality Assurance Instruments under a Participatory Approach. Presentation and discussion (Mag. Thomas Guggenberger, Head of Quality Management)
- The BOKU research data base FIS: Selected functions and its relevance for evaluation processes. (Horst Mayr, reserach manager)
- Hohenheim
- Introduction into the Life Science Centre (Dr. Caroline Liepert)
- The role of the Faculty of Agriculture in strategic planning at Hohenheim (Prof. Rainer Doluschitz, Dean of Faculty Agricultural Sciences)
- LA Chemie (Regional Office for agricultural chemistry) An example of the link between science and practice (Prof.Dr. Hans Schenkel, Head of LA Chemie) Involvement of Regional Offices in strategic planning at the University of Hohenheim
- Introduction into the Experimental Stations of the University of Hohenheim (Dipl.agr.oec. Rainer Funk, Head of the Experimental Station for organic farming) Involvement of the experimental stations in strategic planning at the University of Hohenheim
- Introduction into the structure of student organizations in Hohenheim (Beate Fleck, student representative Euroleague) Involvement of students in the decision making process at the faculty and university in Hohenheim Communication channels and tools between students and academic management
- Introduction into strategic planning at the University of Hohenheim (Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans-Peter Liebig, Rector of the University of Hohenheim)
- Study Trip follow-up
Oktober 2007 - Tempus conference in Zagreb 24-25 10 2007