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Gori Teaching University, Georgia

Leading and Managing Change in Higher Education (La MANCHE)

5th PARTNER MEETING

FINAL DISSEMINATION EVENT, September 16, 2015

Promoting leadership and change at

Alecu Russo Balti State University (USB)

through the La MANCHE project

Valentina PRITCANAna MUNTEAN,

Viorica CEBOTAROS

Alecu Russo Balti State University

Europe 2020 - 7 major initiatives

I. An intelligent growth

1. A digital agenda for Europe

2. A union of innovation

3. Youth on the move

II. A sustainable growth

1. An efficient Europe in terms of resource use

2. An industrial policy for the globalization era

III. An inclusive advantageous growth

1. An agenda for new skills and jobs

2. A European platform against poverty

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Argument. The Tempus programme theme is Governance

reform, and university autonomy policies, specifically for

Moldovan HEI is the modernization of higher education by:

- building governance and management capacities at HEIs;

- initiating sustainable dialogue on HE reforms among relevant

interest groups;

- empowering students to become more actively involved in

decision making at HEIs.

We recognize these challenges in the La Manche project

objectives

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How did we manage to promote

leadership and change at

Alecu Russo Balti State University (USB)

through the La MANCHE project ?

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of succes , leadership

determines if the ladder is leaning against the right wall! (Covey, 1989)

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MANAGEMENT VS. LEADERSHIP

COPE WITH THE COMPLEXITY COPE WITH THE CHANGE

“HARD” “SOFT”

STRATEGY

STRUCTURE

SYSTEMS

STYLE

MOTIVATION

SKILLS

Dissemination

We have disseminated the publications from the project which were referred to on-line in the INFORMATION BULLETIN:

the External Assessment Report on Leadership and Management Skills and Models in the Higher Education Institutions in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine,

the Changing Higher Education Institutions in Societies in Transition Indepth Study Report,

the Handbook of European Governance Practices in Higher Education,

the Student Engagement Toolkit,

the guidance materials and syllabi in Leadership and Change Management,

the Communication and Post-Project Dissemination Strategy.

promotion on the USB Website of the Project events

Involving students in Leading and Managing

Change in Higher Education

Conclusions

Activities at universities shall be student-centered

Students shall be involved in all spheres of university life

Students shall be responsible and make active choices

Student shall come to universities prepared to make their

choices

Participation in the

Young Leaders Academy

IUC, Bulgaria held in September 2014 a large scale of training and networking event for students from the La MANCHE consortium.

Two students from USBparticipated in the Young Leaders Academy (Irina Bors and Vadim Baraniuc ) who are student organization leaders and actively involved in the decision making processes at their home institutions.

Upon their return, they disseminated the information.

La MANCHE trainings

Involving teachers in Leading and Managing Change in Higher Education

How can we involve the managers in Leading and Managing Change in

USB through the La MANCHE project, TEMPUS IV Programme ?

Leading and Managing Change in Higher Education:

Team Work Significance. La MANCHE Public lecture

La MANCHE trainings

in Leading and Managing Change in Higher Education

La MANCHE Virtual Think Platform

Internaţionalizarea în contextul autonomiei universitare: provocări şi perspective

- comments in Romanian;

Internationalization in the context of university autonomy: challenges and perspectives

- comments in English;

TOTAL: more than 50 comments

Internationalization in the Context of Universities’ Academic Autonomy

La MANCHE National ConferenceChisinau, SAUM, 12th May 2015

Present the progress within the project since the last partner meeting in June 2014 in Yerevan

Comrat State University, 13th May 2015

We appreciate the interest and the involvement of Moldovan

partners in the La MANCHE project

Primary target groups: senior managers, deans of faculties, heads of administrative

units, heads of departments, faculty, and the student community at USB

Secondary target groups: senior managers, academic and non-academic staff, and

students of other HEIs from Moldova, as well as policymakers, representatives of

business and civil society

Instead of conclusions

The golden words of the LEADER

The six most important words: ,,I admit I made a mistake"

The five most important words: ,,You did a good job!"

The four most important words: ,,What is your opinion?"

The three most important words: ,,If you please"

The two most important words: ,,Thank you“

The one most important word: ,,We“

The least important word: ,,I"

Instead of conclusions

The golden words of the LEADER

UNIVERSITATEA DE STAT ,,ALECU RUSSO” DIN BĂLȚI

MD 3100, str. Puskin 38, Bălți, Republica Moldova

ALECU RUSSO BALTI STATE UNIVERSITY

MD 3100, 38, Puskin street, Balti, Republic of Moldova

Contacts:

Valentina PRITCAN,

Vice-Rector for Research

and International Relations

Tel. : +373 231 52 34

Fax: +373 231 52 439

GSM: +373 693 22 482

vpritcan@yahoo.com