MBA in Academic Management | Advanced Studies

MBA Program

ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT

Dear Colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that the University of Basel announces the new graduate de-gree program in Higher Education Manage-ment and Leadership. The new program addresses the growing demand for well-trained professional higher education man-agers who work at the interface between academic and administrative leadership. Graduates will be prepared to understand the complexity of management in a modern university.With its broad array of focal areas and courses, this innovative MBA is directed at academics in various positions of higher education academic staff management in universities.

As Rector of the University of Basel and Director of this program, I invite applications and look forward to welcoming you to this innovative degree program.

Sincerely,

Antonio LoprienoRector, University of Basel

WELCOME

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Degree ......................................................................................... 6

Target Audience/Professional Profi les ......................................... 7

Summary ...................................................................................... 8

Modules and Focal Areas ............................................................ 8

Approach ...................................................................................... 9

Overview of Modules ................................................................ 10

Admissions ................................................................................. 17

Language of Instruction ............................................................. 17

Organizing Institution and Program Management ..................... 17

Academic Assessment .............................................................. 17

Location of the Program and Excursions ................................... 17

Teaching Staff ............................................................................. 17

Program Objectives ................................................................... 19

Registration ................................................................................ 21

Costs .......................................................................................... 21

Financial Support ....................................................................... 21

Accommodations ....................................................................... 21

Dates .......................................................................................... 21

Information ................................................................................. 22

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The University of Basel confers upon grad-uates the degree of Master of Business Administration in Academic Manage-ment. Additionally, a diploma supplement is issued detailing the content and scope of the program and the participant’s academic achievements.

DEGREE

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AUDIENCE/PROFESSIONAL PROFILES

The international MBA in Academic Manage-ment is aimed at academics from all disci-plines with leadership, management, and administrative responsibilities. By focusing on the core areas of quality, interaction, and development at universities, graduates gain the qualifi cations required to succeed in positions at universities that demand high levels of management expertise. Graduates of this MBA will

• obtain the knowledge and skills required to successfully shape management conditions within the university, taking into account all stakeholders involved.

• develop useful and current strategies for their management area in a national and international context and structure these appropriately and effectively in their academic organization.

• acquire the ability to create meaningful interfaces between academia and management by gaining an understand-ing of the issues of availability and orientation from the perspective of academic disciplines. This will enable them to make a nuanced obser vation and evaluation of complex management situations.

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This part-time, internationally oriented degree program provides academics with the opportunity of high level continuing ed-ucation and to obtain an additional qualifi ca-tion in university management. The degree program takes a total of two and a half years (including fi nal thesis) and consists of two modules. After the fi rst module, it is possi-ble to interrupt one’s studies and resume

the second module at a later time. The degree program corresponds to a total of 63 ECTS credit points, one third of which are acquired in face-to-face seminars. The seminars take place once a month in blocks of two to three days (dates available at www.advancedstudies.ch).

SUMMARY

MODULES AND FOCAL AREAS

1st Year: Module 1 – UniversityProfessional management of the key areas of university work: research and teaching

Focal Area 01: The university as an institution from a global perspective

Focal Area 02: Research and teaching as key areas of university work

Focal Area 03: Personnel and organizational development at universities

Focal Area 04: Quality assurance at universities

2nd Year: Module 2 – StrategyStrategic management and continued development of a higher education institution

Focal Area 05: Quality development at universities

Focal Area 06: Governing and governance

Focal Area 07: Strategic controlling

Focal Area 08:Strategy development at universities

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In each focal area, the question of how to ensure quality, interaction, and develop-ment will be addressed and approached from three perspectives:

• Management perspectives• Academic perspectives• Expert discussions with managers with

leadership responsibilities

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Governing and Governance

Focal Area 01

University as an Institution

Focal Area 02

Research and Teaching

Focal Area 03

University as an Organization

Focal Area 04

Quality Assurance

Final Thesis

Year 1Module 1:University

Expert Discussions

ManagementPerspectives

Academic PerspectivesYear 2

Module 2:Strategy

Focal Area 05

Quality Development

Expert Discussions


Academic Perspectives

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TARGET POSITIONS

DESCRIPTION

Building and expanding university-related leadership and management skills for pro-fessors, heads of institutes and depart-ments, deans, faculty managers, and those responsible for specifi c tasks in an academic unit.

Module 1 focuses on the professional man-agement of the key areas of university work – research and teaching – taking into account personnel development and quality assurance.

MODULE 1: UNIVERSITYFOCAL AREAS 01–04

Focal Area 01

University as an Institution

Focal Area 02

Research and Teaching

Focal Area 03

University as an Organization

Focal Area 04

Quality Assurance

Year 1Module 1:University

Expert Discussions


Academic Perspectives

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FOCAL AREA

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IntervisionManagement of Quality Conditions

Change Management

Expert Discussions

What Is Quality?Management Positions

Perspective Sustainability

Perspective Diversity Intervision

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Third Space?Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning

Interface University – Politics/Economy/Society, Dealing with Grant Funding

Closing and Conclusions

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Vision – Concept – Plan

The Fiction of Probable Reality

Paradigm Change

How Newness Enters the University

Higher Education Development

Economics of Education

Budget Allocation

Rankings & Benchmarking

Marketing

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Expert Discussions

Operative versus Strategic Controlling

Multiyear Periods & Strategic Reference

Finance Structure of a University

Indicator Systems

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Final Exam

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Final Thesis

Amsterdam: Context Event

Amsterdam: Expert Discussions

Context EventExpert Discussions

IntervisionLeadership and Management Models

Structures of External Communication

Structures of Internal Communication

Steering Models, Management, Policy

Training: Communication

Communication Sociology

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Key Area Teaching: Leading, Coordinating, and Developing

Key Area Teaching: Continued

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01Institution: What Is a University?Frameworks – Spectrum – Future

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Expert Discussions

Key Area Research: Leading, Coordinating, and Developing

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Theoretical Foundations of Research

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Key Areas: Research and TeachingDifferent Academic Disciplines and Their Core Processes

JUL – OCT

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Quality: Introduction to Quality ManagementQuality Assurance

Expert Discussions

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University Policy Case Study: Switzerland

Legal Foundations of Higher Education Institutions Internationally

Universities in International Comparison

Project Management

Being a University: the University in the 21st Century

Illustrative Research Projects

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Intervision

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Key Area Research: Continued

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How Are Key Areas Managed?

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Organization: Personnel and Organizational Development Starting Points, Key Levers, and Critical Issues

Berlin:Context Event

Berlin:Expert Discussions

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Psychological Principles of Reality Construction

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Conflict Management

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Organizational Culture

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Personnel and Organizational Development

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Introduction to Quality Management

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Quality AssuranceThe Whole Is More than the Sum of Its Parts

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Completion and Review

Expert Discussions

Academic Perspective

Management Perspective

Interactive Tasks

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Educational Technologies

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Governing & Governance: Policy – Leadership – CommunicationFraming Conditions for the Shaping of Decisions and Communication

Strategy: Development, Positioning and Profile Formation



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TARGET POSITIONS

DESCRIPTION

Building and expanding strategic leader-ship and management skills for (future) members of the rectorate, managers of university services (including administra-tion), and heads of department.

Module 2 focuses on the strategic man-agement and continued development of a higher education institution, taking into account quality development, governance, controlling, and profi le formation.

MODULE 2: STRATEGYFOCAL AREAS 05–08

Focal Area 08

Strategy Development

Focal Area 07

Strategic Controlling

Focal Area 06

Governing and Governance

Final Thesis

Expert Discussions


Academic PerspectivesYear 2

Module 2:Strategy

Focal Area 05

Quality Development

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Applicants must have a university degree, research and teaching experience, and pro-fessional experience in a higher education environment. Candidates will be selected in an application process. A maximum of 24 students can be enrolled on the program.

Students must have completed the follow-ing to meet the required aims of the degree program:

• Participation in face-to-face seminars (minimum: 80%)

• 5 documented intervisions• 8 interviews with managers from the

higher education environment(individual and group work)

• 3 assessments of academic perfor-mance in communication/interaction

• Final examination for Module 1(covering the fi rst 4 focal areas)

• Final written examination covering all focal areas in the program (certain areas can be given special focus)

• Final thesis

ADMISSIONS ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT

The degree program is taught in English. Assessments of academic performance can be provided in English, German, or French.

The program is taught in Basel. Module 1 includes an excursion to Berlin, and Module 2 an excursion to Amsterdam.

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONLOCATION OF PROGRAM AND EXCURSIONS

Organizing Institution:Rectorate of the University of Basel

Program Director: Professor Antonio Loprieno, Rector of the University of Basel

Program Manager: Gerhild Tesak

The degree program is taught by specialists from the various perspectives and focal areas.

ORGANIZING INSTITUTION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TEACHING STAFF

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In addition to broadening the participants’ horizons through a range of integrative knowledge, the degree program has three main aims:

Future Viability:The participants recognize what is required to shape the future of the university as an institution situated at the interface between scholarship and society, and are able to fur-ther develop the higher education institution in a sustainable manner.

Interaction Skills:The participants create appropriate, profes-sional structures for university communica-tion and participation, and deal competently with representatives of various academic disciplines, higher education policy, and the economy.

Implementation Strengths:The participants solve management prob-lems by employing academic insights and methods and developing integrated strate-gies based on normative reasoning.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

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Every two and a half years a new program cycle starts. The fi rst group will start in November 2014. The face-to-face seminars take place once a month in blocks of two to three days (dates available at www.advancedstudies.ch).

Registrations must be submitted online. The form can be downloaded from the web-site www.advancedstudies.ch. Applicants who meet the admission requirements will be invited to attend an interview.

Application deadline: September 1, 2014

Late applications may be considered in ex-ceptional circumstances.

DATES

APPLICATIONS

COSTS

Participants can apply for fi nancial support.

Possibilities for accommodation can be provided to participants following registra-tion.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

ACCOMMODATIONS

Fees for the MBA in Academic Manage-ment are CHF 20,500 (Module 1: CHF 7,800, Module 2: CHF 12,700). The fees cover teaching and learning materials as well as examinations but do not include travel costs, accommodation, or meals.

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If you have any questions or would like any further information, please contact the Program Manager, Gerhild Tesak.

E-mail: [email protected]: +41 61 267 12 32

INFORMATION

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Subject to modifi cations.© MBA Program in Academic Management, April 2014Design: BSSM WerbeagenturPrint: Gremper AGTranslation: UNIWORKS

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