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The
Universitas 21 Heads of Administration is an informal group which enables
colleagues to share and exchange ideas and experiences and to improve practices
in University administration.
The U21
Heads of Administration have held four meetings: in Melbourne, the University of
British Columbia, McGill University and a joint meeting in Edinburgh and
Glasgow. Meetings are held every 18 to 24 months, but electronic exchanges are
more frequent.
The next Heads of Administration
will be held at Fudan University from 22 to 24 April 2009. Further
details can be found on the Events page.
The group
has a rotating convenership. The current convener of the group is Melvyn
Cornish, at the University of Edinburgh, who can be contacted at
University.Secretary@ed.ac.uk
At its
September 2006 meeting, the group noted:
- A
wish to facilitate and develop opportunities for administrative staff
exchanges and visits between U21 institutions, so as to broaden experience
and share good practice;
- A
willingness of participants to contribute to cyclical reviews of
administrative services at other member institutions;
- A
renewed willingness to pursue opportunities for benchmarking and exchange of
comparative data, initially on a small, but international, scale and with a
view to expanding participation subsequently;
- A
willingness on the part of the group to advise and support Presidents in
connection with specific U21 matters if so requested, but without in any way
cutting across the role of the U21 Managers;
- The
possibility that professional marketing staff at member institutions might
work with the U21 Secretariat on marketing the network;
- The
willingness of participants to act as an informal network for the electronic
exchange of advice and good practice, especially in response to specific
queries from members;
- The
role of Heads of Administration in embedding U21 activities in their
institutions, and facilitating participation in such activities;
- The
importance of those Heads of Administration who are not U21 Managers being
kept well informed about U21 and its activities.
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