The 2018 EUA Funding Forum focused on discussion and exchange of experiences among university leaders and managers and policy-makers. Keep yourself updated about the latest trends in university funding and governance and enjoy a highly interactive event that will give you new insights and inspiration to take home.
In the fourth edition of this biennial event, universities, public authorities and partners came together to exchange on the latest funding trends, opportunities and challenges of university funding.
This year’s Forum both featured well-known popular formats and step up interaction among participants through a variety of new activities. Expert panels, in plenary, framed the topics to introduce the discussion. Master classes provided an up-to-date overview of most recent trends in higher education and research funding. In the Forum “expert rooms”, university leaders and managers and policy-makers learnt from peers. Participants engaged with each other in learning cafés and roundtables. The event, which philosophy can be summarised by “share and learn to grow and improve”, focused on empowering institutions in financial and economic environments characterised by uncertainty and risk. Policy-makers had the opportunity to explore reform mechanisms of interest. In a nutshell, the Forum enriched the perspectives of both institutional leaders and policy-makers engaged in funding reforms and more broadly in change management.
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It is a pleasure for Ramon Llull University (URL) and for me as its Rector to host the 4th EUA Funding Forum in October 2018 and to welcome higher education representatives and leading stakeholders from all over Europe.
Ramon Llull University is a comprehensive private not-for-profit university created in 1991 that comprises 11 higher education and research institutions with a long tradition and a prestigious reputation in our country. At the time of its creation, the founder institutions chose a governance model based on the principles of federation.
With more than 19.000 students and over 2.000 staff, URL prepares future professionals using a comprehensive learning and teaching approach in small working groups and a close relationship between students and professors. This methodology allows not only to train professionals but also to help students to grow personally. Our commitment is to provide an all-embracing education, rooted in our identity and our shared values.
Our university project, committed to first-order scientific research and its internationalisation, is nowadays consolidated and over the last years, and through a persistent way, it has positioned our University in a remarkable place in the Catalan and Spanish university system.
As we had the opportunity to see in the last editions of the Forum, and as we can constantly see through the work of the EUA Public Funding Observatory, the funding of higher education and research institutions is a key topic of debate. This is important not only among universities, but also among governments and among the societies they represent. Therefore, we believe that strong support should be given to inclusive platforms like the Funding Forum that give the opportunity to establish productive debates and to share experiences and best practices among peers.
I would also like to invite all participants to enjoy Barcelona and its architectural heritage, its culture and its traditions, as well as its human wealth. We are doing everything within our reach to make sure that you will have a pleasant stay in Barcelona.
Finally, and on behalf of the EUA and on behalf of my university, I invite you to take part in this new forum of debate on university funding. Your knowledge, your experience, and your opinion are necessary.
Dr. Josep M. Garrell i Guiu
Rector, Ramon Llull University
About Ramon Llull University
Ramon Llull University (URL), created in 1991 and located in Barcelona, is a private, not-for-profit university, and promotes public service. Its main aim is to provide quality and personalised education to respond to society's needs.
URL comprises 11 higher education and research institutions with a long tradition and a prestigious reputation in Catalonia: IQS, Blanquerna, La Salle, Faculty of Philosophy, ESADE, Pere Tarrés Faculty of Social Education and Social Work, School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Sant Ignasi, Ebro Observatory University Institute, Vidal i Barraquer Mental Health University Institute, Borja Institute of Bioethics and ESDi Higher School of Design (an affiliated centre). It is one of the most innovative teaching institutions in Catalonia and in Spain as a whole, promoting academic and research excellence.
Photo © La Salle-URL
Join us in Barcelona to:
Interviewed by Susanne Barta, journalist, Italy. View recording
Moderated by Susanne Barta, journalist, Italy
1 - How to become a transformational leader?
Moderated by Thomas Estermann, Director, Governance, Funding and Public Policy Development, European University Association
2 - Economic impact studies of university activities
Moderated by Pedro Teixeira, Director, CIPES/University of Porto, Portugal
3 - Development of income-generating partnerships
Moderated by Enora Bennetot Pruvot, Deputy Director, Governance, Funding and Public Policy Development, EUA
4 - Designing an institutional efficiency strategy
5- Research Master Class 1
Contributions:
Moderated by Julia Iwinska, Strategic Planning Director, Central European University, Hungary
1 - Communicating the value of investment in higher education and research
Moderated by Nicky Old, Director of Communications and External Relations, Universities UK
2 - Public funding: all about performance?
Moderated by Marita Hilliges, Secretary General, Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions
3 - Innovative financial management – a quest for new sources of income
Moderated by Michael Murphy, President Emeritus, University College Cork, Ireland
4 - The next generation of European funding for universities
Moderated by Jurgen Rienks, Director International Strategy & Relations, Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU)
Chaired by Rolf Tarrach, President of the European University Association
Moderated by Liviu Matei, Provost, Central European University, Hungary
Moderated by Thomas Estermann, Director, Governance, Funding and Public Policy Development, European University Association
1 - Funding reform roundtable
Facilitated by Stephen Hwang, Vice-Chancellor, Halmstad University, Sweden
With contributions from Jovan Luzajic, Universities UK, and Kajetan Stransky-Can, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research
2 - Governance reform roundtable
Facilitated by Esa Hämäläinen, Director of Administration, University of Helsinki, Finland
With a contribution from Stanislav Lukac, MESA10, The Centre for Economic and Social Analyses, Slovakia
3 - The next generation of European funding
Facilitated by:
Research Master Class 2
Contributions:
Moderated by Pedro Teixeira, Director, CIPES/University of Porto, Portugal
1 - Financial instruments for universities
Moderated by Michael Casey, Director Finance & Operations, Irish Universities Association
2 - Efficiency-generating sector collaboration
Moderated by Veronika Kupriyanova, Policy & Project Officer, Governance, Funding and Public Policy Development, European University Association
3 - Investing in students
Moderated by Agnes Leyrer, Academic Cooperations Officer, Central European University, Hungary
4 - New models to support campus decisions
Moderated by Alexandra den Heijer, Professor of Public Real Estate and Leader of the Campus Research Team, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands