Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia (www.upjs.sk)

First Network Meeting, Berlin April 3 – 4, 2006

Eva Čellárová

Creativity in Higher EducationNetwork 4Creative Higher Education Institutions: Structures and leadership

Pavol Jozef Šafárik UniversityPavol Jozef Šafárik UniversityTechnical UniversityTechnical UniversityUniversity of Veterinary University of Veterinary MedicineMedicine

25 000 students in Košice25 000 students in Košice

Public 20 Act on higher education

Private 6 Non-gov institutions or founders approved by Ministry of Education

State 3 Ministries of the Slovak government

General principles of admission

secondary school-leaving certificate

results from secondary school

entrance examination (+/-)

System of a study

credit system follows the rules of ECTS - since 1998

In 2005/06 – ECTS & ECTS Information Package at all universities

credit system in all cycles of a study

Degrees

accredited study programmes three levels: Bc, Mgr (equivalent to MSc), PhD (3-4; 1-2; 3-4) „examina rigorosa“

1657 Academia Cassoviensis

1660 Golden Bull by the Roman Emperor Leopold I

recognition of academic degrees

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1959 Foundation of Pavol Jozef Safarik University

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Faculty of Medicine 1948

Faculty of Science 1963

Faculty of Law 1973

Faculty of Public Administration 1998

Institute of Phlilological and Social Sciences 2005

Faculty of Medicine2583

Faculty of Science 1828Faculty of Law

1314Faculty of Public Administration

886Institute of Phlilological and Social Sciences

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6664Government funding 72 %

Goverment research funding from grant agencies 8 %

Fee – international students 6 %

Fee – paid services 1 %

Other incomes 10 %

Benefits 2 %

Research funds from international sources 1 %

Bologna declaration Lisbon strategy Balance between education and research

Service to the community

Development of harmonious personality, tolerance, critical and independent way of thinking, self-confidence, national awareness

Local

Regional

National

International

Research

Education

Quality

Decision-making

Academic priorities: flexibility of a studydiversification of a study at MSc and PhD levelsincreasing number of PhD studentsinterdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research

Centralisation vs decentralisationRelationship to the society

Contractual and informal collaboration in research Particiaption in EUA horizontal networks Increase of success rate in European research programmes Increase of student and teacher mobilities on reciprocal basis Increase of attractiveness of the institution for the students from third countries, establishment of institutional contacts with Asian countries

Creative processCreative process

New University leadership declared CHANGE in 2003New University leadership declared CHANGE in 2003

finding new ideas and resourcesfinding new ideas and resources (leadership, academic staff)(leadership, academic staff)research system for young scientists, Centres of Excellence, diversification research system for young scientists, Centres of Excellence, diversification of study programmes at MS and PhD levels, new faculty ...of study programmes at MS and PhD levels, new faculty ...

transforming ideastransforming ideas(top and middle management)(top and middle management)

University rules and documents, University rules and documents, further improving and developing ideasfurther improving and developing ideas (leadership, management (leadership, management

and target groups)and target groups)based on experience, examles of good practisebased on experience, examles of good practise

implementing ideasimplementing ideas(leadership and decision-making bodies) (leadership and decision-making bodies) approval process approval process

AAttributes ttributes of cof creative problems solvingreative problems solving

optimismoptimism taking timetaking time being ready for changebeing ready for change break the routinebreak the routine get enough informationget enough information brainstormingbrainstorming keeping activekeeping active SWOTSWOT ability to re-define problemability to re-define problem plan for resultsplan for results asking questionsasking questions have a sense of humourhave a sense of humour

Every new idea is first ridiculed, Every new idea is first ridiculed, then it is violently opposed and then it is violently opposed and finally it is accepted as finally it is accepted as a common sense.a common sense.

Arthur SchopenhauerArthur Schopenhauer