MODERN - European Platform Higher Education Modernisation

MODERN is a three-year EU-funded project (2009-2011) under the Lifelong Learning Programme (ERASMUS), which aims to respond to the Modernisation Agenda of the European Union and to the need to invest in people, support future leaders and encourage the professionalisation of higher education management (HEM) at all levels.
Under the leadership of ESMU (European Centre for Strategic Management of Universities) MODERN is a consortium of 10 core and 29 associate partners joining forces to provide a common answer to the fragmentation in the supply of management development programmes and of organizational support to HEIs, their leaders and managers.
MODERN is a web-based community project. The European platform is intended as an interactive information and meeting point for HEM providers, experts, target group learners and interested stakeholders. Other activities of the platform will include a survey on needs and demands for HEM programmes, five thematic conferences (governance, funding, quality and internationalization, regional innovation and knowledge transfer) as well as peer learning activities.

Training needs for leadership and management professions in European Higher Education Institutions
Survey info
European higher education is going through a transition period in which a new relationship between society and higher education institutions is being developed. As part of this new relationship the leadership and management structures and functions of higher education institutions are expected to become more professional. For this professionalisation specific investments and actions are needed. This questionnaire is part of an EU-funded project aimed at supporting the professionalisation by creating an open European Platform as an instrument for the dissemination of good practices and joint actions with respect to institutional leadership and management in higher education.
MODERN – European Platform Higher Education Modernisation – is a three-year EU-funded project (2009-2011) under the Lifelong Learning Programme (ERASMUS), which aims to respond to the Modernisation Agenda of the European Union and to the need to invest in people, support future leaders and encourage the professionalisaion of higher education management (HEM) at all levels.
Under the leadership of ESMU (European Centre for Strategic Management of Universities) MODERN is a consortium of 9 core and 30 associate partners joining forces to provide a common answer to the fragmentation in the supply of management development programmes and of organizational support to HEIs, their leaders and managers.
The questionnaire is specifically aimed at indentifying concrete training needs that higher education institutions in Europe have when it comes to their staff involved in leadership, management and administration functions.
Please take part in the MODERN survey and fill in the online questionnaire. Answer the questions by ticking the respective boxes or using the text fields for other answers in writing.  The questionnaire takes about 10 minutes to complete and is available here. All data will be treated confidentially. Should you have any questions, please contact: Crina Mosneagu (programmes@esmu.beThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it).