scholarly journals Analysis of the experience of student participation in the implementation of effective governance based on the example of UK universities

2019 ◽  
pp. 51-64
Author(s):  
Lesya Chervona
Keyword(s):  
Student Involvement ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
University Governance ◽  
Governance Structures ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
University Management ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
The University ◽  
Governance Processes

The article focuses on the analysis of governance structures and the experience of student involvement in the university governance processes of two leading UK universities, the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. The purpose and practice of involving students in governance processes, as decision-makers, as equal partners, is now an important task in the development of the EHEA. To research the practices of leading European universities in this aspect can be useful for Ukrainian higher education institutions. To this end, the governance structures of the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford are considered, as well as the basic mechanisms for involving students in governance processes. Both universities are self-governing communities with management mechanisms that respond to their missions and core values. University management systems are based on rules and principles and they are accountable and transparent to all stakeholders, including students. As for engaging students in the processes of university governance, two main mechanisms are identified: student representation in various university structures and feedback from students. Student representatives are an integral part of the university's governance structure. They are elected so that each level of representation is consistent with the next. In order for student representatives to be able to effectively perform their representative functions, an extensive network of necessary information and support is posted on student union sites. An important mechanism for student involvement in governance processes is student feedback. Universities promote this cooperation via various ways: focus groups on urgent issues; nationwide student survey; Inter-University Student survey ‘Student Barometer’; the opportunity to submit students’ initiative (for example, "I have an idea"); student advisory groups and others.

The impact of publications in core public choice journals: an analysis of institution rankings

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franklin G. Mixon ◽  
Kamal P. Upadhyaya
Keyword(s):  
Public Choice ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
Oxford University ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
Emory University ◽  
University Of Göttingen ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Published Research

This study examines the impact of research published in the two core public choice journals – Public Choice and the Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice – during the five-year period from 2010 through 2014. Scholars representing almost 400 universities contributed impactful research to these journals over this period, allowing us to rank institutions on the basis of citations to this published research. Our work indicates that public choice scholarship emanating from non-US colleges and universities has surged, with the University of Göttingen, University of Linz, Heidelburg University, University of Oxford, University of Konstanz, Aarhus University, University of Groningen, Paderborn University, University of Minho and University of Cambridge occupying ten of the top 15 positions in our worldwide ranking. Even so, US-based institutions still maintain a lofty presence, with Georgetown University, Emory University, the University of Illinois and George Mason University each holding positions among the top five institutions worldwide.

Comprehensive Reform of the University Governance System in China

2019 ◽  
pp. 68-81
Author(s):  
Yan Wang ◽  
Ruixue Li
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
University Governance ◽  
Leadership Position ◽  
Governance System ◽  
World Class ◽  
Comprehensive Reform ◽  
The University ◽  
Tongji University

This chapter introduces and discusses changes with respect to the university governance system in China which is in the process of creating a world-class university by taking Tongji University as an example. It presents an analytical framework on the basis of four powers: (1) the internal democratic nature of the governance structure, (2) the external involvement in university governance, (3) the level of centralization of the decision-making authority in the university, and (4) the concentration of authority in an individual leadership position versus authority in a collective body or spread over various collective bodies. It analyzes and summarizes the reforms of three colleges at Tongji University in these four aspects and puts forward some reasonable suggestions for other universities.

scholarly journals A day in the life of a Patent Attorney

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 38-39
Keyword(s):  
Master's Degree ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
National Institutes Of Health ◽  
Patent Attorney ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
The Us ◽  
Cellular Biochemistry ◽  
Master’S Degree ◽  
The University

Steve Cuss is a trainee patent attorney in Chemical and Life Sciences. He graduated from the University of Oxford with a Master's degree in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. Steve completed a PhD in Infection and Immunity at the University of Cambridge, followed by a period as a visiting researcher at the University of York. After this, he worked for the US National Institutes of Health researching cancer-targeted immunotherapeutics.

Note: The Decline of the Chancellor's Authority in Medieval Cambridge: A Rediscovered Statute

1958 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-182
Author(s):  
W. Ullmann
Keyword(s):  
Original Form ◽  
Concomitant Increase ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
Vice Chancellor ◽  
Point G ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Autonomous Institution ◽  
The University ◽  
Rough Outline

In accounts of the medieval constitution of the University of Cambridge insufficient attention is paid to the gradual decrease of the Chancellor's authority and the concomitant increase of powers of the regent masters. This development very clearly reflects the growing awareness of the University of itself as an autonomous institution, that is, a body with its own inherent rights and within which the supreme jurisdictional power resided. Although the premisses and presuppositions are different, this development might well show some kinship with contemporary developments elsewhere, namely in the institutional growth of Parliament and in the conciliarist form of church government. This rather important evolution of the University constitution has not yet been properly appreciated, mainly because the individual statutory enactments by which the gradual transfer of authority from the (ecclesiastical) Chancellor to the whole University took place had not been known. What was known was one Statute, through which alone the stages of the development could not, of course, be recognized. Moreover, when touching upon this point, G. Peacock and C. H. Cooper relied on a Statute which substantially differs in its wording and in its subject-matter from that printed by the Commissioners in 1852, on which J. B. Mullinger, Sir Stanley Leathes and Dean Rashdall drew. Fortunately, the Statute in its original form has been preserved as an original document in the Archives of the University of Cambridge, and it enables us to trace, at least in rough outline, this process of displacement of authority which ended in the control by the regent masters (through their proctors) over the chancellor and vice-chancellor. As far as can be established, there was no corresponding development at the University of Oxford.

Book Reviews

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-194
Keyword(s):  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Oxford University ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
Research Associate ◽  
Environment And Behavior ◽  
Financial Decision ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The University

Annika Sunden of The Swedish Pensions Agency reviews, “Saving for Retirement: Intention, Context, and Behavior” by Gordon L. Clark, Kendra Strauss, and Janelle Knox-Hayes. The EconLit abstract of this book begins: “Explores the behavioral revolution and its implications for understanding financial decision making and saving for the future. Discusses environment and behavior; risk propensities; sophistication, salience, and scale; being in the market; housing, retirement saving, and risk aversion; the demand for annuities; the ““new” paternalism; and pension adequacy and sustainability. Clark is Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford, Sir Louis Matheson Distinguished Visiting Professor at Monash University, and a Professorial Fellow at St. Peter's College, Oxford. Strauss is a University Lecturer in the Geography Department at the University of Cambridge and a Research Associate in the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences at the University of Glasgow. Knox-Hayes is Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Research Associate at the Oxford University School of Geography and the Environment. Bibliography; name and subject indexes.”

Application of information technology in college governance structure system and governance

2021 ◽  
pp. 002072092098466
Author(s):  
Wenxiang Chen ◽  
Fang Lin
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
University Governance ◽  
University Management ◽  
Governance Capacity ◽  
College Governance ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Education Academic

With the continuous development of the modern university system, the focus of university management continues to move downward, and the improvement of the internal governance structure of universities has become a research hotspot in higher education academic circles. This article aims to improve the governance structure of colleges and universities and improve the governance capacity of colleges and universities by discussing the application of information technology in the governance structure of colleges and universities. This paper conducts questionnaire surveys and interviews with some teachers and students and relevant persons in charge of A colleges and universities, and analyzes the current situation of the governance structure of college A, the existing problems and the current situation of governance informatization of college A. 80.46% of the respondents believe that the actual governance of the school is still dominated by administrative power, and the administrativeization of colleges and universities is becoming more and more serious; 93.71% think that academic strength is weakened; 77.48% think that in participating in school governance matters, teacher and student participation is low and the school does not pay enough attention to it. Based on this, they put forward countermeasures to improve the governance structure of universities. The research in this article is helpful to realize the modernization of my country's university governance and university development through the informationization of university governance.

scholarly journals Participants’ Perspectives Regarding the Role of University Governance in Promoting Climate Change and Sustainability Interventions at University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ssekamate
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
University Governance ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Climate Change Response ◽  
The University ◽  
Governance Processes ◽  
Change Response

Higher education offers several opportunities for faculty, administrative staff, and students to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as promote sustainability within the areas where such institutions are located. Through training, research, and community engagement functions, higher education institutions can ably contribute to sustainability and climate change response. This paper presents part of the findings from a larger study conducted at University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. The researcher adopted a socio-constructivist perspective to explore the perspectives and views of lecturers, administrators, and students on climate change related programmes regarding the role that university governance and management can play in promoting climate change and sustainability interventions at their university. Data was generated using semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs) from 33 participants. Data was analysed using thematic analysis based on Braun & Clarke (2006). Findings revealed several roles that their university’s governance has and continues to play in promoting climate change and sustainability interventions including integrating these aspects in the university strategy, adding climate change and sustainability to the university research agenda, and promoting sustainability practices in the management and governance processes and systems. The findings may be handy in supporting other universities to promote these aspects right from the governance levels.

Changing Disciplines

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1950 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 598-598
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
Social Medicine ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
The University

In order to appreciate this excellent little book of 6 lectures, one should know something of the author. Dr. John A. Ryle, during 30 years in clinical medicine, became one of the leading internists in Britain. Then, he resigned the Regius Professorship of Physics at the University of Cambridge to become Professor of Social Medicine in the University of Oxford and Director of the first Institute of Social Medicine. These lectures present the philosophy and the thinking which led him to give up an assured career in clinical medicine to pioneer in this new field.

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