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Structural change e.g. in organisation, policy, programmes, courses;
Systematic transformation of the education system; e.g. Vision of Teacher Education Strategy and Standards for New Teachers
Educational change is a broad term that refers to both shifting perspectives within education and efforts of reform within education.
The efforts taken to adjust to those new ideas and meet those needs can be categorized as educational change.
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i. Ministry of Education, Education Secretariat and its various wings
ii. Provincial and District Departments of Education, BISE
iii. National Bureau of Curriculum and Textbook
iv. Education Code and its Contents
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Best practices on corporate governance of higher education 1....
1. Professor Benon C Basheka, PhD
Dean, School of Business and
Management
Uganda Technology and Management
University (UTAMU)
2. A university (or any HEI) is complex in terms
of people, processes, structures and
systems.
Universities are no longer regarded as “ivory
towers”- they are now increasingly
challenged to show why they exist
Universities are now regarded as enterprises
that produce and distribute a public good-
which is knowledge
3. Universities now operate in a globalised
environment and this has expectations on the
way managers and leaders run these enterprises
Serious problems (internally and externally
generated) confront managers and leaders of
Universities
Solutions that worked yesterday may now not
work today and tomorrow due to the complexity
of changes
4. Universities are now walking on a tight rope:-
•Increasing demands from both internal and external
stakeholders
•Limited funding but they are expected to do
more with less
•Serious diversity challenges are seriously
undermining the true essence of a
university
•Students increasingly want their participation in
university management –a fact that challenges the role
of university leaders and managers
5. Academic leaders and managers are on the
‘spot’ and challenged to be more inspirational
and provide direction in advancing the
‘corporate strategy’ of Universities
Issues of relevance and employability of
university graduates continue to be thorny
issues
Unresponsiveness of university systems and
processes to the changing realities
6. Dichotomy between public and private
universities seem to be increasing and even
within each there are groupings
The exact role of governing councils are being
questioned within the university set up
Debates also exist on the relationship between
universities and NCHE given the long held
traditions of university autonomy
7. Role of students in governance of universities
Staff associations and their increased
‘activism’ are key fundamental governance
issues
Non-payment and financing issues have
become perennial issues for discussion
whenever higher education experts meet
8. S. Asiimwe and G.M. Steyn (2013) found the
following Obstacles faced by universities in Uganda:-
•Internal politics
•Lack of commitment
•Bureaucracy in management
•Conflicting values in the institution
•Centralisation of authority and decision-making
•Insufficient financing to implement decisions
•Financing higher education
•Insufficient remuneration and low morale
•Globalisation and increased competition
9. All these issues point to a poor corporate
governance culture and some ‘crisis’.
Over time, application of private sector styles to
promoting efficiency and effectiveness in
university governance have been recommended
Does it mean private universities are better
governed in Uganda than public universities?
Let us put our debate in context
10. The state had a central role in the delivery of
public services (higher education inclusive)
The concept of administration occupied a
central position as opposed to management
The distinction between public and private
sector organizations was not emphasized
Institutions were based on structures and
extensively in rules and regulations
11. The state was diagnosed to be part of the
‘problem’ in delivery of public services
The state was argued to be too big, inefficient,
bureaucratic, ineffective, and corrupt
Public administration was blamed for the crisis
A solution had to be quickly identified
12. Many economic and political reforms
were instituted and the higher education sector
was a beneficiary of such reforms
The distinction between public and private
sector now became clear
Public sector was the problem and private
sector was the solution
13. The introduction of private-sector styles of
management in running of government
activities became the key strategy
The word management became widely used
and administration almost disappeared
There was preference for business
administration graduates instead of public
administration graduates
14. Traditional administrative practices were
replaced with business-like styles of
management practices
Emergence of new modes of service delivery
like:-
•Decentralization of service delivery (NCHE
being created)
•Public-private partnerships
•Outsourcing
•Contracting out
•User charges and cost sharing arrangements
•Performance- based Contracts
15. Reinventing
Re-engineering
Retooling
Reform
Total quality management
Result oriented management
Performance based systems
Contract-based employment
16. •The question on who should be involved in
service delivery
The Government
The Private sector
The third sector
The citizens
The media
The development partners
The church
Cultural institutions
17. Good and Bad governance
Local governance
Corporate governance
Global governance
Procurement governance
Judicial governance
University Governance
Environmental governance
Health governance
18. Expected to apply the corporate governance
principles and practices
Expected to exercise the highest degree of
efficiency and effectiveness given the
prescription that had been given just like
elsewhere: Liberalize, Private and Stabilize
Managers were supposed to be allowed to
manage but under stringent performance
frameworks
19. As Hoare (1995:41) noted, universities must
recognize they have important differences from
other public and private sector enterprises-they
need to maintain autonomy and protect and
enhance academic freedom of staff.
Universities, represent several professions which
make it even harder to get cohesion in a set of
goals.
20. The commonly agreed elements of good
governance in any organization apply to
universities:
•Accountability
•Transparency
•Efficiency
•Equity
•Participation, and
•Effectiveness
21. How should universities relate to NCHE and what
exactly is the mandate of NCHE visa vis that of
universities in Uganda?
What level of autonomy should universities have
visa vis the legal requirements of NCHE and
their mandate?
What should be the exact size and composition
of [university] councils?
22. How should different constituencies be
represented on key governance structures at
university level but also at NCHE?
How should universities be financed amidst
declining government funding?
What should be the key roles of university
councils and board of trustees?
Should the ministry of education officials be
represented in universities councils and
governing bodies?
23.
24. Corporate Governance, it means the system of
rules, practices and processes by which a
university [company] is directed and controlled.
It involves balancing the interests of the many
internal stakeholders in a university [company]
– like its shareholders, management, staffs,
students and a variety of external stakeholders
like customers, regulators, suppliers, financiers,
government and the community.
25. Governance is “the process for distributing
authority, power and influence for academic
decisions among campus constituencies
•The board of trustees
•Faculty
•Students
•Staff
•Administrators
•The academic or education council/senate, and unions
•Committees and sub-committees that include these
representatives may also play a role.
26. Council/Board of trustees: Supreme organ
(final authority);
Vice-chancellor/Rector: holds delegated
authority with his team of administrators;
Faculty: Creators of new knowledge. In
practice, faculty is supreme in academic
matters such as curriculum, appointment of
academic staff, admission requirements, etc.;
27. Students: Key partners in the university,
variously described as consumers or
customers in the academic enterprise;
Unions: Sometimes referred to as network
leaders; and
Non-academic staff, particularly senior
administrative and professional staff.
28. Work with NCHE on a variety of functions
NCHE mandate is
•To regulate higher education, and to guide the
establishment of institutions of higher learning as well
as ensure that quality and relevant education is
delivered
NCHE has its structures through which it
operates
29. The Council consists of eighteen persons, the
majority of whom are representatives of
various social constituencies including:-
•Public and private universities
•Religious organizations, commerce, industry,
agriculture
•The general public
•The Ministry of Education
•People with disabilities.
30. Chairperson appointed by the president
Vice Chairperson elected by the Council
member
Two Representative of Vice-Chancellors of
Public and private Universities.
Two Senates Representative Private and public
Universities
31. Four Representative of religious non-degree
awarding institutions appointed by the Minister
of Education
Three Representative from Commerce,
industry and agricultural Sector
Four members of other sectors of higher
education
32. One Representative of the public elected by
the Council
One Representative of people with disabilities
An officer in charge of Higher Education,
Ministry of Education and Sports
Two Representatives of Students from
Tertiary and Universities
Executive Director, National Council for Higher
Education
33. Two views exist on this subject
•Those that argue for small governing bodies in
universities place an emphasis on what appears to
produce efficient and effective corporate practices.
•But what a small governing body may not do well is to
permit more participatory or cooperative forms of
decision-making and allow for stakeholder
representation where there are multiple
accountabilities.
34. Historical forces lead to relatively large
governing bodies of universities
Uniqueness of universities needing mechanisms
for protecting academic independence
Finding an appropriate balance between
external and internal members
35. “capture” by members internal to the university
when they have a significant proportion of total
membership?
Coaldrake (1998:171) claims that some
governing bodies are indeed captured by the
self-interests of inside members.
36. Clarifying the university’s mission and purpose
Appointing, supporting, and monitoring the chief
executive’s performance
Assessing the university’s development and
progress as a HEI
Participating in strategic planning
Reviewing educational and public service
programmes
37. Ensuring adequate resources and ensuring
good management
Preserving institutional independence within
the confines of the system
Relating campus to community and community
to campus; and
Serving as a court of appeal.
38. A: Rubber-stamp Council-
•Brings no additionality to the university and is thus
amenable to whatever strategy or programme is
submitted for its approval.
•Enormous responsibility and power are placed in the
hands of the vice chancellor or on one council
member.
•In the worst-case scenario, rubber-stamp councils,
which do not act as a check and balance, leave the
university vulnerable to mismanagement and fraud.
39. •Open doors for the university that would otherwise
remain closed or hard to open. A representational council
member might improve the university’s ability to establish
key linkages.
•Increase the university’s access to information outside its
direct area of operations and enhance its national and
international exposure.
•Maintain necessary oversight in part to ensure that their
names and reputations are not damaged by their
association with a poorly performing university.
B: Representational Council
40. Raise issues that are at the core of the proper
functioning of the university and will not be
distracted by peripheral or semi-peripheral
concerns.
Engage in more constructive and challenging
discourse with management and provide the
type of useful analysis that enables
management to pursue increasingly higher
levels of performance.
41. Accompany good management and, if
necessary, take the lead in defining the overall
strategy of the university and work closely with
management in overseeing its implementation.
Understand the difference between its strategy-
based role and the operational responsibilities
of management.
Be more likely to identify quickly and effectively
shortcomings in the council’s functioning and
seek to address them.
42. A multi-type council includes members who
play a representational role and those who
are well-informed about the operations of the
university and have solid expertise, here
termed hands-on.
43. University experience. Including
individuals in the council with experience in
the area of management of universities, or
who have held senior academic positions, can
be very valuable to the university.
Business sense. A council must have solid
business sense, with some financial expertise.
44. Legal expertise. All universities will benefit
from individual members who bring legal
expertise to their councils.
Project planning. With increasing numbers
of students and growing campuses, universities
need individuals who can assist in drawing up
development plans for them that maximise the
use of existing resources.
45. Public relations. Universities must be
concerned with the image they project to the
clients and to the public at large and must be
able to conduct outreach campaigns.
Fundraising. Council members are expected
to play an active role in fundraising and
proposal writing. Individuals with prior
experience and contacts represent a significant
asset.
46. Demographics. Universities that operate
nationally may select members to represent
different regions.
•Moreover, those that operate across national borders
should endeavour to have a council member from the
places as well.
•These members might contribute to broadening the
perspective of the council.
47. Executive and staff members. The vice
chancellor is often a member of the council
and other senior management teams (SMTs).
•Consensus exists among governance experts, however,
that for adequate oversight, the number of SMT
members serving on a council should be limited.
Staff/student participation. The risk that
arises when staff and/or student
representatives sit on the councils of
universities is that their presence may become
one of form rather than substance.
48. Unicameral Governance –governed by a single
governing body responsible for both administrative and
academic matters (Mount Royal College, 2005).
Bicameral Governance - governed by two
legislative bodies: i) a governing board and (ii) a senate
or a university/educational council
Tri-cameral Governance– governed by three
legislative bodies
a governing board a senate iii) a(n)
university/educational council
Hybrid Governance
Shale (2002) defines hybrid governance as a blend of
governance, usually unicameral (board or a
faculty/academic council or a faculty council established
by academic council).
49. Political influence
Strict government regulations, policies, and
laws
Pressure from
shareholders/stockholders/stakeholders
Financial constraints
Conflict of interest
Little knowledge about the law among many
board members
50. Limited access to vital information
Lack of appropriate skills
Little commitment by some boards and/or
board members
Disagreements between the board team and
the chief executive officer
Little ability to cope with change
Lack of consensus
Reputation risk
Duo position
51. Responsibility for the failures of the corporation
Lack of alignment of board and management
Over- emphasis on financial matters
Pre-determined board decisions/judgment
Insubordination
Subject to public scrutiny / loss of privacy/
declaration of wealth
52. Boards are expensive to maintain
Detached from the people they represent
CEO doubling as the board chair
Worsening levels of corruption
53. What organizational architecture is needed to
address the challenges?-the architecture
question
What values are needed to transform
universities?-the values question
54. What qualities will be needed of leaders and
managers to be able to foster meaningful
dialogue between the various segments of
the community and university?-the quality
question
How should university leaders and managers
be accountable? The accountability
question
55. The Image of a university or any institution is
determined by the caliber of leaders and
managers
The linkage between universities and NCHE is
clear and each needs to do their roles
The environment of managing of yesterday is
not the environment of today and tomorrow
56. Need to continuously empower councils and
boards on best practices will save the crises
that often come associated with most
institutions
Members of councils need to be given clear
terms of reference and their performance
should annually or quarterly be assessed on
agreed benchmarks
57. I cannot give you the formula for success, but I
can give you the formula for failure: which is:
Try to please everybody (Herbert B. Swope)
The task of leadership is not to put greatness
into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is
there already (John Buchan)
58. The best executive is the one who has sense
enough to pick good men to do what he wants
done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling
with them while they do it (Theodore
Roosevelt)