Allocation of funding at Ghent University Luc Franois

Allocation of funding at Ghent University Luc François Director Ghent University Association

Ghent University 1. Founded in 1817 by William I, King of the Netherlands; Latin as language of instruction 2. 1830: State University of Belgium; French as language of instruction 3. 1930: Dutch became language of instruction 4. 1991: autonomous institution 5. 2003: foundation of Ghent University Association 11 Faculties – 30, 000 students – 6, 500 staff Luc François Director Ghent University Association 2

Rector / Vice-Rector Management Committee Rector + Vice-Rector + 2 Executive Directors Management consultation Management Committee + 8 Directors 8 Central Departments managed by a Director - Educational Affairs - Research Affairs director = tenured academic staff - Administrative Affairs, Personnel and Organisation - Finance, ICT, Student Facilities - Infrastructure and Facility Management director = adm & technical staff Luc François Director Ghent University Association 3

Ghent University Association = collaboration between 1 university and 1 or more university colleges Ghent University College Gent University College Arteveldehogeschool University College West-Flanders Luc François Director Ghent University Association 4

Structure Ghent University Association Chairman Mr. Luc Van den Bossche General Assembly (49 representatives of the 4 members) Board of Directors (25 persons from the General Assembly) Executive Board (10 persons, charged with daily management, chairman = Rector Ghent University) Technical Expert Committees Domain Committees Advisory Committee Social Facilities Luc François Director Ghent University Association Steering Committee Electr. Learning Environment 5

Structure Ghent University Association Executive staff: • prof. dr. Luc François, Director • Beatrijs Hollebosch, Secretary-General • 2 for educational affairs • 1 for research affairs • 1 for HRM-affairs • 0. 5 webmaster • 0. 5 content manager • 1 management assistant Luc François Director Ghent University Association 6

Creation of higher education area Bachelor – Master structure Advanced master MASTER Advanced bachelor University College - University (at least 60 credits) bridging programmes PROFESSION ORIENTED BACHELOR University College (at least 180 credits) PREPARATORY programmes ACADEMICALLY ORIENTED BACHELOR University College - University (at least 180 credits) Luc François Director Ghent University Association 7

UGent: students per faculty Luc François Director Ghent University Association 8

Other Universities in Flanders KUL (Louvain) + KULAK 1425 30, 000 VUB (Brussels) 1834 (1969) 9, 000 UA (Antwerp) 1995 (2003) 10, 000 LUC (Limburg) (+ TUL with Maastricht) 1971 HUB (Brussels) 1969 (2007) 6, 000 (700) Luc François Director Ghent University Association 2, 500 9

Historical developments in funding l Autonomy in 1991 led to financial accountability l Reduction of personnel costs (85% to 55%) l Reduction of faculty departments l Introduction of resource allocation models Luc François Director Ghent University Association 10

Resources l 1 st money flow: basic university allowance l 2 nd money flow: budget allocated by the Flemish and federal governments for university research l 3 rd money flow: policy-directed and technological research l 4 th money flow: cooperation with private sector (scientific research, services and licenses) Luc François Director Ghent University Association 11

Finances 2005 and 2006: income l Government Grants l l l l Operational funding Real estate investments Social facilities Special Research fund Other research funds International organisations Private sector Rights, royalties, overhead Registration and Examination fees Financial income Real estate Miscellaneous Total 293, 984 296, 212 177, 999 6, 370 5, 119 32, 498 71, 998 183, 581 7, 219 5, 195 34, 686 65, 531 16, 353 36, 724 11, 113 10, 402 617 4, 662 3, 660 377, 515 20, 553 42, 308 13, 313 10, 692 1, 128 6, 793 3, 978 394, 977 12

Finances 2005 and 2006: expenses Personnel 217, 213 222, 667 Operations 108, 307 112, 780 23, 643 22, 908 Equipment real estate Equipment other Total 19, 981 369, 144 Luc François Director Ghent University Association 19, 503 377, 858 13

Revenues 2006 Luc François Director Ghent University Association 14

Major expenditure categories Luc François Director Ghent University Association 15

Research funding Luc François Director Ghent University Association 16

Personnel at Ghent University Luc François Director Ghent University Association 17

Personnel numbers Luc François Director Ghent University Association 18

Resource allocation models l Autonomy and lump sum funding l Distributive codes for distribution of resources l More autonomy for faculties Luc François Director Ghent University Association 19

AP points 2006 Luc François Director Ghent University Association 20

AP points 2006 Luc François Director Ghent University Association 21

Comparing Faculty student numbers and AP points Luc François Director Ghent University Association 22

Distribution of AP points 2006 Luc François Director Ghent University Association 23

Principles of the new financial decree l Education: 55 % l l l Base + variable part Input financing: first volume of 60 credits Output financing: all other credits Bonus for each Ma diploma Research: 45 % l l Base + variable part Number of Ma diplomas in association Doctoral degrees over 4 years Publications and citations over 10 years Luc François Director Ghent University Association 24

Distributive codes inside UGent l Education: 55 % l l Research: 45 % l l No input financing = competition between faculties Stimuli for alpha faculties (doctoral degrees and publications: 20% guaranteed) Base per faculty: 10 % l Taken apart Luc François Director Ghent University Association 25

Weights of criteria/1 l Education: several weights are taken into account l l Discipline of the student (e. g. : law = 1: medicine = 4. 2) Number of students in each course Master thesis: α = 1: β = 2; Γ = 3 Didactic methods l l l Clinical work = factor 5 Lab work = factor 4 Interactive collective learning situations = factor 3 Group work= factor 2 Ex cathedra = factor 1 Guidance of in-service training, online discussions = factor 0. 5 Luc François Director Ghent University Association 26

Weights of criteria/2 l Research l l Number of enrolled doctoral students: 10 % Number of granted doctoral degrees: 60 % l l l Condition of at least 2 international publications, peer review Alpha: reality: 8. 5 % but 20 % of funds guaranteed Output: 30 % l l l Publications over last 5 years = factor 3 Patents = factor 1 Proceedings = factor 0. 4 (for the time being) Luc François Director Ghent University Association 27

Weights of criteria/3 l Base l Earmarked part l l l Non-earmarked part l l l Student guidance Teacher training Dean’s office services Logistic unit ‘education’ Faculty student administration PC facilities Faculty library Related to number of disciplines and number of students Luc François Director Ghent University Association 28