From 2021-2025, the OSUN Professional Development Program for University Administrators strengthened capacity, reflection, and collaboration among higher education administrators and institutions within the Open Society University Network.
Opportunities for staff and faculty with administrative and managerial responsibilities at OSUN institutions included the following:
- Courses
- Workshops online
- Institution-specific, on-site training and workshops
Courses and Workshops
All courses and workshops strove to provide concrete opportunities for participants to network with other professionals at OSUN institutions and apply the knowledge and skills they are gaining in the contexts of their own roles and institutions.
To date, 340 participants from 14 institutions have participated in the projects’ innovative courses.
Courses & Workshops in HE Administration
The program offered during the 2024/25 academic year included the following:
- Working with Data: A Workshop for Higher Education Professionals, (March 6 and 13, 2025 online) designed for higher education practitioners by our colleagues from CEU’s Institutional Research Office (IRO):
- Effective Leadership and Management of Higher Education Institutions, a new online course (April-May 2025) open not only to OSUN, staff, faculty and students but also to CEU alumni
- Quality Matters in University Education, Summer University Network course in Budapest, June 30-July 4, 2025
- Higher Education Policy Design and Implementation (DOPP5298)- (Fall 2024), designed for CEU MA students
Previously Offered Courses in HE Administration
These courses were offered in previous years.
- Building and Supporting Research Excellence at Universities
- Crisis Management in Higher Education
- Higher Education Policy for Practitioners
- Institutional Values and University Practices: Ethical Dilemmas in Higher Education
- Key Trends in University IT: From Learning Management Systems to Zoom and Beyond
- Managing Civic Engagement: Universities and Civic Actors
- Quality Assurance in Higher Education
- Strategic and Inclusive Management of Higher Education Institutions
- Working with Data