History and characteristics

Established in 1632 as Athenaeum Illustre A comprehensive university 22.000 studentsAnnual budget 386 million euros Over 60 Dutch taught programmes 5,000 people employed (55% academics) Numerous high quality research projects Strong internationalisation programme Variety of international (English) programmes Close links with the city of Amsterdam

Universiteit van Amsterdam

UvA under the Modernization University Governance Act (MUB; 1997)

Feature: Individual accountability

Supervisory board Executive board 7 faculties Appointed Professional deans Teaching institutes Research institutes Departments

Faculties of the UvA

Faculty of Dentistry Faculty of Economics and Econometrics Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Law Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Science Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

Organization

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Board

Faculty

Dean

RI

chairman

DepartmentTI

directordirector

CSC CPC

Senate

PCSC

JM

PC

‘CBO’DB

UvA administrative organization

Board & Services

Board

VP

CC

AA Means AS

Library

IT Facilities

CO

Administration

Sports / Health

SG

UvA administrative organization

SB

Board / SG

VP

CC

Services

Dentistry MedicineHumanitiesSciences Social andBehaviouralSciences

Law

Economics

Faculty

Dean

TeachingInstitute

ResearchInstitute

Department

Director Director

Chairman

Responsibilities/positions

Faculty(Professional dean)

CoherenceContextChange

External relations

Responsibilities/positions

Department Chair

(Chair = Professor)

Staffing policy

Development of the

discipline as a whole

Responsibilities/positions

Director of the

Teaching institute

Implementation of curricula

organization planning work load quality

Responsibilities/positions

Director of the

Research institute

Programming of research Quality control Training and supervision

of PhD’s

Figures: staff and students

Humanities 77Law 39Medicine 107Dentistry 9Science 87Economics and Econometrics 59Social and Behavioural Sciences 70

Professors per faculty

Humanities 308Law 177Medicine 547Dentistry 75Science 410Economics and Econometrics 141Social and Behavioural Sciences 432

Academic staff per faculty

Humanities 121Law 91Medicine 234Dentistry 77Science 371Economics and Econometrics 76Social and Behavioural Sciences 207

Support staff per faculty

Humanities 4481Law 3556Medicine 1787Dentistry 411Science 1872Economics and Econometrics 2992Social and Behavioural Sciences 6596

Total 21695

Number of registered students per faculty

Exchange studentsincoming 450outgoing 800

(Regular) foreign students 1061

Participants International Study 590Programmes

International Students

Finance

central government grants 311 M€tuition fees 28 M€research and education 54 M€other 47 M€

total expenditure 430 M€ personnel costs 245 M€ other costs 185 M€

Income and expenditure

Humanities 40,4 M€Law 17,3 M€Medicine 50,0 M€Dentistry 13,5 M€Science 66,9 M€Economics and Econometrics 18,8 M€Social and Behavioural Sciences 56,0 M€

Expenditure per faculty

Institutional plan

Strategy 1999 – 2002

Main intentions

Offer curricula with as high a quality as that of research Optimise the new organisational structure

Large investments in accommodation and infrastructure

General principles

Emphasis on consolidation instead of on new policy

Upgrading of weaknesses, maintenance of strengths

Modernisation of infrastructure

Optimising the organisational structure

A new balance between hierarchy and professional autonomy

Employee participation in management

Internal communication

Human Resources Management

Increase mobility

Professionalisation of management

Flexibility in wages and duties

Policy of diversity