Leadership in education for future challenges(Dr. Salvatore Moccia, Professor of Management

and Director of International Relations)

University CEU Cardenal Herrera,Valencia, 23 of May 2013

The world is changing…rapidly…

Introduction

Is the leadership in education changing at the same pace?

Introduction

Introduction

Evolving demands from superiors, financial challenges, faculty, and students create a turbulent environment in which

administrators must thrive. (Kalargyrou et Al., 2012)

Introduction

The current period presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities to universities, and there is no doubt that the

quality of leadership in the sector is crucial to developing the necessary entrepreneurialism and resilience required

(Wooldrige, 2001).

Introduction

Drawing from my own experience both of working more than 20 years in training of future leaders, and as Director of

International Relations, the purpose of this paper is to propose some elements of leadership important to face daily

challenges.

Leadership in education should be…

(1)…More international oriented…

…not only as a way to attract foreign students, but as a way to offer international programs signing strategic

alliances with partners all around the world…

Leadership in education should be…

(2)…More self sustainable…

…analyze the value-chain and see how it is possible to reorganize resources using synergies and

economies of scale…

Leadership in education should be…

(3)…More focused on developing competencies, not only knowledge…

…companies spend between six months and one year to re-educate students…informal test among high

profile managers…they hire people based on competencies. Knowledge is already assumed.

Leadership in education should be…

(4)…more focused on external stakeholders…

…the experience of Foro CEU Empresa...

Leadership in education should be…

(5)…more students oriented…

…Recommendation letters, Internships, Advices...

Leadership in education should be…

(6)…more risk-oriented…

…What region of the world? What new program? What partner?...a lot of risks…

Leadership in education should be…

(7)…more strategy-oriented…

…leaders have to think about future. Otherwise they are only administrators…

Leadership in education should be…

(8)…more people-oriented…

…every day tons and tons of human relations occurs in every university…leaders must be capable to

manage more and more different human resources…

Leadership in education should be…

(9)…less bureaucracy-oriented…

…Training, Training, Training in who has to know, what has to know, when has to know, assume responsibilities, managing agendas, defining

priorities…not “just for information”…

Leadership in education should be…

(10)…less papers-oriented…

…please, not only papers, but: “how many students each one attracts?, “What he is organizing?” “How important is that activity?”, “How many people he

impacts?…

Conclusion

This paper is just a tentative paper…I need your opinions…