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Governing bodies Working definition: bodies collectively responsible for overseeing the institutions activities (not executive, not academic) Examples: Council, Governing Board (UK) - Raad van Toezicht (NL) - Bestyrelsen (DK) -

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Governing bodies, OECD, 24 and 25 August 2006

Governing bodies

Working definition: “bodies collectively responsible for overseeing the institution’s activities” (not executive, not academic) Examples:

  • Council, Governing Board (UK)
  • Raad van Toezicht (NL)
  • Bestyrelsen (DK)
  • Recteur d’Académie (FR)
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Governing bodies, OECD, 24 and 25 August 2006

General observations

 Conduct always to be evaluated in the

context of the governance triangle: relationships between governing bodies, executive bodies and academic bodies

 Huge variety across countries, historical

roots in continental, US and Anglo-Saxon models

 Developments: corporate governance,

effective governance, autonomy & state relationship, etc.

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Governing bodies, OECD, 24 and 25 August 2006

Governance problems

  • Much change in governance without

thought-out analyses of benefits and shortcomings of existing structures

  • Change has brought about some confusion
  • n roles and responsibilities
  • The role of lay persons
  • A black box: what they do, and how and

why is under-researched

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Questions

How to improve the transparency of governing bodies?

  • What do they actually do?
  • Do they need to be more accountable

(codes of conduct)?

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Questions

How can we be assured that governing bodies’ members have a sufficient understanding of academia?

  • do they need specific training?
  • should they have an academic background

anyway?

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Questions

Given their role as “watchdog”, can members of governing bodies act as whistleblowers?

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Questions

What is the relationship between academic governance and strategic governance?

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Questions

How does the Governing board actually engage in the management of a higher education institution?

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