UNIVERSITY AUTONOMY: STRATEGIC ISSUES Charas Suwanwela Presented at 13 th Anniversary of Suranaree University of Technology, 30 th July 2003

1. QUALITIES: VISION, COURAGE, MORALITY, etc HUMAN RELATION, ABLE TO COMMAND RESPECT BROADMINDEDNESS, SELFLESSNESS, INTEGRITY, SENSE OF PURPOSE, PROPORTION, JUSTICE, KINDNESS, COMMAND RESPECT OF COLLEAGUES etc

PRESIDENT (TOP EXECUTIVE) * SELECTION, RECRUITMENT * NURTURING, ? TRAINING * LEARNING BY DOING

RESOURCE MOBILIZATION: POSSIBILITIES & CAPABILITIES

FUNCTIONING OF UNIVERSITY COUNCIL “A BLINDSPOT ON THE WAY TO GOOD GOVERNANCE.” 1. ACCOMPLISHMENT ACCORDING TO MISSION 2. EFFICIENCY IN MANAGEMENT 3. SOUND JUDGEMENT (ACCOUNTABILITY) 4. TRANSPARENCY 5. HONESTY 6. DISTRIBUTED AUTHORITIES 7. PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT 8. BALANCE OF POWER

OWNER STATE, SOCIETY, PRIVATE BY-LAW BOARD or COUNCIL PRESIDENT & TEAM INTERNAL ORGANS FUNCTIONS: POLICY REGULATION DECISIONS SUPPORT OVERSIGHT & AUDITING INFORMATION REPORT ISSUES

“NEW GOVERNANCE” (John Carver) PROACTIVE APPROACHES RIGOROUS AND POWERFUL DELIBERATION OUTPUT ORIENTATION “UNIVERSITY AUTONOMY WITHOUT GOOD GOVERNANCE COULD BE DANGEROUS !”

THE STRUCTURE AND OPERATING SYSTEM MAY NEED TO BE CHANGED TO BE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT. DECENTRALIZATION & SHARING OF RESPONSIBILITIES MANAGEMENT CAPACITY OF PERIPHERAL UNITS

DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT SECTIONSECTION FACULTY FACULTY COORDINATION

# EVALUATION # FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, OPEN DEBATES, TOLERANCE OF DIFFERENCES # EVIDENCE – BASED VIEWS

OUTWARD LOOKING & OPEN ATTITUDE * COLLABORATION WITH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS. * LINK WITH THE WORLD OF WORKS. * ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION SYSTEM AS A WHOLE.