The European Dimension of University Management

Abstract

The fourth Framework of the European Union, with its greatly increased budget, will have considerable impact on the research activities of universities throughout Europe. The introduction of the SOCRATES and LEONARDO programmes, aiming to combine the various EU programmes broadly relating to education, student mobility and training, has important implications for the future organization and administration of activities both at Europe-wide level and within the individual higher education institutions. In this article, John Kelly assesses the significance of these developments in the light of the ever-increasing involvement of European universities in EU programmes and projects. With the briefcase example of his own university, he also looks at likely administrative changes and developments in individual universities.