Dr. Dr. h. c. Jürgen Lüthje President of the University of Hamburg

1. Dr. Dr. h. c. Jürgen Lüthje President of the University of Hamburg

2. Strategic policy management • President quality management, university development, communications • Vice-President Teaching, studies, student affairs • Vice-President Research, transfer, further education, human resources (acad. staff), international affairs • Chancellor Finances, human resources, organization, property, investments, legal

3. Activities for reforming the management and decision-making structures of the University of Hamburg Implementing cooperative university management with departmental responsibility TP 3 Trial faculty boards TP 2 Restructuringof central administration TP 3 Strategy days at the faculties TP 2 Dean trainingTP 2 Implementing „middle management“ in the central administration TP 3 Seminar „Efficient Committee Work“ TP 2 Guidelines for cooperation and management / central administration TP 3 Restructuring of faculty administration management TP 2 Training „Joint management structuring“ in the central administrationTP 3

4. Systemic Organization Development Goals Personal Communication Structure

5. Company Transfer + further educatin Communications, PR, info + academic management Planning, strategic manage- ment, univ. development ZVV PRESIDENT Quality management university development communications Studies, teaching + student affairs Research, endowments VICE-PRESIDENT Teaching, studies, student affairs Strategic policy management VICE-PRESIDENT Research, transfer, International affairs ... International affairs Finances, human resources + organization, endowments CHANCELLOR Finances, human resources, Organization, property, Investments, legal Legal affairs Property and investment planning ICGS

6. Long route to decision making and a tendency toward bureaucracy in the university Assessment of structure and working channels bad assessment good 1 2 3 4 5

7. Steering Committee: * • President (Chairman) • Vice-President (Deputy Chairman) • Head of Administration • Head of Planning Staff • Division / (Section) Manager • 3 faculty (FB) representatives Project University Development (ProUni) – Organizational Chart Coordinators: • Head of Planning Staff • Head of Administration Project Management Head: Dr. Jürgen Lüthje Representative: Dr. Anke Hanft standing working structures of the university Project 1 Responsible: Henning Escher Advisary Council: Academic Senat, members of the Planning and Budget Committee, Women‘s Representative, representatives of the faculties, staff councils and AStA Office of University Development Manager: PD Dr. Anke Hanft Schlüterstr. 18 (starting March 1, 1997) Project 2 Responsible: n.n. standing working structures of the university Project 3 Responsible: n.n. Project 4 Responsible: Nicola.Ebers. * ( Representatives from Budget and Planning Committtees, student- and BWF-representatives have the right to participate)

8. Role of the president in change-management and strategy of the university The case: Hamburg University is one of the largest German universities (40.000 students). Its organisation was highly centralized, when in the early 90th the state of Hamburg decided budget-cuts of 15 percent to be realized within 3 years. The newly elected and appointed president considered these financial restrictions.

9. Future Plans • Basic organization • Reorganization at faculty level • Future package • Structure recommendations