Main transformation process measures in progress by the end of 2022
Area
Main measures implemented
Main ongoing measures
Strategy
New mission and strategy aligned with UPF • Code of ethics • Simplification of governance • Implementation of governance standards
Governance
Dean’s oce
• Vice-dean’s Oce for Research and Knowledge Transfer set up • Four new academic departments created (previously the school did not have academic departments) • Accreditation with AQU (National Accreditation), EOCCS, AMBA and EQUIS • New master’s degree model • New full-time MBA • Elimination of non-core programmes • Online and English edition of new programmes • Gender perspective in programmes • Teachers’ prizes for innovation • Student awards to improve ethical perspective, CSR and societal well-being • New faculty policy (research track, knowledge transfer track, tenure track, visiting professorships, sabbaticals) • First positions with tenure • Career plan plus annual evaluation plan • Plan to enhance research culture: research seminars, annual objectives, publication bonus • Repository of publications, case centre • Enterprise chairs increased from one to 10
AACSB accreditation (eligibility obtained)
Academic programming
Implementing the new master’s model
Teaching innovation
Student services
Improving communication with students Increasing the diversity of the teaching sta (both gender and nationality)
Faculty
Research and knowledge transfer
Research code of ethics
International relations
International Advisory Council established Balanced scorecard and risk map introduced
Management
Marketing
• New school logo • Merchandising
Student services
• Student participation in all committees • Elimination of photocopies
An extended experience designed to improve the student journey is in the preliminary phase of implementation
Online unit
• Creation of the online unit • Increase in online programmes
Alumni/Careers
• Alumni Advisory Committee set up • Anniversary celebrations of academic programmes
Alumni awards inaugurated
Corporate social responsibility
• Access to the UN Global Compact • Report on the social value of the school
Business school impact system (BSIS – rating of positive impact)
Institutional communication
Newsletters
Information technology
Digitalisation of the school
Infrastructure
All classrooms prepared for hybrid teaching
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