This Symposium facilitates the exchange of challenges and strategies for academics in programme leadership roles. We will bring together programme leads - sometimes referred to as study leaders, course coordinators, directors of studies, etc. While their responsibilities vary across disciplines and institutions, invariably these leaders play a critical role in student success, quality assurance and academic governance of university degree programmes.
What is LEaP?
Leadership for Education & Programme Design (LEaP) is a Circle U. seed-funding project dedicated to advancing educational leadership across diverse disciplines and international higher education settings. LEaP aims to build a collaborative network for Circle U. colleagues in programme leadership roles - fostering shared learning, enhancing recognition and creating professional development opportunities.
Why participate?
By joining the Symposium, you will
- Be a founding member of the new Circle U. Programme Leadership Network.
- Engage in structured comparative dialogues on educational leadership traditions across various fields to generate fresh perspectives.
- Contribute to the design of a shared professional development resource for programme leaders across Circle U. institutions.
- Share best practice in programme leadership, co-developing principles for effective programme design and enhancement.
- Create opportunities for collaboration on disciplinary or interdisciplinary initiatives, new courses for the Circle U. community or educational research projects.
Who should apply?
We welcome expressions of interest from
- Programme leads in any discipline at a Circle U. university;
- Colleagues interested in international networking to strengthen programme leadership in higher education.
Provisional Symposium agenda
Day One: 10:00 - 17:00
- Discuss LEaP project data & participant needs analysis
- Co-creation of a programme leadership development resource
- Launch of the Circle U. Programme Leadership Network Symposium
Day Two: 09:00 - 14:00
- Circle U. Open Campus Collaboratory: Disciplinary and interdisciplinary programme & project planning.
Do you want to participate?
Please complete the Expression of Interest Form by 17 April.
Contact
Dr Rebecca Lindner
King's Academy, King's College London
rebecca.lindner@kcl.ac.uk
Circle U. LEaP Project team
- Dr Rebecca Lindner & Dr Charlotte Haberstroh, King's College London
- Prof Nicoline Frølich, Knut Augedal, Prof Tone Dyrdal Solbrekke, University of Oslo
- Dr Sanna Lassen, Aarhus University
- Dr Ruth Puhr, President, Swiss Faculty Development Network
